Bol Posted April 1, 2004 Report Posted April 1, 2004 Could someone who has this set let me know whether your copy has a big distortion at the beginning of Disc 5, track 6 ("Stompin' at the Savoy"), about 6 seconds into the song? Thank you very much in advance. Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 I can't check until Sunday, but if you can wait until then, you will get an audiophile's comment. I love (!) this set. Cheers! Quote
Bol Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 I can't check until Sunday, but if you can wait until then, you will get an audiophile's comment. I love (!) this set. Cheers! Yes, please let me know. Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 OK. I did a little magic and YES, there's a drop-out right there. I don't have the booklet here, but check that one ... I faintly remember that it has some comment on this. Cheers! Quote
Bol Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 OK. I did a little magic and YES, there's a drop-out right there. I don't have the booklet here, but check that one ... I faintly remember that it has some comment on this. Cheers! Thanks so much. Strangely, the booklet does not mention it, while it mentions that some other sessions have ticks and wows. God bless this board! Quote
couw Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 OK. I did a little magic ... what? you flew around the world to speed it up and make it sunday already and then spun it all back so's no-one would notice and you could post here??? Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 No, it's much simpler. I discovered that I took a burn along. But I like your version of things. I'm off to bed, blind as a fu**ing bat. Later, John ... Cheers! Quote
JohnT Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 I don't remember the distortion being mentioned in the Wilson book but when I first got this set a while back, I talked to Scott at Mosaic about it and he said it was, unfortunately, in the source tape. Same with the distortion on, I think, Disc 3 track 1 of the Tristano Konitz Marsh set -- it's in the source tape. Quote
John Tapscott Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 It's definitely there on mine. I'd always assumed it was in the tape. I'm at the office late tonight, so I don't have my set at hand, but it's on the previously uniussed set, isn't it? Maybe that's one reason it stayed unissued 'til now. This is a very small defect in what is otherwise an excellent and very enjoyable set, IMHO. Quote
JohnT Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 The Teddy Wilson set has become a favorite of mine!! Quote
tatifan Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 Just to plug it, Wilson's contribution in the Mosaic Columbia Jazz Piano Moods set is wonderful as well, and nicely recorded for so early in the lp era. Quote
JohnT Posted April 5, 2004 Report Posted April 5, 2004 I was curious whether anyone out there has the Japanese Verve Reissue of Teddy Wilson's "For Quiet Lovers" CD and how the sound compares to the tracks on the Mosaic Set? The Mosaic set (the first tracks on CD 2) have a lot of wow and flutter because the surviving tape was dubbed from an LP (which is mentioned in the Mosaic booklet). Just wondering if the sound on the reissue is the same or comes from a different source?? Quote
Bol Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Posted April 6, 2004 I was curious whether anyone out there has the Japanese Verve Reissue of Teddy Wilson's "For Quiet Lovers" CD and how the sound compares to the tracks on the Mosaic Set? The Mosaic set (the first tracks on CD 2) have a lot of wow and flutter because the surviving tape was dubbed from an LP (which is mentioned in the Mosaic booklet). Just wondering if the sound on the reissue is the same or comes from a different source?? I actually have this POCJ CD. But being an amateur about these things, I don't know what wows and flutters are. Based on my comparison, the POCJ sounds better. But my guess is that it too is from an LP, as it does not sound as crisp as some other 24-bit CDs issued by POCJ. Sorry to be less than helpful. Quote
JohnT Posted April 7, 2004 Report Posted April 7, 2004 Bol, Thanks for the info -- actually it was very helpful. I was thinking of getting the POCJ reissue but now I'm not so sure if it doesn't have improved sound. I guess I should have explained the wow and flutter better. The best way for me to describe it is a slight warble heard in the recording. To me the most prominent spot is in the first track on disc 2 of the Mosaic -- it can especially be heard in the piano sound. I love this session and was thinking of getting the Japanese POCJ reissue if it was taken from a different source with better sound (but I can live with the Mosaic - it really isn't that noticeable). Nonetheless, the Wilson Mosaic set is a fabulous set and one that I go back to a lot. I have over 25 Mosaics (including Selects) and it's in my top 5 favorites!! Quote
Bol Posted April 7, 2004 Author Report Posted April 7, 2004 (edited) Bol, Thanks for the info -- actually it was very helpful. I was thinking of getting the POCJ reissue but now I'm not so sure if it doesn't have improved sound. I guess I should have explained the wow and flutter better. The best way for me to describe it is a slight warble heard in the recording. To me the most prominent spot is in the first track on disc 2 of the Mosaic -- it can especially be heard in the piano sound. I love this session and was thinking of getting the Japanese POCJ reissue if it was taken from a different source with better sound (but I can live with the Mosaic - it really isn't that noticeable). Nonetheless, the Wilson Mosaic set is a fabulous set and one that I go back to a lot. I have over 25 Mosaics (including Selects) and it's in my top 5 favorites!! John, I think the POCJ actually sounds more "stable" if you know what I mean. If both the Mosaic and the POCJ were from LPs, then it seems like the POCJ was from an LP that was flatter. (Sorry to be such an ignoramus about this.) I had actually put my POCJ for sale a couple of times on this board, and I am thinking now of keeping it for its better sound. I haven't had a chance to really sit down and listen to the whole Mosaic Wilson set yet. But I really like it so far. I do wish though that there was more than 1 track in which Gerry Mulligan appears, as I am a huge Mulligan fan, and I do think that the Mulligan-Wilson combination is very intriguing. Edited April 7, 2004 by Bol Quote
JohnT Posted April 9, 2004 Report Posted April 9, 2004 Bol, I'm a big Mulligan fan too!! I agree that I would have liked to hear more of Teddy with Mulligan. I can't believe they only did the one tune - wish it could have been more. I recently picked up the Mosaic Mulligan with the CJB -- Fantastic!!! I may need to get the POCJ -- it sounds like it might be a little better in sound and I really like that session on the Mosaic. I'll have to look for a copy on the interenet. Thanks agian for the info. Quote
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