Ep492: Zev Feldman Returns! RSD Picks with The Jazz Detective

Ep492: Zev Feldman Returns! RSD Picks with The Jazz Detective

Author: The Vinyl Guide April 7, 2025 Duration: 54:55

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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