Renowned archivist & record producer Zev Feldman, "The Jazz Detective", returns to discusses the Record Store Day 2025 releases of lost jazz recordings from Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Mingus, Bill Evans, Patsy Cline & more!
Topics Include:
Introduction of Zev Feldman, nicknamed "the jazz detective"
Status of finding lost jazz recordings - feeling optimistic
Live recordings create a "renaissance" for jazz enthusiasts
Concern about aging jazz colleagues with undiscovered tapes
Feldman works with multiple record labels simultaneously
Record companies are selective about which projects to release
Concerns about tariffs affecting vinyl manufacturing costs
Vinyl jazz releases often operate on slim profit margins
Resonance Records uses Canadian pressing plant Le Vinylist
Six Record Store Day releases coming from Feldman
Patsy Cline "Imagine That" was most difficult release to assemble
Patsy Cline release required coordinating multiple rights holders
Country Music Hall of Fame involved in Patsy Cline project
Feldman's personal connection to record stores and vinyl collecting
Freddie Hubbard "On Fire" recorded at Blue Morocco (1967)
Bernard Drayton engineered the Blue Morocco recordings
Blue Morocco club owned by Sugar Hill Records founders
Kenny Dorham recordings from same Blue Morocco venue
Dorham's recordings especially rare and significant to Feldman
Dorham was also a writer who contributed to DownBeat magazine
Charles Mingus in Argentina - recordings from 1977 concerts
Second Argentina concert added due to popular demand
Mingus recordings made less than year before his ALS diagnosis
Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly Trio reissue with new mastering
Original Montgomery release now selling for $100+ in stores
Time machine question - which historic jazz gig to attend
Discussion of legendary venue Slugs and its important shows
Feldman's collection of music memorabilia and venue posters
Bill Evans live in Finland recordings (1964-1969)
Feldman's 13th Bill Evans production with the Evans Estate
Finland recordings feature three different Evans trio lineups
Record Store Day helping introduce Evans to younger audiences
Plans for Record Store Day Black Friday releases
Value of releasing previously unheard music versus reissues
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