Comments on: Catching Up: More Warhol Madness

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:07:42 +0000

Michel/Dottore: yeah, rather dumb I am, occasionnally.

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:02:51 +0000

There are TWO more copies of “Cool Gabriels” up on eBay and they reach for the stars as well. It’s madness, to some extent.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:24:08 +0000

Yeah,
and Michel is a faithful guy

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:08:10 +0000

Rudolf !!! BD is obviously our friend Bob “good luck finding another sealed copy” Djukic !!!

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:57:45 +0000

Hi Dottore, thanks for your kind comments on my descriptions.
Forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by BD? My understanding of BD in French does not make sense here. Ciao.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:21:22 +0000

Hi Rudolf,you gotta sell it to BD to see your copy run a record price.
Yours are the most accurate descriptions on Ebay:no one can go wrong.
pearls for pigs….

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:03:54 +0000

“I really don’t understand what’s happening with this record.”

Seriously, it’s Warhol.. when I see $16.00 reissues of “Blue Lights” being sold on the ‘bay for $100 a pop, with Warhol’s name written bigger than Burrell’s in the description.. i understand exactly which market is being catered to.

It’s really amazing to me.

By: ceedee

ceedee — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:02:29 +0000

Tenor Madness and Saxophone Colossus get major play at my place,with “Pauls Pal” and “Strode Rode” the tracks that always get repeated(regardless of format).As far as the RVG label being a sign of quality on CD,I’m still recovering from the lousy series of pressings released some years back that were shrill and had absolutely NO bass! Golden-eared listeners out there know the releases I’m refering to-I wonder if those pressings made some newbies wonder what all the fuss was about. For the record,though,the 2-disc set of Night At The Vanguard sounds GREAT!

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:20:25 +0000

Rudolf, i’m with you with the Cool Gabriel conspiracy. I have an unplayed mint copy, that i paid 66 $ on Ebay four years ago. I really don’t understand what’s happening with this record.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:49:18 +0000

Great choice Mike ! Us collectors always try to stay true to the LP format, but when they re-release these classics complete with bonus CD’s, remastered by the Rudy Van Gelder, the man himself then reorder the material as it happened with complete afternoon and evening sets… what choice do we have right ? I have an original pressing of this one as well, but I keep it behind UV rated glass in my office because Sonny signed for me. I admit, I also bought this one on CD to avoid having to pull it out of the frame to listen to all the time… I think they eventually came out with Volume 2 & 3 on Japanese LP pressings later on as well…
One thing about the CD version of Sonny’s A Night At The Village Vanguard is the way his true personality and sense of humor come across in his commentary between tracks. Especially when compared to today’s performances, where he tends to let the music speak for him and is less vocal generally. Compared to his studio recordings, this one sounds so far removed and improvisational, that one might think it is a different guy on the horn altogether ! Definitely one of the must have live Jazz recordings in my collection.