And now, having heard both, I totally agree about the quality. They sound incredible. Because jazz is so "acoustic", reissues from the tapes can sound occasionally better than OG, and often way less noisy. I find that jazz OGs have their own appeal and I've got a few which sound great because they're quiet still... but for the vast majority of new jazz collectors, the Tone Poets, Classic, and Acoustic Sounds, etc series ...they make it so easy to "catch up" or join in the jazz community with AMAZING editions. In Pop/rock, the OGs are often worth seeking. In jazz, the reissues are a godsend. Thanks for the videos Michael!
I own Kenny Burrell's self-titled album (BN 1543) by Blue Note/Tone Poet and is one of my go to vinyl's I get back to all the time. The dynamics, the variety of sessions in different configurations with dozen or more musicians involved, simply outstanding release. Tone Poet does it again, Joe must have golden ears as his releases are impossible to fault from quality of sound and reproduction of those minute specifics of the originals.
If I'm not wrong the original intention of the Tone Poet series was to focus on great titles that were less familiar to listeners than the 'usual suspects' most jazz listeners already have in their collections in one format or another. In this respect the series is nothing less than spectacular, and the Grant Green title is a perfect example. If only all vinyl reissues were this good...
I agree with you Michael. I find myself drawn to the Jazz reissues much more than other genres. The simple reason in that you can't get the original Jazz records because there were not many made of them and many are unobtainable. If you can find them they are way too expensive. With classic rock, they are a dime a dozen. You can still get OGs for cheap in good shape. Millions of them were made. So for example, if I have an original Rush record in great shape, I am normally not going to spend 20 or 30 bucks on a reissue unless it is a set with extra tracks or other additions. Thanks for the show and tell on these Tone Poets. All of them I have purchased have been great. These two are on my list!
Blue Note OGs are iconic, and I would argue that the Kenny Burrell is even more so because you’d have an original piece of Andy Warhol’s work, at least similar to an original Warhol lithograph as it was produced in somewhat limited quantity.
I know it’s not the same but there’s blue note OG currently available at a regular price. those are all the newly issued BN (not only) titles. The music is great, the sound is good and maybe in 50 years from now they will be collectible…
Great! I will be receiving them today in the mail, Tone Poets are the gold standard for quality vs. price to me. I hope they re-press Grant Green Nigeria as well as some other Tone Poets that are sold out.
Hey Michael, I have both of these. To me sounds like contemporary fresh recordings. Excellent. A note on reissues. 10,000 people can’t go get OG or early pressings of records by any artist from any era. So there really isn’t any issue about reissues. Thx. ☮️
Surely the main purpose of reissues is to make something available where existing global circulation is either in short supply, or is prohibitively expensive for most. If reissues are pressed for other reasons then it’s for commercial purposes only? Assuming we cannot really improve on the OG pressing (in 90+% of cases) then the only selling point has to be availability? Recently, George Michael Older fits the criteria perfectly.
I agree with everything you said about reasons you should pick up some reissues. But, why ignore seemingly the most compelling reason (in this case, Blue Note recordings) -- that picking up a clean original could set you back thousands of dollars? I for one don't have that sort of disposable income (or desire) to spend on records of any kind.
@@jackfalco5351 He’s already done them and chooses to focus on new reissues that he hasn’t done yet. I see nothing wrong with this. Nothing outrageous about it at all. 🤷♂️
@@michaelcannon3978 who cares what he's done. shouldn't the music be distributed in the best way possible? Dont the artists deserve it? (not like they see any money probably_).
Most of my jazz collection (which I need to build more) comes from "blue note" or "analogue", I have no "tone poets" I'm ashamed to admit! I will get some before the end of the year (at least that's my plan)! Great video! 👍
I don't know anything valuable to contribute. Only that much. What to do if the vinyl as not avaible in its original and unadulterated from? One gratefully take Sound Poet. :-) Anyone who likes relaxed jazz cannot escape this title. Also something very spezial. The very nice gatefold cover (Burrell) illustrated by Andy Warhol. ❤️Heike I'm not shure. The Spirit (modern and soulful) is a live konzert? Thank you very much Michael.
Michael, Most people don't have the time or money to buy first editions. I doubt most people can't hear the difference(s). The reissues are usually great! Mr. Pete--------> aging hippie
Anyone notice on the Kenny Burrell, last track "How About You", after the last little drum fill about 20-30 seconds before the end, there's a fairly dramatic cut where the ride cymbal doesn't wash and the volume goes way lower and sounds very unnatural (i'm a drummer). I'm guessing it's RVG mixing on the fly? It's on the streaming version as well, so it's not specific to this pressing. Just curious if anyone has insight on this?
All true to 100%. To get an good sounding OG Blue Note mostly burns holes in your pockets. The classic series and the Tone Poets makes totally sense, also most of the Krautrock stuff. But did we need reissues for example from Phil Collins although you can get them for 1-5 Euros in very good condition on every Fleamarket or Record Store? But apparently the record industry earns the most with reissues of mega sellers of the past.
No point in getting Phil collins reissues as most pop reissues nowadays are mastered from digital sources. I’ll stake my money on originals when it comes to 80’s pop & rock music!! And a lot of it is still affordable!! 😊
Have you successfully identified source for a secondary market first pressings in Japan? Or does the shipping cost to your home countries make that a non-starter for you?
a suggestion, why dont you make a video on vinyl that sound great but are from obscure or lesser known labels. for example I have a blues vinyl from the 1960s issued under a label called Storyville. It is a beautiful pressing, dead quiet, pure analogue sound. it beats most of my modern day audiophile pressings. maybe you have vinyl like that and can show them?
Reissues are important and serve a purpose those of us who have been collecting records for many years now find we cannot afford to buy first pressings, bog standard mass produced first issues from the 70's and 80's that once cost £10 now cost 5,6 or even 7 times that and so Reissues done well can be the only way that most ordinary collectors can own a record now. A sensible record collector would always, always, always buy a first or 2nd press first it just makes sense the idea that this is some kind of a revelation is not true.
Forget the OG! If you have so good reissues as Tone Poets why to bother with OG? To pay an extra amount of money? They are sooooo fantastic! They are not cheap. But it’s better to get fewerq as TP that many and bad.
Tempted to buy the Kenny Burrell. Love the Andy Warhol cover artwork. Not a massive Jazz fan but do love Kenny’s playing style. Sold 😉 I’m getting it on Friday 👍
I’m sorry! Reissues only make sense to me unless it’s affordability! Please keep those impressive away,not all can afford the money and space to spare!
And now, having heard both, I totally agree about the quality. They sound incredible.
Because jazz is so "acoustic", reissues from the tapes can sound occasionally better than OG, and often way less noisy.
I find that jazz OGs have their own appeal and I've got a few which sound great because they're quiet still... but for the vast majority of new jazz collectors, the Tone Poets, Classic, and Acoustic Sounds, etc series ...they make it so easy to "catch up" or join in the jazz community with AMAZING editions. In Pop/rock, the OGs are often worth seeking. In jazz, the reissues are a godsend. Thanks for the videos Michael!
I own Kenny Burrell's self-titled album (BN 1543) by Blue Note/Tone Poet and is one of my go to vinyl's I get back to all the time. The dynamics, the variety of sessions in different configurations with dozen or more musicians involved, simply outstanding release.
Tone Poet does it again, Joe must have golden ears as his releases are impossible to fault from quality of sound and reproduction of those minute specifics of the originals.
Cheers Michael. I’m going to pick up the Recent two Tone Poet releases. Very excited!
The quality is oustanding. Top notch 👍
If I'm not wrong the original intention of the Tone Poet series was to focus on great titles that were less familiar to listeners than the 'usual suspects' most jazz listeners already have in their collections in one format or another. In this respect the series is nothing less than spectacular, and the Grant Green title is a perfect example. If only all vinyl reissues were this good...
I think in reality the tone poets are just really good titles that Music matters didn’t do.
most of these titles are not the best the Blue Note catalogue has to offer by a long shot.
That is True I want the Turrentine Blue Hour on Tone Poet MM did it and sold out at 75.00 2 or 3 years ago.
@@jackfalco5351 - I couldn't agree more!
The Blue Hour with Turrentine and the 3 sounds needs to be a Tone Poet with additional cuts not on the original . It's 79 minutes of bliss
I agree with this comment and request.
I agree with you Michael. I find myself drawn to the Jazz reissues much more than other genres. The simple reason in that you can't get the original Jazz records because there were not many made of them and many are unobtainable. If you can find them they are way too expensive. With classic rock, they are a dime a dozen. You can still get OGs for cheap in good shape. Millions of them were made. So for example, if I have an original Rush record in great shape, I am normally not going to spend 20 or 30 bucks on a reissue unless it is a set with extra tracks or other additions. Thanks for the show and tell on these Tone Poets. All of them I have purchased have been great. These two are on my list!
Blue Note OGs are iconic, and I would argue that the Kenny Burrell is even more so because you’d have an original piece of Andy Warhol’s work, at least similar to an original Warhol lithograph as it was produced in somewhat limited quantity.
Good punkt. In my opinion.
The cover art is the only good thing about that Burrell Lp. The music and sound quality are terrible.
@@lukedermott1589 wouldn’t say ‘terrible’ but not on par with Burrell’s best! Average release with fancy cover
Blue Note reissues are about exposing great Jazz to new customers collecting vinyl and letting older fans a chance to get an out of print album
I completely agree with you Michael
Thank you again!
I know it’s not the same but there’s blue note OG currently available at a regular price. those are all the newly issued BN (not only) titles. The music is great, the sound is good and maybe in 50 years from now they will be collectible…
Welcome back. Absolute killer. In my opinion.
Great! I will be receiving them today in the mail, Tone Poets are the gold standard for quality vs. price to me. I hope they re-press Grant Green Nigeria as well as some other Tone Poets that are sold out.
Hey Michael, I have both of these. To me sounds like contemporary fresh recordings. Excellent.
A note on reissues. 10,000 people can’t go get OG or early pressings of records by any artist from any era. So there really isn’t any issue about reissues. Thx. ☮️
Let’s enjoy the music.😊
Surely the main purpose of reissues is to make something available where existing global circulation is either in short supply, or is prohibitively expensive for most. If reissues are pressed for other reasons then it’s for commercial purposes only? Assuming we cannot really improve on the OG pressing (in 90+% of cases) then the only selling point has to be availability? Recently, George Michael Older fits the criteria perfectly.
I agree with everything you said about reasons you should pick up some reissues. But, why ignore seemingly the most compelling reason (in this case, Blue Note recordings) -- that picking up a clean original could set you back thousands of dollars? I for one don't have that sort of disposable income (or desire) to spend on records of any kind.
Got a copy of both records last week. The Grant Green record is not flat 😤😫
They need to release the big titles on the same T Poet standards…not just the secondary ones.
Joe Harley is responsible for not letting certain titles be Tone Poets. Simply outrageous keeping certain titlesfrom getting their due.
@@jackfalco5351 He’s already done them and chooses to focus on new reissues that he hasn’t done yet. I see nothing wrong with this. Nothing outrageous about it at all. 🤷♂️
@@michaelcannon3978 who cares what he's done. shouldn't the music be distributed in the best way possible? Dont the artists deserve it? (not like they see any money probably_).
Most of my jazz collection (which I need to build more) comes from "blue note" or "analogue", I have no "tone poets" I'm ashamed to admit! I will get some before the end of the year (at least that's my plan)! Great video! 👍
I don't know anything valuable to contribute.
Only that much.
What to do if the vinyl as not avaible in its original and unadulterated from?
One gratefully take Sound Poet. :-)
Anyone who likes relaxed jazz cannot escape this title.
Also something very spezial.
The very nice gatefold cover (Burrell) illustrated by Andy Warhol.
❤️Heike
I'm not shure.
The Spirit (modern and soulful) is a live konzert?
Thank you very much Michael.
Michael,
Most people don't have the time or money to buy first editions. I doubt most people can't hear the difference(s). The reissues are usually great!
Mr. Pete-------->
aging hippie
I agree, I have many tone poets for which I could never afford the originals in even G+
Great albums
Anyone notice on the Kenny Burrell, last track "How About You", after the last little drum fill about 20-30 seconds before the end, there's a fairly dramatic cut where the ride cymbal doesn't wash and the volume goes way lower and sounds very unnatural (i'm a drummer). I'm guessing it's RVG mixing on the fly? It's on the streaming version as well, so it's not specific to this pressing. Just curious if anyone has insight on this?
Hey Michael, when do you think we will see Joe Harley back on your Chanel? Great video!
as soon as there is an opportunity Chandler
All true to 100%. To get an good sounding OG Blue Note mostly burns holes in your pockets. The classic series and the Tone Poets makes totally sense, also most of the Krautrock stuff. But did we need reissues for example from Phil Collins although you can get them for 1-5 Euros in very good condition on every Fleamarket or Record Store? But apparently the record industry earns the most with reissues of mega sellers of the past.
No point in getting Phil collins reissues as most pop reissues nowadays are mastered from digital sources. I’ll stake my money on originals when it comes to 80’s pop & rock music!! And a lot of it is still affordable!! 😊
Have you successfully identified source for a secondary market first pressings in Japan? Or does the shipping cost to your home countries make that a non-starter for you?
a suggestion, why dont you make a video on vinyl that sound great but are from obscure or lesser known labels. for example I have a blues vinyl from the 1960s issued under a label called Storyville. It is a beautiful pressing, dead quiet, pure analogue sound. it beats most of my modern day audiophile pressings. maybe you have vinyl like that and can show them?
Reissues are important and serve a purpose those of us who have been collecting records for many years now find we cannot afford to buy first pressings, bog standard mass produced first issues from the 70's and 80's that once cost £10 now cost 5,6 or even 7 times that and so Reissues done well can be the only way that most ordinary collectors can own a record now. A sensible record collector would always, always, always buy a first or 2nd press first it just makes sense the idea that this is some kind of a revelation is not true.
Heap is never in my mind but it must be affordable! And stop comparingz!
Forget the OG! If you have so good reissues as Tone Poets why to bother with OG? To pay an extra amount of money? They are sooooo fantastic! They are not cheap. But it’s better to get fewerq as TP that many and bad.
Tempted to buy the Kenny Burrell.
Love the Andy Warhol cover artwork.
Not a massive Jazz fan but do love Kenny’s playing style.
Sold 😉
I’m getting it on Friday 👍
👌👌
Did you ever hear the originals....? And they are € 50,- now (used to be € 37,-)!!! Too expencive for me!
I’m sorry! Reissues only make sense to me unless it’s affordability! Please keep those impressive away,not all can afford the money and space to spare!
Hey I have the original for Grant green
Is this an OG? My Kenny is in the mail, Your connections got yours to you early?
no amazon got mine early simple as that
@@Michael45RPM Good for you, makes me happy you got yours already. Enjoy! I never miss your show Michael.
Why in the world is that Burrell Lp a TP? It is not up to level. I don’t understand it at all. Sounds awful.
Kenny Burrell Blue LIghts Vol 1 & 2 should be reissued !!! Iconic cover too....
Candido is worth the purchase price alone on that Kenny Burrell. LEGENDARY musician. Enjoy! 🪘
Here! Here! 👍