Tracking down the 21 LOST Blue Note albums!

[@derosa1989]

In 2013, the Japanese "Disk Union" mono series released BLP1592 Sonny Clark Quintet as "cool struttin' vol. 2" with a similar cover to BLP1588, with the woman's high heels going the other direction. I assume it was another take from the same photo shoot.

[@krugcpa]

Maybe just flipped the negative of the original shot.

[@ceylonmooney]

man! the lineup on that unreleased turrentine album frmo the 2 sessions. thats freakin off the chain! man, those LT series album covers suck. especially bad design. i SO enjoyed this video. ive recently fallen in luv with jazz and im tryin to catch up

[@jazzvinylcollector]

jazz is quite the rewarding rabbit hole to fall into i think. so much to discover and listen to

[@ceylonmooney]

@@jazzvinylcollector that discover has been a thrill. im fortunate to have my journey guided by my oldest brother, who been a jaz head for quite a while.

[@jimmccloskey4254]

I spent my life in product management - there are projects that do not get off the ground, go along some and then die. Some go nowhere when funding, the company, or the artist goes in a different direction - happens more than you think.

[@TreexHugga]

My favorite youtube channel these days. Keep up the solid content, it’s exquisite and fun. Even found out my local shop owner was a fan too.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@chelillingworth9466]

A Slice of the Top is amazing and I have seen Joe Harley comment that it will be a Tone Poet!

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Oh wow, that’s very exciting!

[@thelongwaysbetter]

Fantastic episode! It is crazy to think that there are plenty of Blue Note completists with a hole in their collections that can only be filled by a one of a kind test pressing! I wish I were younger and richer in 2007/2009 as those are very reasonable prices all things considered! I'm more of a passive Blue Note collector myself given Blue Note Classics and Tone Poets, but I'm working my way through the Impulse! discography more actively (aiming for the first 200 + 50 of the best from the rest, just at 100 now) and that too has some holes that were never filled. Apparently many of them had test pressings too, with some released elsewhere on other labels/in other territories) and others remain completely unissued (probably lost forever now given the Universal fire).

[@chelillingworth9466]

A lot of these are also available on those tan classic reissue series 2-fers from the 70's, great stuff! Listening to "Happy Frame of Mind" album which is the first disc of the Booker Ervin "Back from the Gig" 2-fer

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Yea that’s probably how I was first exposed to some of these, like the Jackie titles

[@MarkChristensen-yw9kz]

Blue Mitchell's Step Lightly was released as part of the Peace, Love and Fishing Blue Note Review Box Set

[@jazzvinylcollector]

oh wow you're right, completely forgot. Guess what, I own that, and completely forgot. Sigh... too many records.

[@PeteEvans-w6o]

Really interesting topic and so many great albums in the list. Luckily I managed to pick up a copy of the stereo test pressing of Hank Mobley's BST84241 from a dealer in Japan. Actually it contains 3 tracks only from the Slice Of The Top Session, the other 3 tracks are Straight No Filter, Chain Reaction and Soft Impressions, so that the album would have been a mixture of 2 different dates. 2 tracks from the Slice Of The Top session, namely Cute 'n Pretty and A Touch Of Blue are not on the TP at all. What a tangled web! Anyway, thanks for your fascinating videos, I really enjoy them. All the best from the UK!

[@spinzvinyl]

Thanks for sharing this list! I’m always impressed by your content!

[@stevebrougham3930]

Informative and enjoyable video, thanks. That Minor Meeting by Sonny would be a nice Tone Poet series addition, for sure, amongst others.

[@waxwiresnwaves]

Thanks for this, been into jazz for only a few years, noticed some of these gaps, seen some questions here and there, solid run through and information thank you.

[@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής]

I have a Greek version of: Rollin' with Leo (1986) and a US version of Quebec's Easy Living (1987) with different cover. I have also a Mitchell's Step Lightly US 2007 re.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

Donald byrd KOFI album was supposed to get released in 69-70. Got released on tone poet 2024 apart from the cd as limited edition in 1995.

[@ergloo6660]

Thank you so much, this is so informative. I appreciate the depth of knowledge and effort that went into this recording

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Thank you!

[@thomashertl3037]

This is a great one! Thank you so much! Luckily I was able to fill some of those gaps with MMJ /TP issues. Some however may remain forever but never mind that „luxury“ problem.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

My absolute fav blue note album was recorded 1961 and lived in a vault til it was recently released in 2020. Art Blakey, just coolin album. A very fun album.

[@EddieJazzFan]

I like to collect the old inner sleeves like the one you showed---especially if they are in color and have other albums advertised on them. Atlantic had some pretty cool ones in the 60s and some of the RCA living stereo ones are great too.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Yes, Atlantic did indeed have great inner sleeves. I hold onto the Prestige and Blue Note ones in particular, although I haven't quite yet determined why. Some people try and match the appropriate inner sleeve with the original album so that it's "complete" but I seem to just keep them all in a folder

[@waxreliquary]

I love looking at the inner sleeves with all of the records on them as well. Really interesting and sometimes I add the records I see to my Discogs wantlist.

[@juliensullerot1111]

Great topic, thanks for research... I am just a bit sceptical about silly test pressing prices. As you know, some test pressings might be wrong and discarded for that reason. You never know what you got escpecially of album was not release for some reason (sonic reasons??). Julien

[@jazzvinylcollector]

You're absolutely right. There may be serious issues with some of the unreleased sessions that are inherent to the master tape or issues with that particular test pressing. I know that Savoy used to press single sides at a time for their test pressings. Today, test pressings seem to be made for exclusive access to buyers who want to pay more for a blank label copy to feel like they got something special. Back then, they had a much more practical and utilitarian approach for making testing pressings.

[@brentcunliffe745]

“Lush Life” was released in Japan in 1980 under the title “ Sweet Slumber” . My copy is a DMM from 1986 and has 1967 liner notes by Ira Gitler. It’s a Ballads/ Standards album but has a killer line up of musicians. The cover design is a Reid Miles but definitely not one of his better covers. Loved the video, fun and informative.

[@beauwilliamson3628]

Funny enough the last 2 thrift store jazz records I found were the Japanese and the later DMM of Lush Life. In two different spots about a week apart. The Japanese copy is warmer and the DMM more crisp in the high ends. I can't make up my mind which one to keep.

[@kevincooney502]

As usual fantastic video. Great content! Really enjoy your channel!

[@scottspinner1]

The Andrew hill came out later as pax.the Sam rivers was released earlier as a twofer. With Andrew hols change lp.

[@diegoo.9388]

What a fun video, love this jazz topic!

[@ourcatlovesjazz]

Recently found a 2013 French reissue of HP Happy frame of mind at a record show

[@bacarandii]

I see someone else has noted that Blue Mitchell's "Step Lively" is available as part of a box set. I just got a new, sealed copy last month on Discogs that was described as a Scorpio "reissue from sometime in 2000s / 2010s." I see nothing on the label or cover to indicate that it's anything other than a Blue Note stereo LP. (I can't read what's written in the lead-out groove space.)

[@marving1416]

Interesting! Out of all of those I have the Leo Parker on LP and the Horace Parlan and Tina Brooks on CD.

[@jptrsmn1126]

Great Tina Brooks album. I had an Analogue Production 2xLP.

[@itsvladzino3246]

What a missed opportunity for Blue Note to not release all of their catalogue in premium fashion (music and covers). Blue Note's cover art deserves nothing but premium execution, not these cheap/thin BNC covers.

[@InigoPedruezaTV]

I agree absolutely with you. The Bleu Note Classic is really nice concerning sound and master tapes work, but the cover are worse than European Free Rights editions like Wax Jazz or Jazz Images. They are lighter and the quality is poor if you don’t protect them immediately, nothing to compare with Tone Poet’s. In Europe the BNC price is in between 25/30€, the Tone Poet over 40/45€…😵‍💫

[@IsothermeMusic]

Funny how so many of these originally shelved dates have Tommy Turrentine on trumpet. I think any lp with Tommy on it is essential! 😂

[@jazzvinylcollector]

poor Tommy. maybe he would have had more sessions as a leader if more of his stuff as a sideman were released

[@JonKnowles-u1l]

awesome video Chris!

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Thanks!

[@ronaldlongendyke3313]

Hello, I'm thinking these Blue Note albums that didn't get released got pulled because of copyright infringements. They recorded a lot of jazz standards that they may not have had the publishing rights to release. Just a thought, I could be all wet here. Great video, thanks for posting. Of course, Ornette's Town Hall Concert was eventually released on ESP.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

That's an interesting possibility for sure - they may have been attempting to secure rights to material, or realized after the fact that one of the compositions was really just a copy of something that was copyrighted

[@brendanoreilly2014]

Fantastic information and insights. thank you

[@snapfinger1]

Probably just as hard to round up every Vanguard & Elektra session on vinyl.

[@tonyfafoglia2927]

Both the Turrentines came out in 80's as DMMs as did the Parlan and Hubbard.

[@Twin_Hook]

loved this. thank you!

[@jimtremblay5539]

Thanks for the great research. Very informative.

[@DanRussell-zl9re]

Hi you can get Lush life by Lou Donaldson blue note 75th anniversary thank you for you channel I rediscovered my love of jazz about 10 years ago. Sad now days hard to find originals

[@justherb666]

Do you have a copy of The Blue Note Label: A Discography by Michael Cuscuna? It’s a very valuable resource.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Yep sure do. That and all the research compiled on London Jazz Collector's wordpress site (which I've contributed to) have been invaluable

[@duckbrew]

How long have you've been into old school jazz?? You're a young cat! That's very cool!

[@jazzvinylcollector]

it's been an evolution. Started playing in high school, minored in music in college and studied with Anthony Braxton and Jay Hoggard, played in some bands for a few years, and only after hanging up the horn did I really get into exploring the history of the music in depth

[@duckbrew]

@@jazzvinylcollector 40's thru the 60's. They'll never be another time like it. I'm 57 and got deep into the history in my mid 20's. Still love it.

[@celtic-audiophile]

Great subject matter, fyi, you have two very different audio sounds, when you were editing, you have half super clear, and some portions with a lot of echo and boom.