Comments on: A Cornucopia of Jazz Vinyl Classics

By: Mark Hall

Mark Hall — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:42:00 +0000

I meant with out the – R or inc on the labels or back cover. Old age catching up to me.

By: Mark Hall

Mark Hall — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:39:49 +0000

The Lou Donaldson -three sounds is definitely not a original. i have the same record with R or inc. Kudos to Fred for not listing it with the original – First catch phrase to trick those who don’t know better.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:27:52 +0000

I always loved that cover image on Donald Byrd’s ‘Byrd in Hand’ (Blue Note 4019) primarily because it was taken just outside the infamous Van Gelder Studio at 445 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It’s not the only one, either… So many legendary session cover photos like Coltranes ‘A Love Supreme’ were shot in and around the studio. Truth be told, I also bought ‘Blue Hour’ by Stanley Turrentine with the Three Sounds (Blue Note 4057) initially for the cover photo taken inside the studio. The recordings are amazing, of course, but sometimes, a great album cover is the icing on the proverbial cake.

I once asked Rudy about the concept for the new studio, and he noted that it was designed by architect David Henken, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. It was clearly no accident that it resembles a Usonian chapel, especially on the interior, with its trademark polished concrete floor, finished in red, and vaulted ceiling with those unmistakable cedar wood planks, support beams, and purlins. Not to mention that iconic stair that connects Van Gelder’s studio and residence, as captured in Chuck Steward’s photo of John Coltrane laying out on. Such a stoic place if you ever have an opportunity to visit now that Maureen and Don Sickler are at the helm.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:17:21 +0000

That Johnny Griffin Sextet, Riverside 12-264, has standard size labels without “INC”, which predate small labels, also without “INC”.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:48:05 +0000

yeah, I noticed that too — seemed a bit early for shrinked Prestige.

By: Rudolf A.

Rudolf A. — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:00:33 +0000

Workin’ shrink wrap. Prestige did not wrap their albums, never. The wrapping has been added later.
Re authenticity Riverside Records: without Inc. Is earlier and later catalogue issues on the rear indicate a later pressing. I cannot read the print on this one, but the labels look to be first.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:20:35 +0000

the presence of INC and ®.
INC: first time on 4013 (cover only)
INC+®: first time on 4017