What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

  On 12/3/2020 at 1:30 PM, bresna said:

 I wonder why these guys cut the session so short? It's only 33 minutes long.

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Not unusual for Schlitten era Prestige LPs. Most of the ones I have are pretty short.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Just finished - Tangerine Dream "Force Majeure", an LP I bought mainly because the title made me think of Eddie Izzard. It's typical TD music. Aural wallpaper.

Now playing... don't know what me pull it out... Neko Case "Middle Cyclone" on clear vinyl. Mastered loud as hell. Why do they do this on vinyl is beyond me.

[Dmitry]

  On 12/3/2020 at 5:19 PM, sidewinder said:

Not unusual for Schlitten era Prestige LPs. Most of the ones I have are pretty short.

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That can actually make them sound very nice. Less music on a 12" disc can possibly make for wider-spaced, deeper grooves.

[medjuck]

  On 12/1/2020 at 4:06 PM, Dmitry said:

Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, 1969 Prestige reissue, PRST 7560, cover labeled ELECTRONICALLY REMASTERED FOR STEREO. 

I bought this LP in a yard sale last year, for a buck, didn't notice the off-putting ELECTRONICALLY designation, and was really surprised to hear it, because this record is proper MONO, not a fake STEREO, and in fact the sound on this LP is remarkably good. I don't know how they managed to squeeze over 30 minutes of music on one side, and almost 30 on the other, but the result is top topnotch.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is probably the only way to get the whole December 24th, 1954 session on one disc. Grab one, if you see it. You won't be disappointed.

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I didn't realize this existed. I've often wondered why there was never a single cd release of the entire session. 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Jimmy Smith - Christmas 64 (Verve). I have the stereo reissue. Not my favorite Christmas LP nor favorite Jimmy Smith date by any means. I'm glad I found this inexpensive LP because I wouldn't buy this on CD. Van Gelder's "large group reverb" pretty much ruins the sound on this. I have the sticker on mine too:

Hey - I even have the same punch hole in the same spot!

[clifford_thornton]

Coltrane -- Expression -- (Impulse orange/black stereo)

[sidewinder]

LP1 - sounding great, thankfully. One of the releases of the year for sure. The Bennink/Jacobs team is excellent.

LP2, Arnhem - Sonically obviously compromised but Sonny in incendiary form, Bennink wonderful. Very listenable, in a ‘Dean Benedetti’ sort of way. Love it !

Edited December 5, 2020 by sidewinder

[kh1958]

Duke Ellington, The Ellington Era, 1927-1940, Volume 1 (Columbia)

Jazz Odyssey, Volume 2, The Sound of Chicago, 1923-1940 (Columbia)

Edited December 5, 2020 by kh1958

[sidewinder]

[jazzcorner]

 

 

[kh1958]

Zoot Sims, Quietly There (Pablo test pressing)

[Chuck Nessa]

Some Bird:

[medjuck]

I think that top one is one of the only Birds I don't have.  How is it? 

[Chuck Nessa]

  On 12/7/2020 at 11:50 PM, medjuck said:

I think that top one is one of the only Birds I don't have.  How is it? 

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It depends on your geek factor, but I find it fascinating.

Now moving up a decade or two.

Edited December 8, 2020 by Chuck Nessa

[medjuck]

  On 12/7/2020 at 11:54 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

It depends on your geek factor, but I find it fascinating.

Now moving up a decade or two.

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High Geek factor here. Look forward to hearing it someday. (I'm only 77.) 

[Chuck Nessa]

  On 12/8/2020 at 1:31 AM, medjuck said:

High Geek factor here. Look forward to hearing it someday. (I'm only 77.) 

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I'm only 76 at the moment.

[medjuck]

  On 12/8/2020 at 1:38 AM, Chuck Nessa said:

I'm only 76 at the moment.

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But you've already heard it. I've got something to look forward to. 

[Chuck Nessa]

  On 12/8/2020 at 3:22 AM, medjuck said:

But you've already heard it. I've got something to look forward to. 

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Sigh.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

  On 12/5/2020 at 6:13 PM, kh1958 said:

Duke Ellington, The Ellington Era, 1927-1940, Volume 1 (Columbia)

Jazz Odyssey, Volume 2, The Sound of Chicago, 1923-1940 (Columbia)

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  ohhh ok ive seen vol 1 what is better vol 1 or vol 2

Edited December 8, 2020 by chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez

[kh1958]

  On 12/8/2020 at 4:14 AM, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

  ohhh ok ive seen vol 1 what is better vol 1 or vol 2

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Honestly, I loved them both and couldn't pick. Volume 2 has a lot of New Orleans music in it, just recorded in Chicago. There's also a volume 3, Sounds of Harlem, which I don't have.

[jazzcorner]

Vogue LD 212 - 'Fats' Sadi & his combo

 

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[Dmitry]

Jay Hoggard - Mystic Winds, Tropical Breezes

[funkytonk]

  On 12/9/2020 at 3:56 AM, Dmitry said:

Jay Hoggard - Mystic Winds, Tropical Breezes

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Nice, I got that earlier this year. Some interesting stuff on India Navigation.

[kh1958]

  On 12/8/2020 at 4:14 AM, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

  ohhh ok ive seen vol 1 what is better vol 1 or vol 2

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On further thought, I would give the edge to Volume 1 because it devotes an entire side to Sam Morgan's Jazz Band.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

  On 12/9/2020 at 4:00 PM, kh1958 said:

On further thought, I would give the edge to Volume 1 because it devotes an entire side to Sam Morgan's Jazz Band.

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thats real good stuff, you got it- thanks