Clark Terry & Thelonious Monk: "In Orbit", (Which CD to get, no vinyl reissue?)

I used to have this LP. However, I haven't been able to find it for years so I decided to get a new copy.

It does not seem to have been the subject for any vinyl reissue. I find this surprising since it is a really good record. (Read between lines: Excellent candidate for Steve and/or Kevin Gray).

I seldom buy new CDs but I searched and saw in a thread from 2007 that the basic OJC cd is good (There also seem to exist a newer 20 bit remastering and a Japanese pressing (Universal)). Is the OJC still the one to get or is this a new remaster by now?

Thanks

 

I dont see a problem with the OJC, the only version I've had.

 

i have it on the complete monk box which sounds fine to me. is this the original ojc mastering?

it is a really good album.

 

Can't say as I haven't heard any other versions of this title. I purchased the original OJC CD after Steve recommended it. Sounds great and can be had for very little $.

 

I'd love an OJC vinyl reissue of this!

 

Hmm. I bought this on (at the time still in print) OJC vinyl back in the early/mid 90s. Pretty flimsy pressing, poor quality wax, but it was cheap and it still sounds nice...

 

Yeah in general those cheapo thin OJC pressings sound great. I believe all analog.

 

Yeah, I've got a few of them and they all sound good (though some are pressed better than others). I think at the time these sold for less than the CDs (like maybe $7.99 or something for the vinyl and $9.99 for the CDs?) and so I ordered a bunch of them through the store I was working at during that era.

 

Thanks everybody. OJC cd ordered. That music for those money is a steal.

Agreed, Thelonious is very sympathetic as accompanist on this record, he really shows how good he was in a more subtle way as a sideman.

I will still miss my vinyl though. Hint Hint

 

This was a great LP I had never heard of but found through this forum. Well worth tracking down this on OJC!

 

Can anyone comment on the sound quality of the Real Gone Jazz "Three Classic Albums on 2 CDs package (Out On A Limb, In Orbit and Paris)? Was just about to buy the OJC version and I saw it online. Looks like an import of some sort. UK maybe?

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Thr...000630-_-Three Classic Albums-_-5036408121721

 

Real Gone Jazz is one of those European public-domain labels. They don't have access to sources like master tapes.

 

OK -- thanks. Sounds like a 5 pound bag stuffed with 10 pounds of "we all lose".

 

Ordered the OJC....

 

OJC copy arrived today. It was 7 bucks (1987, Germany) and sounds excellent. This album is a gem.

 

yeah, just picked this up last week myself (filling in some gaps in my 'monk in the 50's collection) and really enjoying it.

agree with the above comment that thelonious seems to have been playing really nice, maybe comfortable in the supporting role.

smitquest

 

Took me a minute or two to find that "OJC" means "Original Jazz Classics"

I just ordered one because of Steve's testimonial and the price.

Love this forum!

 

Listening to this now. Maybe jazz ain't so bad....

 

One of my favorites.

 

There is an Lp reissue of this now. Saw it in my local shop. Anyone heard it?

 

OJC=Original Jazz Classics? Clark Terry & Thelonious Monk: "In Orbit" does sound like a classic. I've never heard it, so thanks for the thread, I'll check it out.