King Oliver - Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
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Artist: King OliverEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-01
Music Label: Off The Record (distributed by Archeophone Records)
Soundtracks:
- Just Gone
- Canal Street Blues
- Mandy Lee Blues
- I'm Going Away to Wear You Off My Mind
- Chimes Blues
- Weather Bird Rag
- Dipper Mouth Blues
- Froggie Moore
- Snake Rag
- Snake Rag
- Sweet Lovin' Man
- High Society Rag
- Sobbin' Blues
- Where Did You Stay Last Night
- Dipper Mouth Blues
- Jazzin' Babies Blues
- Alligator Hop
- Zulu's Ball
- Workingman Blues
- Krooked Blues
- Chattanooga Stomp
- London (Cafe) Blues
- Camp Meeting Blues
- New Orleans Stomp
- Buddy's Habit
- Tears
- I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody
- Room Rent Blues
- Riverside Blues
- Sweet Baby Doll
- Working Man Blues
- Mabel's Dream
- Mabel's Dream (take 1)
- Mabel's Dream (take 2)
- The Southern Stomps (take 1)
- The Southern Stomps (take 2)
- Riverside Blues
Music reviews of Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
Music Review: Listen and decide for yourself
Rating: 5 Stars
Listening to acoustic recordings (generally records made before 1925) is definitely an acquired skill. The limited dynamics and ambient noise can be initially distracting. Thus any serious attempt to present these wonderful recordings gets my vote.
Earlier releases have focused on reducing surface noise, which can make the sound easier on the ear, but robs the music of the high ends, crucial with coronets. It can also overemphasize the percussion. This recording chooses to allow most of the surface noise, which is jolting on first listen. But surface noise is like white noise, constant. The mind starts to tune it out and the fuller range of sound comes through. Fortunately, some of the sources for these recordings are in better than average shape, and then the listener gets a real treat.
Often people are attracted to these recordings to explore Louis Armstrong's roots. Fair enough. But what has brought me back over and over to this material is Oliver, his lyricism coupled with the "hot jazz" energy. Or to put it another way, take a listen to all three takes of "Mabel's Dream". Perfection.
Description of Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
Off the Record offers an amazingly fresh and simple alternative--one that proves to be a definitive step in presenting these truly classic sides. By special arrangement with Archeophone Records, Off the Record is proud to present all 37 issued titles by the Oliver band, newly transferred from the best available original sources, issued on two compact discs. Engineer and master sound recording restoration specialist Doug Benson--known for his definitive work on "The Complete Hit of the Week" on Archeophone Records--and David Sager--jazz historian and trombonist--have searched far and wide to gain access to the cleanest copies of all the Oliver discs, including the unique copy of "Zulus Ball" and "Working Man Blues." Using a meticulous musical ear, a wide variety of styli and the subtlest application of digital technology, Benson, perhaps for the first time, has revealed the natural ambience of these discs. Unprecedented Detail and Clarity: The Oliver ensemble has never been heard to better advantage. Passages long accepted as muddy and indistinct pour forth with unprecedented clarity. Even the introduction of the ultra-rare "Zulus Ball," often lamented for its poor condition, shines through crystal clear! Straight off the discs with as little processing as possible: There is no better way to bring these old discs to life than with the right stylus, a sensitive ear, and careful application of non-invasive processing. Whereas many reissues are marred by over-processing, resulting in muffled sound and/or digital artifacts, Off the Record has judiciously applied just enough non-invasive technique in order to remove ticks, pops, harsh resonances and other unwelcome noise--leaving the music to speak for itself. Expertly Speed Corrected: Just because we call them "78s" doesn't mean that they really are. Sound recordings from the early days of sound recording rarely spin at exactly 78 rpm. Back in those days there was no standardization regarding speed; often discs ran aGeneral CDs
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