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I don't know about jazz CDs specifically, but the owner of my fave local record store recently told me that he's selling CDs as much if not more than ever. He says he's getting more young customers buying them, partly because they can't afford vinyl if they're looking for physical media. And Numero, which dumped its CD stock years ago, just announced that they are launching a new CD reissue series in response to ongoing customer base demand. I don't think CDs will come back necessarily to the extent that vinyl did, and will remain a niche part of the market, but there do seem to be signs that a small revival is underway.

Pacific Jazz PJ-75 (Japan GXF 3112) - Gerry Mulligan " Timeless" - rec. 1952 to 1956 (compilation)

I think a CD comeback could only come out of nostalgia - because streaming is even more convenient. A couple of years ago there was even a short-lived comeback for VHS tapes (not for jazz, though), but historically, it seems that the most convenient option always wins out.

MCA-3042 (Japan ) - Gene Norman Presents: Wardel Gray & Dexter Gordon group - rec- 1952 and Tony Scott Quartet - rec. 1953

Re-visiting another Yes album I don’t think I have listened to since I moved from Austin a dozen years ago. An unusual one that showcases two different editions of Yes. Sure sounds great on my present system, so different than I remember it sounding when I had the Torii Mk III in the system.

Similar to the comeback of LPs several years ago. The convenience of CDs may have overcome the nostalgia of owning LPs.

I like them.

Oh, and my annual physical is 7 days from now — so I will definitely bring it up with my GP. (I’m also hoping it’s at least somewhat better by then.)

Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra Lutoslawski, Concerto for Orchestra Christoph Von Dohnanyi, The Cleveland Orchestra (London)

Well more than a quarter-step — damn near a half-step. I’ve tested it holding an A440 YouTube video on my phone next to one ear, and then moving the phone over to the other ear — and it’s quite a difference. Here’s what it is, apparently (what I found from just googling about it)… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplacusis It just started 5-6 days ago, along with some ringing in my right ear (the ear that’s perceiving things almost a half-step sharper than reality). I’m not incredibly worried about it YET — I’m assuming I have some fluid and maybe an infection too — in my right ear (the one ringing), but no pain. And I assume it’ll sort itself out in a week or two, on its own. I had tons of ear infections as a kid, got tubes in my ears (tiny tube in the eardrum) at least twice (as a kid) — and I eventually grew out of it. And for the most part, I haven’t had more than a half-dozen ear infections in the last 35+ years. I’m also assuming maybe I’ve actually experienced this effect — but more in BOTH ears at the same time (if it is fluid behind the eardrum) — but rarely in just one ear only. Anyway, let me also tell you this is anoying as fuck. It’s like everything is double-tracked 24/7 — with the second track a half-step sharp — aka perpetual half-step-dissonance. (Maybe Charles Ives would have loved it!!) I can sorta listen to MONO recordings, as long as they don’t have lots of piano chords (especially delicate ones). So listening to piano trio recordings is absolutely out — but most early horn-driven bebop is a little more tolerable (better with 2 horns, not just one — but not 3 or more either). But stereo recordings — especially with some instruments hard-panned to the left, and others entirely to the right — and especially listening on earbuds — is absolute torture. Anybody here ever experienced this before??? There was a public holiday event at work on Sunday, with Xmas music on the PA — and let me tell you Alvin and The Chipmonks just about did me in.

One amazing source is the log books of Rudy Van Gelder, who was as fastidious with information as he was with sound. Every session is documented and has been a great research tool for me. ECM albums rarely were made in a day, which is why they tend to list month and year. That said, when a single session date was in effect, they rarely included that. One example that comes immediately to mind is Arild Andersen's A Molde Concert, which just says August 1981 but took place on August 4th according to the Molde Jazz Festival people I contacted. One early label that was great about including recording dates was Argo.

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(Patricia Brennan, Of The Near and The Far)

Daily musical engagement correlates with a marked reduction in dementia incidence. https://limelight-arts.com.au/news/listening-to-music-after-70-linked-to-sharp-drop-in-dementia-risk-australian-study-finds/

Re-recording dates on BN - what is more, the JEPSEN's Jazz Records discography (published from 1962 onwards) listed the recording dates almost throughout for these releases. I just did a quick check on some of the BN acts (Blakey, Sonny Clark, Donaldson, Silver) and the'yre there. So visibly this info had been "salvaged" by researchers (Jepsen or whoever contibuted this info to him) and saved for posterity at a time before it may have got "lost" (for a time). And some renowned labels such as Contemporary did list the recording dates even on the original releases, starting back in the 50s.

SML, How You Been (International Anthem)

This is even more intriguing, because Monk cleaned up by now. Sonny was still a bit of a mess.Think Sonny stole Monk's comp for money to fix, or that he thought he believed it was his own writing?

The Jimmy Smith Doubletime 2-CD set, "A New Sound... A New Star...", has also never been reissued since that release except on CD in Japan.

Well, I guess that I should have been a bit more precise in my comments. While some of this information may have been lost at Blue Note, it wouldn't seem to be a major issue. We have exact recording dates for almost all the classic Blue Note sessions, even if a lot of this information wasn't included on the back cover of original EP and LP releases. From about the 1970s until the end of the century, we not only had precise discographical information included on reissues of classic earlier records but established jazz labels would generally include all of this information on new releases as well. Now, the situation has significantly changed in that regard and, as I wrote above, I worry that a lot of discographical information is not being saved for posterity at all.