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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:19:00 CST
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- Subject: The Prisoner (Herbie Hancock)
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- I wrongly assumed that Speak Like A Child (1968) was Herbie's last album for
- Bluenote before he switched labels in the late 60's or early 70's, but I just
- discovered The Prisoner (1969) listed in a record guide, and it said that it
- was on Bluenote. Anybody know if this is out on CD yet, and how is it? Any
- tunes on there that he also did with Miles?
-
- Secondly, a more general topic. I have yet to purchase or hear a Bluenote CD
- that I wasn't completely satisfied with, and I'm starting to think that (at
- least for what they pick to rerelease on CD) Bluenote is the "perfect" record
- label - well, obviously this is only as far as jazz, and I suppose I should
- also say that I'm limiting myself to Bluenote stuff recorded before say, 1970.
- I'm sure there are some real klunkers in the last couple of decades of stuff,
- and especially the 80's and 90's.
-
- In fact, I suppose I should write to Bluenote and see if I can get one of their
- catalogs, if they even have one. Do the "majors" even have any catalogs?
-
- My question is this: Has anybody encountered a record label that they feel is
- nearly perfect in their artistic output? I know that somebody on this list
- feels this way about Enigma. (At least I think it was Enigma.) Does anybody
- (hey Beer!) feel the same way about Bluenote in the 50's and 60's?
-
- Maybe the question might best be put this way: If you were stranded alone on
- an island, and you could have the complete catalog of only one record company,
- which one would it be and why? :-)
- Tom "Buck-Naked" Buck
-
- P.S. to Jeff Beer: What are your top ten "Desert Island" CD's. Even include
- vinyl if you like. And no, you can't include The Complete Plugged Nickel or
- Miles Plays Classic Ballads, or Miles and Coltrane - Stockholm 1960, so pick
- something else if you wanna have any Miles with you. :-)
-