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  1. did AM used to sound better back in the day?

    in Audio Talk

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    "Tubes were only a small part of the equation"

    gotta disagree - because what I think you are hearing on those old braodcasts is, very specifically, a warmth that pervades even their lo-fi sound - and this, from my experience, corresponds very directly to the use of tubes in the signal path.

    Yes - tubes on both ends of the experience.

    As someone who used to power up and power down a 5000w tube AM transmitter as a livelihood, I can attest to that.

    The AM chip in radios for many years cost pennies. AM became such an afterthought for so many manufacturers--they were obligated to put it in to maintain parity with other manufacturers. And they did so as cheaply as possible.

    When digital compression came to the fore, we had many conversations about the loss of fidelity at radio conferences. IBOC was seen as the holy radio grail. It brought its own set of problems, especially on FM.

    AM on HD Radio sounds pretty good. When it works, that is.

  2. Looking for Charlie Christian suggestions

    in Recommendations

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    Is this the reissue you got?: http://www.amazon.com/The-Genius-Of-Electric-Guitar/dp/B008S80S1C/ref=sr_1_sc_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1347224998&sr=1-3-spell&keywords=geniue+of+electric+guitar

    Nothing on Amazon that I could see about this being a remaster. I am interested to know what the sound's like. Wondering if it is a step up from this old 1989 CD: http://www.amazon.com/Goodman-Sextet-Featuring-Charlie-Christian/dp/B0000026TA . I assume the material is duplicated.

    The 2012 box is a reissue of the box that came out in 2002, which was remastered and sounded a lot better than the bad-sounding earlier disc. Having said that, I don't like the sound on the 2002 box either, to my ears it is harsh/shrill. I have the long OOP French Masters of Jazz CDs, which I think have the best sound of all.

    I might well pick the reissue box up when it's released. I love the Benny Goodman sides with Christian. And only have ancient remasters. It seems that the reissue may have corrected the earlier physical box, which upset a few people.

    That 2002 box with its lame foam-slot CD holders was most unfortunate. Some sort of reaction between the foam and the discs caused a rather heavy haze to appear on all of my discs. I could barely buff them out with my 3/4 HP bench grinder / polisher. Glad to see they have fixed this.

  4. Prestige International & Folk Releases - Who Knew?

    in Discography

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    Jim, I don't recall a Riverside children's series, as such (Wonderland Records came after I left), but there were some comedy albums like Louis Nye's "Heigh-Ho Madison Avenue," which they spent a lot of money promoting (the PR kit came in a black briefcase). Barrett Clark, a stage actor/director/TV writer, produced several drama-oriented releases, as well as the immortal "Sounds of the Home" series of dripping faucets and slamming screen doors, "Sounds of Sebring" and other fun rev'ed up albums, etc. He was also—though rather regrettably—the audio engineer on my "Chicago: The Living Legends" series. BTW, my favorite Limerick comes from one of Barrett's albums:

    On the breast of a woman named Gail,

    was tattooed the price of her tail,

    and on her behind,

    for the sake of the blind,

    was the same information in braille.

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    I've got a copy of this Riverside 4LP boxed set of Alice in Wonderland as read by Cyril Ritchard.

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  5. Brian Blade

    in Artists

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    I remember seeing Brian Blade at my first real jazz concert in 1995 with the Joshua Redman Quartet. I didn't know much about jazz at the time, but it was his performance with that group that left a lasting impression on me. (As an 18-year-old, especially.)

  6. Brian Blade

    in Artists

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    I simply cannot stop listening to these first three Brian Blade Fellowship albums.

    The other day, I watched that "Icons Among Us" on Netflix streaming. Blade's band was one of the groups in the spotlight. I went to Rdio and haven't stopped listening yet.

    I remember when they came out, and even listening to some samples at the time. Didn't catch my ear then. Now it won't let go.

    The steel guitar on the first two is positively magical, both in a solo and textural position.

  9. Looking for recommendations of baroque pieces for solo instruments

    in Classical Discussion

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    Hans, I understand you're not into lute, but others might find it interesting. Silvius Leopold Weiss was a great baroque composer for lute. I would recommend a 3-CD set by Terrell Stone. It's OOP but can be found here and there. Allmusic has samples, check them out: http://www.allmusic.com/album/silvius-leopold-weiss-sei-parthie-di-versavia-mw0001831181

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    I second Moms' recommendation for Blandine Rannou's harpsichord recordings - most gorgeous sound. I am not a fan of Leonhard either, he manages to make Bach sound boring (at least on a few Deutsche Harmonis Mundi recordings of his I have).

    Naxos also issued the Weiss lute pieces across three discs (I think). I have one volume, and it is quite nice.

  10. Amazon Sound Sample Policy

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I'm sure there are some infrastructure savings for them on a move like this. They are a business, and found a place to save some costs.

    Not sure how the sound samples used to be uploaded. Does anyone have insight into that? Did labels provide them? (I remember the days of RealAudio samples and the like. Ugh.)

  12. record sales rise

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    I have bought dozens of albums after previewing them on Spotify. I know a few other friends that have been using Spotify the same way.

    It happens!

    Agreed. I will no longer buy anything unless I hear the entire album first, Spotify (and MOG) has been a blessing in this regard.

    Same here! (Except that I use Rdio)

    I'll even preview/listen to things on Rdio on my moblie WHILE I'M IN A RECORD STORE. Crazy collision, that is.

    It's caused me to discover and buy more things than ever before. (To the detriment of my bank account, you see.) :tophat:

  20. MADLY GOOD bonus session(!) on SOLOMON ILORI Conn, 1964

    in Recommendations

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    I listened to these three cuts last night on the way home from work.

    The first piece has a section with Elvin and percussion section. That business had me hanging on every note. It was like Elvin had another arm and a few more drums. Magic.

    The third piece's drum breakdown was a bit more odd. You could tell Elvin was going to do that stretch the tempo thing in the solo. And he did. But it felt like the straight time of the rest of the percussion made it out of place.

    First time I'd heard Laws on tenor. NICE!

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