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Steve Slagle...was he mentioned? I can't say that I read this entire long thread started decades ago.

I've always been puzzled by PD vendors' assertions of "Remastered", when they certainly don't have access to the source tapes, etc. On the other hand, I've seen claims here on the forum that some of Werner's (ezz-thetics) PD reissues really do have improved sonics. So perhaps wizardry can be performed from needle-drops or CD-drops.

Ernest Ranglin - Bless Up (Avila Street Records)

spiderfriend (on discogs) "special transfers, you know, the copy protected ones, because that is what noise reduction is, just like the R.I.A.A. curve, or HDCD, or K2 Supercoding, they have nothing to do with improving sound quality!" WTF?? What a moron. To equate noise reduction with copy protection, the RIAA curve, HDCD & K2 supercoding shows that this idiot knows nothing about audio at all. I can understand complaining about excessive use of noise reduction, though I have no idea if it's badly done or used at all on this CD from Mosaic, but that is where this complaint should have ended. Can you imagine what records would have sounded like if they never implemented the RIAA equalization in the LP standard? No bass. Too much treble. Records that many turntables would not be able to play. It's just nuts to think that this was a bad idea.

The festival was presented by Vivo, which appears to be the rebranded Celebrity Series.

Haydn - String Quartets Op.54 - Buchberger Quartet

When I added this CD to my Discogs collection I noticed another user left this strange review: "As much fun as the music is, this is a disappointing release because of the significant amount of noise reduction that has obviously been applied. Mosaic are the stewards of a corporate jazz narrative, and here we have an excellent example of how agenda dictates all the terms. Recorded in '55, there should be a substantial amount of hiss if these transfers were unaltered. There is absolutely no hiss, and the overall sound is muted in that special way only NR can deliver. Mark Wilder is an employee of Sony and he is responsible for many of these special transfers, you know, the copy protected ones, because that is what noise reduction is, just like the R.I.A.A. curve, or HDCD, or K2 Supercoding, they have nothing to do with improving sound quality!"

For some musicians it seems to be very hard to sense when you better stop performing.

In other words, cheaply taking advantage of European copyright regulations.

In short, those packagings are a big scam. BTW, I do assume "copy write" in the opening post is supposed to mean "copyright" (unless it's a clever play on homophony ). Since liner notes are probably inexistent with downloads there is not likely to be much "copy write/writing" there.

It’s been a while since I have played “Agharta” and my system is somewhat improved since then, I’m really enjoying this spinning. Miles Davis “Agharta” Sony SRCS 9720-21 DSD mastered 2 cd set

Listening for the third time in a row, ... it's very good for the first half of the album but it loses it view/tension for the second half a little bit. I think i will keep this one.

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I have a handful of versions of this classic release and this one is the one I find most pleasant to listen to, a DSD mastered reissue from Japan in 2000, Sony SRCS 9703. Miles Davis +19 “Miles Ahead” SRCS 9703 cd I like all the collaborations with Gil Evans, but this one holds a special place in my listening world.

Listening again to this new release. I like it a lot! Walter Smith III “Twio, Vol. 2” Blue Note cd

Ts find ! Complete collection on CBS. Found it today.

Candy Dulfer - Sax-a-Go-Go Early Candy Dulfer is a bit of a surprise to me. I'd only heard her later records, by which time she'd aged into boring smooth jazz proper. Whereas I really did enjoy my first listen this. Sort of Acid Jazz Jazz. Influences seem to be David Sanborn, 1980s Miles Davis and Prince, etc. It is very very commercial pop jazz and there is the drum machine, but she has an unexpectedly forceful saxophone tone.

Yellow Swans – Going Places

I must admit that when i wrote my post above I had not thought of his later Pablo recordings. I do not have many of these, but what I have picked up along the way is rather amazing. Will have to look into more of this, I guess. Agreed about the man of many parts and "The Legend" - and "Kansas City Suite" too. This sort of combination of Carter and Basie is something special.