Old (But Previously Unreleased) Jazz, New Vinyl
Recently, I devoted an entire week’s worth of coverage to vinyl releases. But as it turns out, a clutch of recent jazz releases on the new-but-already-venerable Jazzhaus label are also available on vinyl. The full review of two of these new albums of music from Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie and my personal favorite Cannonball Adderley (the last isn’t covered) is here, but their vinyl counterparts deserve mention.
Housed in study, creatively-designed two-color sleeves, these three albums are of superb quality. Pressed onto 180-gram vinyl, the albums also include mp3 download cards. The sound on the discs is just what you’d expect: warm, crystalline-clear. Even though these master recordings are old (1958, 1961, 1969) the care applied to the SWR archives means that the recordings are fresh and bright.
It’s true that each of the vinyl albums hold less music than the CD counterparts; the physical limitations of vinyl don’t permit the squeezing to too much more music into the grooves (volume loss is the first caualty when this is done). But the choices of what to leave in / what to leave out are good ones.
Anyone who appreciates jazz from its classic era should pick up these albums (especially the Adderley one, with Joe Zawinul on electric piano). And if you own a turntable, the warmth of these recordings will come through nicely on the vinyl versions.
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Bill Kopp
With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for Trouser Press. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and every single day since 2018). The 4000-plus interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl. Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance (including monthly events Music to Your Ears and Music Movie Mondays), and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. In Spring 2023 he is co-teaching a history of Rock 'n' Roll at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- more than 30 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's final album. His first book, Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, was published in 2021 by HoZac Books. His third book, What's the Big Idea: 40 Great Concept Albums will be published in 2024. Read even more about him here.