45RPM Blue Note Jazz Reissue Series Mastered By Steve H. & Kevin G. Coming Soon!

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A note from STEVE HOFFMAN:



Hi everyone; exciting news if you love legendary jazz!



This SH Forums thread from last week mentioned a new BLUE NOTE reissue vinyl series:



http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...ht=blue+n ote



A blurb from that thread:



Joe Harley then handed me a gorgeous, double gate-fold LP of the
Horace Parlan Quintet's Speakin' My Piece. The first release in Music
Matters' new definitive Blue Note reissue series. They'll be mastered
by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering, which will
produce the metal parts. Because the recent Acoustic Sounds 45RPM
Prestige/Riverside discs sounded so luscious, Music Matters decided to
release the Blue Note series as double disc 45 RPM limited editions sets.



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I am now authorized to give you some more information:



For me, the greatest Jazz LP label of all-time is BLUE NOTE. Music Matters, Ltd. is a new record label formed primarily to reissue these definitive vintage BLUE NOTE albums on 180 gram virgin vinyl with the best possible quality.



http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/



This new numbered limited edition series will cause quite
a stir in the jazz world as well as the audiophile and record
collecting communities, thats for sure. The movers and shakers behind
the MUSIC MATTERS label are legendary rare record dealer RON RAMBACH,
JOE HARLEY, vice-president of AudioQuest and "Mr. Blue Note" himself
MICHAEL CUSCUNA as special consultant. These three BLUE NOTE experts
are considered the greatest authorities on the label and have come
together to insure that this is the most exciting jazz reissue series
ever attempted. Folks, this has been very long in the making. (For
example, I was first approached by Joe Harley to master these BLUE NOTE gems YEARS ago; yes, I can keep a secret). Just this year it finally came into being, thanks to the good folks at CAPITOL/EMI.



See post #101 for the first 63 BLUE NOTES on the list.



The albums are being cut at 45 RPM for maximum quality by Kevin Gray
and me using our full ANALOG disk cutting system; most studios cannot
even cut vinyl in 100% true analog anymore (they convert to digital
first) but we can. The original Rudy Van Gelder
engineered stereophonic session tapes are used when we master these
gems. The sound quality is amazing on our test cuts. Like from heaven.
First totally uncompressed versions of these jazz classics that Ive ever heard and trust me, you will
be impressed; they sound like no other releases of this music. The
sound is lifelike, the horns are in the room with you. Our non-invasive
mastering insures the true breath of life on these
original Van Gelder session tapes is transferred to the virgin vinyl
with absolute authenticity. It is like hearing these BLUE NOTE
masterpieces for the first time and that is NO exaggeration. When we
heard the first lacquer acetate playback from our first mastering
session I thought Joe Harley was going to pee in his pants he was so
excited. Actually we all were; after 50 years of many lackluster and some downright bad
sounding versions of these albums, hearing the real deal is a humbling
experience, even for us hardened music veterans. You will be able to
listen to the music exactly like we did when these are ready for sale
in a few months.



A word about the artwork and jackets. MUSIC MATTERS have
really spared no expense in the creation of the album covers. All
laminated thick gate-folds, (custom paper, etc.) just like the
originals. Better, actually. Even the hi def original session photos
are from the absolute original camera negatives. The old BLUE NOTE covers
had around 150 dots per inch on their album photos. These are all
redone from scratch at 450 dots per inch or more; its astounding! Best
quality you'll ever see.



I feel there is great merit to the project and I'm proud to be a part
of it. At least 63 albums so far are going to be re-released in this
high quality fashion. The dynamic duo of Gray/Hoffman will master all
of them at AcousTech Mastering from the analog originals.



PLEASE NOTE:



Some of you hesitated on the Analogue Productions "100 Greatest Jazz
Albums Of All Time" 45's culled from
Prestige/Pablo/Contemporary/Riverside/Fantasy because you felt the list
price (around 50 bucks) was too much. Well, some of them are now going
for hundreds and hundreds if you can even find them. The BLUE NOTE 45 RPM reissues that I am working on will be strictly limited editions and once they are sold out, they will be GONE.
DO NOT HESITATE; some of these albums in their original state cannot be
purchased for under $700.00 from record dealers. Here is your
opportunity to get the best looking and best sounding BLUE NOTE versions for a fraction of that cost.



http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/



First releases are coming soon. Stay tuned!!



Pictured left to right: Ron Rambach, Joe Harley, Steve Hoffman, and
Kevin Gray in AcousTech Mastering at Record Technology, Inc. (with a
few "real deal" BLUE NOTE RVG master tapes sitting on the console).



Photo by Brian Jones.

More BLUE NOTE MANIA! New Acoustic Sounds 45 RPM vinyl by Steve & Kevin! The list:

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http://store.acousticsounds.com/whatsnew.cfm



As most of you know, the fine folks at ACOUSTIC SOUNDS/ANALOGUE
PRODUCTIONS are also working on a bunch of 45 RPM 180 gram vinyl BLUE
NOTE JAZZ reissues. These are also going to be mastered by us (Kevin
Gray/Steve Hoffman) from the original Rudy Van Gelder master session
tapes.



Both the MUSIC MATTERS and ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS BLUE NOTE
reissues are very exciting (to say the least). Both of these deals have
been in the works for a while. This is going to be such a memorable
time for both old and new jazz lovers. A good time to be alive!!



http://store.acousticsounds.com/whatsnew.cfm



Here is the list of the first 25.



1. 84047 Art Taylor AT Delight BX-5870 & 5871



2. 84083 Dexter Gordan Dexters Calling BX-6005 & 6006



3. 84112 Dexter Gordan Go BX-6061 & 6062



4. 84154 Grant Green Idle Moments BX-6149 & 6150



5. 84105 Ike Quebec It might as well be Spring BX-6047 & 6048



6. 1534 Paul Chambers Whims of Chambers BX-8567 & 8568



7. 84034 Lee Morgan Leeway BX-5844 & 45



8. 81577 John Coltrane Blue Train stereo BX-6634 & 6635



9. 84123 Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue BX-6087 & 6088



10. 81595 Cannonball Adderley Something Else Stereo BX-6463 & 6464



11. 84003 Art Blakey Moanin stereo BX-5707 & 5707



12. 1558 Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 BX-7801 & 7802



13. 84063 Kenny Dorham Whistle stop BX-5906 & 5907



14. 84110 Horace Silver Toyko Blues BX-6057 & 6058



15. 84114 Ike Quebec Soul Samba/ Bossa Nova BX-6065 & 6066 -



16. 84051 Jackie McLean Jackie Bag BX-5878 & 5879 -



17. 84140 Joe Henderson Page One. BX-6121 & 6122

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19. 84130 John Patton Along came John BX-6101 & 6102 -

20. 84071 Grant Green Green Street BX-5922 & 5923

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21. 84038 Jackie McLean Capuchin Swing



22. 84094 Fred Jackson Hootin and Tootin



23. 84078 Jimmy Smith Midnight Special



24. 84066 Lou Donalson Here tis



25 .84014 The Three Sounds Bottoms up

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