In particular on this forum I don't know that Marcus has any Blue Note albums? But generally the BN crowd is going for the "classic" artists. I do like MM, but when I think of him, I hear that slap n' pop bass, which he is a MASTER at! I dig that but I've got to be in the mood, as it carries a heavy 80s vibe, and although I was digging 80s jazz back in the day, it's not my mainstay now. I really enjoyed what Marcus contributed to the Miles Doc on Netflix. Miles put a lot of trust in Marcus and he delivered big time. He's a supreme talent. He's got such a recognizible style I remember one day I was putting gas in my car and a guy came up blasting this funky bass music, and it wasn't some rap song, it was jazz. And I asked him, "Is that Marcus Miller"? He smiled, and said "yeah man!". It felt good to see another jazz fan out in the wild. That's rare.
They might have even been $30 at the very beginning, I'm not sure. When I started buying them, which was during their pressing of the 33 series, they were $35 and they raised them to $40. Not long after that, they stopped distribution and started pulling all the bullshit.
My biggest surprise with the series so far. That album is phenomenal.
I CANNOT believe I missed this one out! I was using the wikipedia list to check which series each record slots into and this is the first on their list!!
| May 29 | |||
| Stanley Turrentine – That’s Where It’s At (Blue Note, 1962) | TP | Target | $27 |
| Joe Henderson – The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1985) | TP | Target | $27 |
| June 26 | |||
| Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker (Blue Note, 1963) | TP | Target | $27 |
| Jackie McLean – It’s Time (Blue Note, 1964) | TP | Target | $27 |
I’d drop the live Blakey if I were you. It’s fine but I enjoy the other five much more.
I remember his being asked this question before. If memory serves me its a A.J. Conti Transcendence. A.J. Conti was a friend of Joe's. Its an absolute beast of a machine that starts at around $115,000
I've got all of them to date apart from the latest set to be released. In my opinion there isn't any 1 that sounds significantly better than the others, they just all sound great. I would base it more on which musician you prefer, without the worry that it wont sound as good as the others. Just my opinion though, others might have a different feel for them.
