Comments on: InBox: Una Mas, New OJCs, Autographs and A Rare J.R.

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 05:31:07 +0000

Craft site states that OJC’s goal was “to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals — from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings”

Lol.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:02:38 +0000

Craft lost me with the Yusef Lateef- Eastern Sounds fiasco, where I had the record in my cart and then it was “unavailable”. I vowed never to spend money with them again, and at least until now I’ve been able to keep my word. OJC’s were a big part of my intro into jazz during my college and post college years, but these days I tend to buy mostly original pressings, because they feel more satisfying, and I enjoy the mastering with more plate reverb. That said, were I to buy a reissue, I’d be far more likely to buy from Analog Productions/ Acoustic Sounds, Third Man or NewLand if I wanted a reissue, rather than Craft, for the reason mentioned at the beginning of the post.

By: Al

Al — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:54:08 +0000

Don-Lucky — interesting that you presume it is a big score. I just referred to it as another adventure. 🙂

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:50:40 +0000

Looking forward to hearing about the next big score Al ! (Sorry I’ve not been contributing much post-COVID, just been busy with work and doing a Master’s degree part-time… Rest assured I’m always lurking in the JC shadows) Cheers !

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:52:03 +0000

i agree with austin. it is very odd.

By: austingonzo

austingonzo — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 23:42:52 +0000

“If these are nicer copies that the first round of OJCs, do you think they will have any impact on the market for first pressings.”

No, but they may impact the market for OJCs, which have shot up in price along with earlier and first pressings.

However, I think these will dribble out on a slow release schedule; so I doubt we’ll wake up one morning and find 100 new reissues in the bins to compete with the 80’s/90’s OJCs. So, the short-term impact should be minimal.

By the way, count me among those who find the recycling of the OJC mark to be disingenuous and silly. OK, maybe OJC has more cachet in 2023 than “Pablo”, for example; but these will not be discounted releases, and OJC had no audiophile pretensions.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:39:40 +0000

The instrumental tracks are comparable to J.R. in Action on Studio 4. The presence of Al Jarreau is kind of interesting, as he was gigging around the upper midwest at the time. His younger voice is lilting and a bit in the Jon Hendricks mode. I’m sure the test pressing is rare but given that the Fresh Sound reissue has been cleaned up, I’d go for the readily available 1990s CD/LP.