erwbol Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) I have Song For My Father on SHM. What's that about a wrinkly wobble? .... something else to worry about Like the squeaky Art Taylor drumkit I forgot I'd read about prior to ordering the XRCD24 of Lee Morgan's Candy? Cool. Should we start a betting pool to see if Song for my Father has that wrinkly wobble at the beginning? Well, I can't really hear it during the first thirty seconds. It would help if someone could tell me at what time it's supposed to occur. I also have the HD Tracks download and can't really discern it there either. Both originate from the new Bernie Grundman transfer, so that shouldn't come as a surprise. Edited June 22, 2014 by erwbol Quote
jazzbo Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Okay, apparetnly this was fixed for the previous audiophile release. And apparently the fix is also on this new SHM-CD. Cool. Quote
erwbol Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Okay, apparetnly this was fixed for the previous audiophile release. And apparently the fix is also on this new SHM-CD. Cool. Ah, yes. Thanks for clearing that up. Quote:"After hearing the results, Michael Cuscuna wrote me to say: “ A major improvement! I think you have it where it needs to be.” To have Michael’s approval on this just means the world to us. Of course, we had also agreed that EMI gets to use this for all future releases of this title. Has all of this work resulted in perfection? No. Is the first track much better than it was? Yes! No, instead of instantly getting hit in the ears with those first two (instantly identifiable) notes swimming in a sea of warble, most will just start easing into a groove that lasts for the remainder of this incredible album." There's also mention in the thread of the piano solo being affected. I'll give the first track another spin now. Quote
erwbol Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 By the way, little has been added to HD Tracks's Blue Note section, lately. Two titles, however, stood out for me: Cecil Taylor's Unit Structures and Conquistador!. Please give us SHMs of those! Quote
jazzbo Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 Got in seven of the new titles from Japan this morning. Four more are in the mail (slower rate). Listening to Hutcherson's "Oblique" right now, and boy does it sound nice. Interestingly you get both the original lp cover and the new cover made for the US RVG release. Nice touch! Quote
Clunky Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 Got in seven of the new titles from Japan this morning. Four more are in the mail (slower rate). Listening to Hutcherson's "Oblique" right now, and boy does it sound nice. Interestingly you get both the original lp cover and the new cover made for the US RVG release. Nice touch! I was a bit disappointed by Oblique when I got it in the RVG livery several years ago. Not listened to it in a long time but everything in the end falls short of Dialogue. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 24, 2014 Report Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Not for me. Oblique is my favorite Hutcherson I think. . . Albert Stinson helps to make it for me. And some excellent drumming. Edited June 24, 2014 by jazzbo Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Not for me. Oblique is my favorite Hutcherson I think. . . Me too. I think I've claimed Oblique as my favorite Hutcherson date for almost 20 years. I have the US CD that predates the RVG, i.e. with the Japanese cover (which I like a lot more than the RVG cover). Certainly one of the very best pairings of Bobby and Herbie. Quote
soulpope Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Got in seven of the new titles from Japan this morning. Four more are in the mail (slower rate). Listening to Hutcherson's "Oblique" right now, and boy does it sound nice. Interestingly you get both the original lp cover and the new cover made for the US RVG release. Nice touch! In case you also ordered/got Tina Brooks "Back To The Tracks", could you pls comment on the Bonus Tracks ?? Edited June 25, 2014 by soulpope Quote
David Ayers Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Posted June 25, 2014 Didn't order that one, but still waiting for the rowing boat which is bringing mine to arrive Quote
jazzbo Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Got in seven of the new titles from Japan this morning. Four more are in the mail (slower rate). Listening to Hutcherson's "Oblique" right now, and boy does it sound nice. Interestingly you get both the original lp cover and the new cover made for the US RVG release. Nice touch! In case you also ordered/got Tina Brooks "Back To The Tracks", could you pls comment on the Bonus Tracks ?? I didn't order that one either, bought that one too many times! Recent XRCD is excellent. Quote
soulpope Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Got in seven of the new titles from Japan this morning. Four more are in the mail (slower rate). Listening to Hutcherson's "Oblique" right now, and boy does it sound nice. Interestingly you get both the original lp cover and the new cover made for the US RVG release. Nice touch! In case you also ordered/got Tina Brooks "Back To The Tracks", could you pls comment on the Bonus Tracks ?? I didn't order that one either, bought that one too many times! Recent XRCD is excellent. thnx for the feedback - have the XRCD too and was just curious about the bonus tracks - first findings were not too enlightening ...... Quote
Clunky Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Not for me. Oblique is my favorite Hutcherson I think. . . Me too. I think I've claimed Oblique as my favorite Hutcherson date for almost 20 years. I have the US CD that predates the RVG, i.e. with the Japanese cover (which I like a lot more than the RVG cover). Certainly one of the very best pairings of Bobby and Herbie. Listened to this all the way through for the first time in probably several. It's much better than I remembered, sound on the RVG is somewhat cloudy which lessens the clarity of what's going on. Some great tunes. I recant, apologies to Bobby. Edited June 25, 2014 by Clunky Quote
David Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 Happenings is also my favorite Hutcherson! I have the RVG, the SHM, and the HDTracks 96 kHZ download. The SHM is my favorite, though I imagine some might prefer the HDTracks as it is more "flat." Both are better than the RVG, which I also feel is "cloudy" in comparison. Quote
etherbored Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 yeah, but do you have the (non-rvg, non-shm, japanese) 24 bit from a few years ago....? Quote
Homefromtheforest Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 That's what I hate about jazz; you have to keep on buying different editions of the same album over and over again! I love both "oblique" and "happenings" - I also think "dialogue" is amazing too but altogether a different animal..definitely more in the "free" idiom. So do I really need the SHMs of "oblique" and "happenings"? I have a NY stereo original LP of "happenings" and the RVG cd of "oblique". Quote
jlhoots Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 I have said this (many times) before, & I know it's just me, but I NEVER buy just for sonic upgrades.Neither my hearing nor my listening equipment warrant the effort. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 25, 2014 Report Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) The SHM-CD versions of these two are very nice imo. But you don't need them, really. But that doesn't seem to stop us. . . . I do it of favorites or albums that sound bad first time around. I guess my hearing warrants it, my equipment certainly seems to. But I know it's foolish really. Edited June 25, 2014 by jazzbo Quote
David Ayers Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) You forgot to mention the motivation of getting extra tracks on an album that one never really liked much in the first place... Edited June 25, 2014 by David Ayers Quote
erwbol Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 I buy a lot of Blue Note SHMs, but then I was sensible enough to stop buying RVGs and Connoisseurs once I decided I did not like the sound (of the RVGs) and EMI's copy control scheme for the EU. Quote
Face of the Bass Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 That's what I hate about jazz; you have to keep on buying different editions of the same album over and over again! You really don't. I treat these releases as an opportunity to buy on CD the stuff that was never released as an RVG. Sound quality is only of relatively minor importance to me. I never upgrade just to get a better sound. I have a huge collection and I don't think I've ever bought even a single CD that I already owned, unless it was by mistake. Quote
colinmce Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 One big one for me here are the Tina Brooks albums The Waiting Game and Back To The Tracks, both of which I missed out on as Conns and which are stupidly expensive now. Hopefully I'll get a chance to grab those before they're gone. Quote
erwbol Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 Today, I ordered Sam River's Dimensions and Extensions, Freddie Hubbard's Here To Stay, Grant Green's Matador, and Bobby Hutcherson's Oblique. More to follow. Quote
etherbored Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 i'm right behind you on 'matador'. now's the time i need to sort out the sonny clark titles as well. i have 'quintets', 'the 45 sessions' and 'blues in the night' but always stayed away from the north american issue of 'my conception'. it seems this reissue of the 'original' is lacking some titles by comparison, right....? Quote
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