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Lionel Hampton set. I got stuck playing "Ring Dem Bells" on repeat for an hour... https://youtube.com/shorts/WygnOz9HOjM

Thanks. I did not find a discogs entry for the Quinichette record (will add it) but the label is there with that same info. https://www.discogs.com/label/618261-Dale-2?redirected=true&page=1 The record states that it was recorded using "cyclophonic hi-fidelity margin control equipment"...

I have the "Paul Quinechette Quintet" (notice the typo on his name) Dale EP 204, which is in fact a 45 rpm 7". I purchased on ebay. Great music. It has all been re-issued by Fresh Sound Records. What is the story of "Dale Records"?

This must be the Lester Young playlist - thanks for the tip.

Here is an example of a Spotify jazz playlist that will be sure to put you asleep: All the songs sound exactly the same. What would be worse - knowing that actual musicians made all this or that it was AI generated?

Thanks. The Wikipedia page mentions the Mantovani orchestra as an example. Here's "Misty"! My dentist always has the same station (or "playlist") of "mellow" covers of pop tunes to relax to while being worked on. It's always intriguing to listen to.

I find it just interesting that they are doing this, and apparently don't want it publicized. I have always wondered who produced and made elevator music...

I found this article interesting: https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/the-ugly-truth-about-spotify-is-finally?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=209ad3 As I understand it, Spotify purchases, at low cost, "generic" music from fake artists, and promotes it in their playlists at the expense of "real" artists.

OK - it was a single track, not the whole box set! Mosaic has samples anyway if people are curious to compare them to whatever version they currently have: https://www.mosaicrecords.com/product/classic-vanguard-small-group-swing-sessions-limited-edition-box-set/

Thanks for letting me know, and sorry for my enthusiasm:)

I hope Mosaic Records will not take issue with me sharing a nice track from that Buck Clayton session, for those interested in hearing what it sounds like:

I received my set yesterday. My CD ripping software conveniently found all the track titles. I already had most of the sessions, but agree the sound is nice (they did not apply too much noise reduction; there are some clicks/pops on a few tracks). Last night I played the Buck Clayton July 1, 1954 session with Buddy Tate several times. Very nice! The recording itself is far from perfect, the tapes are 70 years old, but the Mosaic track sounds sharper, more vivid, than the digital version I had prior to that, which you can find on streaming services. https://www.discogs.com/release/8976533-Buck-Clayton-The-Essential-Buck-Clayton The liner notes describe how these Vanguard jazz recordings were first made: "In Brooklyn's Masonic Temple, Seymour [Solomon] had found his ideal recording venue. With Hammond as his new ally, Seymour hung a single microphone 30 feet over the stage, and recorded the first Vanguard jazz session on December 29, 1953... The new series was called the Vanguard Jazz Showcase, and the initial recordings carried a balanced soundstage with the instruments surrounded by natural echo emanating from the room's wooden walls and floors." These single microphone recordings required setting up the instruments correctly, and that was not always the case, as is explained in the liner notes: "As is abundantly clear by now, there are plenty of benefits to the single-microphone recording system. However, one of its critical failures can be heard on the opening track of this session [Just a Groove]...one microphone cannot correct a faulty balance on stage! At the beginning of this track, it sounds like Buck Clayton (cup mute) and Ruby Braff (straight mute) are standing behind the rhythm section, and at times, the acoustic guitar of Steve Jordan nearly drowns out the trumpets! The piano was provided by the Steinway company, and while Hammond reportedly moved it to different spots on the stage before the session began, the placement of the instrument seems distant and unfocused on this track.... But if th'e microphne can't fix the balance issue, certainly the musicians can. After Jimmy Jone's mystical piano solo, the trumpeters ditch their mutes and move to the front of the stage. The increased clarity makes an enormous difference."

Audiophiles don't listen to James P. Johnson I listened to the album and it sounds fine. Some tracks have more noise than others, as the source material is certainly of uneven quality - but it indicates that they did not make excessive use of noise reduction.

Listening to it now (streamed from Qobuz). It's a fun set. Some great beatboxing!