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J.A.W.
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30 minutes ago, tranemonk said:
Anybody know what happened to her?
According to her LinkedIn account she's currently working as office administrator at the Dept. of Public Works, Darien, CT.
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On 10-4-2021 at 4:00 PM, romualdo said:
I used to order by phone (late at night) from here in Australia - I always spoke to the same person - she's been mentioned on this board previously. Can't remember her name but she had a lovely voice.
Probably Cindy Wilson. She was Mosaic's office manager between 1994 and 2009.
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2 hours ago, JSngry said:
No, he was not.
Actually, there's only been one that I know of - Paul Secor. And hey kinda took his own car on that one.
I'm another one, though I still occasionally lurk and post here, but I keep my posts at a minimum. There are more who left because of you, but I'm not going to name names, I only speak for myself. That's all I'm going to say about it.
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Wishing you all the best.
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Sorry to hear this. Listened to some of his shows, and he did indeed talk a lot, but it was always at least interesting.
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4 hours ago, BFrank said:
For those on the fence regarding the new mastering, that's trivial compared to the content of this set. If you like Lee and this group, and you like LIVE Lee (none other exists with him as *leader*) then it's a no-brainer. It's 8 CDs and no two performances are alike. And they didn't phone it in, I can tell you that.
I don't agree, a loud mastering can make the music unlistenable (headaches, fatigue, that kind of thing), at least for me. I'm certainly not saying that's the case here, but the so-called "loudness wars" have done a lot of harm, especially in rock music, but not only there.
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7 minutes ago, jazzbo said:
I hope you enjoy the sound. I feel fairly confident you will. I am equally confident you'll enjoy all the music--I particularly like hearing full sets on consecutive nights like this. . . I feel as if i'm a part of a historic run.
Funny you should say that, I just got that kind of feeling - being part of a historic run, even though it was years before I was born - when I listened to the first couple of discs of Mosaic's Savory Collection set, which I only got the other day. Wonderful set, a historic document. But I'm digressing...
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27 minutes ago, jazzbo said:
The presentation of the new mix is different--more modern, as if one were closer to the stage and with a less hard right and left orientation--than the earlier versions, but dynamics are improved imo. One could say the soundstage was slightly compressed but the numbers and my ears don't show the music sound is.
Anyway, I always take Hoffman reviews with a salt shaker handy. So much depends on an individual's system and perception system. I generally take a chance after reading about a release in several places or just take an intuitive leap. I'm glad I went for this one, better sound for me than the 3 cd set or the single disc I have. And lots of great music.
Thanks. I read some of the opinions over there and noticed the different views, and just mentioned them here without giving my impression - which I don't have yet, I need to hear the set on my system first and intend to get it later this month.
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5 minutes ago, jazzbo said:
I don't sense a lack of dynamics or compression artefacts in either the US or Japanese versions of the set in my system.
OK, but I said "compared to the earlier versions".
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49 minutes ago, sidewinder said:
Yes, ‘in your face’ is a quality I would also offer up for the sound on the LP version but in a good way. Has presence and immediacy.
Not if the dynamic range is reduced by compression compared to the earlier versions, at least not for me. I've heard parts of the set on free Spotify, but judging the sound quality that way is not a good idea, given the limited sound quality on Spotify, so I really can't say anything about it. I guess I'll have to get the set and see/hear if there's any truth in the comments. Anyway, the music is great.
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Just now, sidewinder said:
I can only speak for the LP set (and I understand that the CD mastering is somewhat different) but I can only say that this new version sounds far superior and in greater clarity all round.
The comments (compression, too loud) were about the CD-set, which has indeed a different mastering, done by Robert Vosgien if I'm not mistaken.
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3 hours ago, mjzee said:
1970 was certainly a good year for Harold Mabern, wasn't it? Not only this Morgan release, but also Roy Brooks's "Understanding." Maybe 2021 is a good year for Mabern!
Harold Mabern died in 2019, aged 83.
[edit] Just noticed Kevin's reply.
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Some people on the Hoffman board complained about the sound being compressed, too loud and too much 'in your face', compared to the earlier 2LP-set and 3CD-set. I don't have the new set, so I can't comment. I'm still on the fence, but those comments make me cautious. Hmm...
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2 hours ago, John L said:
If you ask me, Resonance filled a very important gap in Evans' discography with these two releases and Evans in England. The trio with Jack DeJohnette was one of the most interesting. Before these releases from Resonance, all we had from this trio was At the Montreux Jazz Festival and 4 tracks in poor sound on Secret Sessions.
True, but that doesn't alter the fact that I found them rather uninspired, and DeJohnette being barely audible on some tracks doesn't make it any better.
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Now listening to Another Time: The Hilversum Concert again to see/hear if I missed anything. At least it's DeJohnette on drums, not Morell.
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5 hours ago, Late said:
I wasn't crazy about Morell when I first heard him, but his playing on some live sets (I think) is quite good. Joe LaBarbera was a great fit for the final trio, though I would like to have heard DeJohnette guest, say, in 1979.
Which sets with Morell are you thinking of? And I totally agree about LaBarbera.
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7 hours ago, Brad said:
80 is definitely a lot. I think I have around 30. Why don’t you like Marty?
I find it difficult to describe, to my ears he just didn't sound "right" in the trio, not like Paul Motian did for example. There are more albums, some of them revered, where a musician doesn't sound comfortable/"right" to me, like for instance Kenny Dorham with Cecil Taylor, and John Coltrane on his Blue Train.
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22 minutes ago, Brad said:
They seem to keep finding more and more Evans recordings. It’s turned into a mini business. However, the latest one, Behind the Dikes, was very good so I’m not complaining too much.
Did you listen to the latest one. I liked it a lot.
No, I didn't, the two I mentioned were quite enough, and I don't feel the need to add to my 80+ Bill Evans collection.. Besides, I don't like Marty Morell.
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On 30-11-2018 at 2:57 PM, Brad said:
I guess Facebook is good for something
Good news. The Evans albums Resonance have put out have been very good.
Really? The ones I've heard (Another Time and Some Other Time) sounded pretty average, uninspired to me.
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I was on the fence about this set because I wasn't too fond of the guitar - the sound, not the playing - but decided to get it after all. Glad I did, and I recommend it to anyone who's not sure whether or not to get it - grab it while you can.
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Sorry to hear this. Met him once, in the 1970s, when he was touring with Lee Konitz and Jimmy Raney.
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1 hour ago, Д.Д. said:
OK, got back from the post office. The €45 tax-free threshold for private gifts seems to work (Hans, the Netherlands customs seems to confirm as much: https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontenten/belastingdienst/individuals/abroad_and_customs/receiving_goods_from_abroad/ ). In my case, I was charged VAT because the sender did not indicate his name, so the customs could not confirm the package is from an individual (as opposed to a company). What's annoying is that on top of the VAT there is a €5 "processing" fee charged by the post here.
Thanks for the info, David. I contacted Dutch customs about this a while ago and apparently was misinformed, they told me at the time the 45 euro threshold for shipments from private persons outside the EU would be abolished, just like the 22 euro threshold for everything else. Good to see it wasn't.
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1 hour ago, Д.Д. said:
Well, the Austrian customs page is fairly straightforward on this:
Für private Geschenksendungen besteht die Abgabenfreiheit bis zu einem Warenwert von 45 Euro. Private Geschenksendungen sind Warensendungen von einer Privatperson aus einem Nicht-EU-Staat an eine andere Privatperson in der EU, wenn sie
- gelegentlich erfolgen,
- sich ausschließlich aus Waren zum Eigenbedarf zusammensetzen und nach Art und Menge keine Einfuhr zu geschäftlichen Zwecken vermuten lassen und
- die Empfängerin/der Empfänger ohne irgendeine Bezahlung erhält.
I will probably go to the post office to retrieve my packages (one from UK another from Switzerland) tomorrow, let's see what they say. Will report.
I wonder if they forgot to delete this when the new rules came info force on 1 July
Dutch customs is clear about this: no such exception and I think it's an EU-wide rule, but maybe you're lucky. Please keep us posted.
1 hour ago, mikeweil said:I wasn't charged anything for this shipment of two CDs. Don't ask me why.
Maybe too much hassle for such a small shipment? Officials in the Netherlands complained about the amount of extra work that comes with the new VAT-rules for imports into the EU.
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2 hours ago, Д.Д. said:
Well, the only thing I received was notification from the post office that I should come pick up my package - and pay some fee. Let's see what it is, I will try to get it reimbursed. Fun to ensue.
As I understand it nothing is free anymore, VAT will be charged on everything that's imported into the EU, no matter if it's a gift from a friend valued under 45 euros, second-hand/used or whatever.
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On 30-7-2021 at 8:43 AM, Д.Д. said:
"Occasional" imports of gifts from individuals (not companies!) to individuals of value up to €45 is apparently not subject to VAT in the EU. I have something shipped from the UK this way at the moment to see if this works.
Have you received it yet? How did it go?
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