JSngry Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 What was the theory behind a microgroove 78 being an improvement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 What was the theory behind a microgroove 78 being an improvement? Speed. All things being equal, the faster a disc spins, the better it will sound, hence the audiophile 45 RPM reissues of Blue Note albums. The reason old 78s don't give audiophile sound is that they are pressed from noisy material, which is all they had at the time. Nunn's 12" vinyl microgroove 78s sound wonderful, but weren't very practical - I didn't time them, but they seem to have about eight minutes of music per side, and many folks didn't have have a 78 player with a microgroove stylus. Heck, I didn't until today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Right, i get the speed part, that's true with tape as well of course, just don't get the microgroove part. I mean, bigger grooves should allow for more information, no? Or is it a thing that you couldn't get those bigass grooves into vinyl in a cost-effective manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I think that's it's more a matter of practicality and playing time - a coarse-grooved 12" 78 will only hold about four-and-a-half or five minutes of music. By the time vinyl and LPs came along, that wasn't acceptable for consumers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Imagine the sonics if non-microgroove vinyl 78s had become the medium of choice for singles instead of 45s...then again, imagine if Joe DiMaggio had played tenor with Count Basie instead of Buddy Tate? No sense in imagining either one, right? Yet...market driving format drive me crazy sometimes, but I guess that's just how stuff works. Being right trumped by guessing right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Joe Henderson----------Mode for Joe----------(BN NYC) mono I'd forgotten how good this session was. It's not JH's strongest BN but more than decent. Next........ Wayne Shorter--------Night Dreamer--------(BN NYC) mono Similar feelings to the Henderson above. For a long time I didn't rate this much compared to what was to come on BN. Lee Morgan's presence might suggest a Messengers performance but it sounds more advance (to my unsophisticated ears). Juju and SNE remain ahead but thus can't be too far behind, along with a bunch of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomatamot Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 'THE RONNIE SCOTT QUARTET - 1612 OVERTURE' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Playing the heck out of this one lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer 'Tonight' (UK Fontana, mono) UK issue of the Mainstream LP - and good to be reminded of just what a fine band this was. Edited February 13, 2015 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Followed by an old favourite on UK CBS from 1975.. Edited February 13, 2015 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerF Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 The Real Great Escape by Larry Coryell - I wish this would get a CD reissue, such a great guitarist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Newly received from Pete B and such an improved copy from what I had before. Eventually I'll find a great mono copy as I love this date in mono but my copy is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Newly received from Pete B and such an improved copy from what I had before. Eventually I'll find a great mono copy as I love this date in mono but my copy is bad. Is this a Bell issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Lester Bowie: Fast Last! (Muse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Chico Freeman - Morning Prayer (India Navigation). Originally on Japanese WhyNot. One of Chico's most interesting albums; Muhal and Threadgill are on board, among others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 John Coltrane: Transition (Impulse Japan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Henry Townsend - Hard Luck Stories (Swingmaster). The great St. Louis bluesman on a Dutch label, from 1981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Eric Quincy Tate - Drinking Man's Friend (Capricorn). 1972 Southern blues/rock from my youth. Since Eric Quincy Tate is unlikely to be familiar to many folks here, I'll point out that it's a band, not a person. I spent a summer in Macon, Georgia in 1974, and put many quarters into the jukebox to play "Brown Sugar" (not the Rolling Stones song) from this album. Edited February 14, 2015 by jeffcrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hank Crawford, True Blue (Atlantic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Anthony Braxton, Five Pieces 1975 (Arista). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Anthony Braxton, Five Pieces 1975 (Arista). Probably my all time favorite Braxton album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Teo Macero with the Prestige Jazz Quartet---------Teo--------(Esquire) Pretty cool outing that's ok but not exactly electrifying. Macero does Konitz but Konitz does Konitz better -as it were. Mal Waldron is present but the cool setting means his usual grittiness is not to the fore. It's a moody old album but it does have some charm. Limited recommendation from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Next Pat Metheny / Ornette Coleman------------Song X-----------(Geffen) Kudos to Metheny for having the the ambition to play with OC. Pat does just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Anthony Braxton, Five Pieces 1975 (Arista). Probably my all time favorite Braxton album. Mine too and arguably the best introduction to him. A shame it never had a standalone CD release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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