Dub Modal

I find boxsets increasingly valuable, especially if they're well done with good liners. The first box set I ever got was the Led Zeppelin 4 CD set from way back in 1990. It had unreleased songs and a great sequence to the individual tracks. I listened to it nonstop for a while and was hooked on box sets immediately after that. The first jazz box I got was probably the Moncur Mosaic Select, which hooked me on their reissues. I definitely prefer CD boxsets over LP. Space issues and just overall accessibility of the box set lends itself to CDs better for my uses.

I don't see 4 & 9 above but anyway, loved how you set this up. Helped the sleuthing, which is part of the fun to me.

This is fantastic.

Does anyone in the Chicago area on this board frequent the Jazz at Lincoln Center?

And if there's a boot, then it's probably on YouTube as well.

Wow. Then there's at least a decent chance this series has it as well. I must not have listened close enough. I don't have the software to measure it either, so that's why I don't want my answer to be definitive.

There may be some good Instagram channels that talk about this style that would give leads and some discussion. Other than access to musicians themselves I'm not sure of other options right now. Reddit sucks across nearly all music genres I've come to learn.

Excellent

Michael Douglas and the late Brittany Murphy star in this one along with Famke Jansson, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Esposito. It's got a gritty NYC feel to it, especially in the intro which is supposed to have taken place in 1991. Some great elements but it's also got its share of cheese. The MacGuffin could have been much better. Regardless, I'd rewatch it. Kind of a forgotten movie at this point for whatever reason.

Nothing but ice, sleet and freezing rain that amounted to under an inch. The yard torch did the trick. I don't know if any of you have one of these but for shit like this it's literally the best tool for getting rid of it. No salty mix to mess with the dogs, no back breaking labor (because a shovel on ice sucks bad, real bad). Just attach the torch to a propane tank, put it on wheels and flame away.

Man, wish I could help. Tropicale sounds about on the nose to me. It seems to cast a wide enough net that encompasses the various cultures involved, while also describing the kind of production expected on these albums. If there's something else out there I'd love to know it.

From what I've read before when these came out, the mastering is the same as the 2013 King CTI reissue series on CD - at least where there's overlap. I have a couple of those 2013 reissues on Blu-Spec CD (Eric Gale's Forecast and Idris' Power of Soul) and I like them both SQ-wise. There are no issues of clipping for peak limiting that I noticed, but I'm not going to claim my take is definitive in any way. RVG's work on these CTI and Kudu albums were pretty lush, so someone would have to go out of their way to mess them up. I don't see the folks running King doing that. Were you burned on Japanese CTI reissues before?

Going to be anyone's Super Bowl. A lot of fans are saying that since the AFC champ game was so bad that Seattle will cake walk but the conditions in Denver were terrible. The Pats have the weapons to contend with that Seahawks defense. I think it could be a great game.

Thanks for the post and link. Listening now and enjoying the album

yes, they alway offer streaming and download options for their albums - CDs, though, haven't happened yet in this series.

Ice and sleet with freezing rain coming. Freezing rain causes power issues so I hope it's much less than forecasted.

Thanks for your list above and this link.

Really enjoying this one. Never heard of anyone involved so it's totally new although it's from '73. Album is Cirrus by Bertile Strandberg's Quintet. Great sound and grooves. This is a pic of the rear cover, chosen for the band photos.

The next Bandcamp Friday is 2/6. There's several Tyler albums there. Which is recommended the highest?

How are the liners?

This is good news. They do a good job on their reissues and always provide them via download as well.

This one: They're both really good records and I enjoyed them way more than I thought I would. Not sure why I went in with low expectations in the first place. That would be me to an extent. I struggle with Miles' collaborations with Gil Evans. To the point I just don't listen to them. Every now and then I'll put them on and it's always the same reaction..."nah, not for me"

Per this article, it was one of the songs from Crescent inspired by poetry Coltrane was reading at the time. https://www.everythingjazz.com/story/john-coltranes-criminally-underrated-record/

Noticed that piano too. The drummer's style was not what I expected either. Not bad, but not sure how much of a match it is for this tune. Still, probably a good release for any Art fan because really, how many live recordings of him from the 50s are there? All the live sets I have are 70s onward and in a much different style. I'd love to hear a ballad from this set. I'll probably end up getting it.

Found a track: Art is bringing it but in comparison to other versions of this tune, I don't know...this rhythm section sounds a bit stuck in the mud on this one. Or is that just me?