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I always think that the piano trio is a seriously underrated piece of music.

I finally have summoned the courage to listen to some of the music I used to listen to with my Dad. Doing so makes me miss him so much. It’s been four years now, the happier memories remain and are not as tinged with sadness as they have been the past years. Listening to disc 4 of this set, the first disc of orchstral work, sounds really really good in my current system situation.  

Vevor isn't bad, particularly for that price, but don't expect miracles. In my experience it does improve the sonics if the problems are primarily caused by dust and dirt that CAN be shifted by the ultrasonic bath (with distilled water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid). One recent case I remember was "much-loved" 2-LP set that had lots and lots of scuffs and light scratches (and certainly the dirt that goes with this kind of wear) that caused quite a lot of pops and crackles that I sometimes found intrusive. But after the Vevor cure the disc sounded much better on 3 of the 4 sides of the set.  But there have been cases where I've lucked better (before using the Vevor machine) by gently wiping the (rotating) vinyl first with a pad (like your better half uses to remove makeup) imbibed with methylated spirit. In some cases the pad took a yellow-brownish hue from all-the grit removed from the grooves that way. And the Vevor machine won't remove all too clearly visible (and therefore grime-laden) fingerprints either. Methylated spirits helps here as a pretreatment too.   As for that "sealed" problem, similar experiences here. I picked up a handful of LPs at a recent clearout sale that were in shrink wrap with a "Factory-sealed. Do not open" sticker. Judging from the dirt particles on the vinyl surfaces and even scuffs in one case at least two of the "sealed" records clearly were not new but had been resealed. But at a purchase price of 1 EUR each it did not matter. Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer chance ... 

Count me in as a fan!  It's my favorite McDuff record.  

I saw Butcher playing last night in a fairly so so setting, but the group included Steve Beresford, and I was struck by how well they worked together. I know that they've recorded together occasionally. Does anyone rate any of their recordings?