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Post by nicknick on Feb 13, 2018 12:03:29 GMT
My vinyl copy of the album is Japanese edition, mono, Impulse!/King Records, no gatefold, with number NY1. Could someone please advise which year it was released in? All text on the back cover is in Japanese, a date of release is indicated neither on the cover nor on the label. Discogs is not aware of such version, and my search in the web was unsuccessful so far. Any hint would be appreciated.
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Post by pjd on Feb 14, 2018 19:03:56 GMT
Nick, some time ago I bought some Nippon Columbia Impulses and while researching them I did come across a King series with albums numbered SNY followed by a number. If you search Discogs for "king impulse sny" you will find a few of them. Each appears to have been released in the same year as the US originals. Yes, its not the "NY" you have but looking at the label pics for the King Africa/Brass (released also in '61) and comparing them to your Evans might be helpful. Seems they had a distinctive deep groove.
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Post by nicknick on Feb 14, 2018 19:34:13 GMT
Thank you very much, pjd, for the hint. Indeed, the King Africa/Brass release is very similar to my copy of Out of the Cool: S before NY means Stereo, and other difference is that, unlike the Africa/Brass back cover, my back cover has no (c) 1961 sign. I've seen the King Out of the Blue stereo with cat# SNY 1 either on ebay or popsike, but there also was no indication of the year of release. So I tend to think my copy was released in the beginning of 1961. Note the 25% difference in then price between mono (1,500 yen) and stereo (2,000 yen) LPs.
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Post by pjd on Feb 18, 2018 23:55:04 GMT
With that resolved, what about the Jimmy Knepper solo on "Where Flamingos Fly"?
Rips my heart to pieces every time. One of the more beautiful moments in jazz for me.
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Post by nicknick on Feb 19, 2018 8:36:11 GMT
With that resolved, what about the Jimmy Knepper solo on "Where Flamingos Fly"? Rips my heart to pieces every time. One of the more beautiful moments in jazz for me.
I fully agree with you. This is magnificent track. It has that feeling of bright and beautiful melancholy I love so much in Gil’s recordings and especially in his works with Miles. And Jimmy Knepper, of course, is a special man we remember best for his contribution to Mingus music and their bittersweet friendship.
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