Blue Note Perfect Takes [CD & DVD] (2005)

About this title: This is basically a curiosity piece for harder than hardcore jazz fans. These ten tracks were chosen by Rudy Van Gelder, Blue Note's celebrated and indeed legendary engineer, from the label's collection of RVG editions. Some of these cuts, such as Thelonious Monk's "Four in One" and Miles Davis' "Budo" from the Birth of the Cool sessions, were not originally engineered by Van Gelder -- however, he did reengineer them for CD reissue. On these selections he worked from the original lacquer discs, giving him the ability to reproduce sound far more faithfully than any previous CD or LP issue. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Four in One [Monk]
2. Budo [Davis/Powell]
3. Remember [Berlin]
4. Arietis [Hubbard]
5. Midnight Blue [Burrell]
6. Mode for Joe [Walton]
7. Christo Redentor [Pearson]
8. Footprints [Shorter]
9. Moon River [Mancini/Mercer]
10. See See Rider [Rainey]
11. Rudy Van Gelder Interview [DVD]
12. RVG Series Cover Gallery [DVD]
13. Biographies, Photos, and Discographies
14. RVG Series Cover Gallery [DVD]
15. RVG Series Cover Gallery [DVD]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.