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I thought the original bassist for the legendary quartet was Wilbur Ware. Not quite the real deal (not Ware, not at the Five Spot where they created the legend), but that's nit-picking, this is still an AWESOME find.

I agree, the RVG's of Genius of Modern Music are better. Still too sharp and too bright for my tastes, but the sources are so much better it makes up for this. Did the Rollins set really come from better tapes? The RVG still sounds a bit bright and 'compressed' - not very open, little breathing room - to me, but if the old CD's came from bad sources, I might as well keep the RVG. Anyone know anything about Clifford Brown's Memorial Album? I have the old CD, but some of the tracks sound a bit noisy in the background, like tape damage or like it was taken from a disc instead of a master tape. Hard to describe, but I was wondering if the RVG used better sources? My general beef with the RVG's is that they're compressed, too sharp and bright, and the stereo ones are folded down. The McMaster CD's aren't spectacular, but they're usually easier on the ears.

I have RVG's of the following, and now I want to swap them for the non-RVG versions: Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 & 2 (issued as a double-disc set so I can't break this up) Art Blakey - Night at Birdland Volume 1 and 2 (issued separately) The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 3 PM me if interested. Thanks!