Misterioso

You are not alone, I paid for the Mobley set in February.

Do like them a lot but still don't think it's a good label name.

I don't think I can get used to "ezz-thetics"... What a horrible brand name.

Is this important? Are later releases worse on average?

Thanks, unfortunately they do not operate down under. The ones I get from office supply shops are very flimsy and break easily.

We Get Requests was one of my first jazz albums. A dealer played it when I selected my first hifi system 25 years ago. These days, I occasionally play and enjoy Peterson's MPS recordings.

Don't know where to store them but I am in.

I have not been able to find quality replacement jewel cases for years (like those with the CD label).

Release of the year for me. Congrats!

Ouch

Art Pepper + Eleven (MoFi reissue) Steve Hoffman wrote on his forum that this MoFi release sounds like the master tapes. Certainly sounds great!

Yes, I made a mistake. The Adele Sebastian album sits next to the Jesse Sharps album in my record collection Excel sheet. The latter was indeed reissued by Outernational Sounds, while the former was reissued by Presch Media GmbH (PMG) in 2016. Contrary to my earlier post, there is no indication that these companies are related. I just mixed information from two albums in my Excel sheet, which both feature Adele Sebastian. Sorry. The photo below shows the PMG release on the left and the Pure Pleasure on the right. I don't have an original at hand to judge which one reflects the colors of the original better. I just compared the sound quality. It is actually pretty close. If anything, the Pure Pleasure release sounds slightly more transparent. But it could be just my imagination (confirming my prior that the Pure Pleasure release must sound better). Both sound good.

Both Outernational Sounds and Pure Pleasure Records have been reissuing selected Nimbus West Records albums. I have Adele Sebastian's Desert Fairy Princess from both labels. The photo below is taken from the back cover of the Outernational Sounds (a brand of Presch Media GmbH) reissue: Based on this information, it seems to be legit. However, the production quality (cover art) of the Pure Pleasure Records reissue is superior. From memory, the sound quality is dramatically superior but I am happy to check again tonight. I bought the Outernational reissue before the Pure Pleasure became available. Very happy to see more Nimbus West reissues on Pure Pleasure.

Thanks, Tom. I really like his solo Marrakech album. Might need to check this one out as well.

Tomeka Reid Quartet - Old New

Listening to the excellent CD that comes with this book:

Haha, me neither. Must be the mastering then.

Info says 24bit recording. No guarantee fora good sound but there is hope.

Just read that a second CD will come out in Spring 2020 with the rest of this concert.

Randy Weston - Blue Moses

Any opinions on "Sound"? Cannot find any reviews.

Hmm, Kaiserschmarrn...

Hmm, every time I struggle again with the poem by Ralph J. Gleason.