<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Anton,<br></div>When you say "Of particular interest are the transfers of the Bix
Beiderbecke and His Gang sides. I'd say that these transfers are the
best I've heard of these classic recordings and, yes, I'm aware of
the supposed "definitive" issues on CD. The "bite" of Beiderbecke's
playing comes across superbly," do you mean - on the CDs, or the LPs? I have not heard the German reissues, but the sound of Bix comes through very well on American Columbia LPs, something I cannot say of the CD reissues I've heard.<br></div>Cheers<br><div><div><br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 April 2016 at 14:15, Anton Crouch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anton.crouch@optusnet.com.au" target="_blank">anton.crouch@optusnet.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Hello all<br>
<br>
Ah, ha - the matter of the German <i>Odeon Swing Music</i> series
has come-up. Actually it's not a new story and the "astonishingly
clear recordings" have been known to collectors of reissue material
since the 1970s. What is remarkable is WHEN this 78 rpm series was
produced in Germany - 1937, yes 1937. It shows that the Nazi regime
was less than consistent when it came to jazz - it may have been
"degenerate" but it was readily available in Germany up until the
start of WW2 under the name "swing", and even after that in the
"occupied " territories (eg France). The series used both American
OKeh and British Parlophone recordings from the period 1927 to 1935
inclusive.<br>
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From the original material German EMI Electrola issued a set of 13
LPs in 1977. The sound quality of the LPs is first class and, at
only 6 tracks per side, has a dynamic range better than most (all?)
other reissues. Of particular interest are the transfers of the Bix
Beiderbecke and His Gang sides. I'd say that these transfers are the
best I've heard of these classic recordings and, yes, I'm aware of
the supposed "definitive" issues on CD. The "bite" of Beiderbecke's
playing comes across superbly.<br>
<br>
If there are any DJMLers who still collect LPs of classic jazz I'd
suggest keeping an eye (and an ear) out for the Electrola LP set.
The catalogue numbers are 1C 054-06 307 to 1C 054-06 319 inclusive.<br>
<br>
All the best,<br>
Anton<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:rgb(29,29,29)"></span><br>
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