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In this particular case, the performances were recorded on an Ampex 600, if I recall correctly, and yes, the recordings are mono. A set of tapes has been in Jim Wilke's collection for all these decades, and those two reels were physically shipped to me for mastering. (Blue Note now owns and archives these original tape reels.) As the production team and I started going through the contents of the tapes, we discovered a problem: One song was absent from the tapes I received, but a flat, existing, archival digital transfer existed for that track, and it sounded fine, so we included it -- and the album is better for it.

Impex Records is a well-known and respected audiophile label. Their gold cd of "Ellington Indigos" is one of my very favorite discs. They have also done an INCREDIBLE SOUNDING SACD of "Getz/Gilberto." Their LP releases get great praise, I haven't bought any as I'm not buying recent reissue LPs.

I haven’t spun this one in a while and it is a good one. Ku-Umba Frank Lacy with Mingus Big Band “Mingus Sings” Sunnyside cd

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Dan he clearly says it was mastered from digital files! Doesn't bother me--I'm not buying the LPs but his "there's digital and then there's digital" phrase is. . . wonky. I think he is trying to stress there is limited digital editing, but he should have tried again.

A third rainy day seems ahead. Memphis not happy about it. Lots of falling leaves. Starting off with Dave Brubeck “Jackpot” Sony cd. Not essential perhaps due to a less than stellar piano and instrumental balance that could have beeb better, but tunes not usually played.

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He in no way says its a digital master. One track was somehow missing from the reels and a digital transfer was used. What would be nice is to know what tune was sourced from a digital transfer so that others could make their own judgements. What this really does is call into question is what else was lost on the misplaced reel because its pretty rare that a single tune is all that was recorded. It sounds like Mr. Wilkie did his own mix tapes from the recordings he preserved of these broadcasts.

yes, nice and mellow !

In advance of the November 4 concert in Madrid...

October 24 Odean Pope - 1938

Michael James [M.J.]: No.85 Bud Shank New Groove. In:Modern Jazz. The essential records. A critical selection by Hax Harrison, Alun Morgan, Ronald Atkins, Michael James, Jack Cooke. London 1978, p. 55

Beastie Boys' heavy sampling of Steig in "Sure Shot"

Never seen this before, looks fascinating, esp. Karl Berger there. Is this, this?

Hope it was a great show!

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It would be Bird and it has yet to be assembled. Plenty of studio boxes, but live Bird is a whole nother thing. But there is that bootleg Rollins/Village Gate box that is pretty damn...intense.

and Australia!! still looking for a few Rutherfords to plug the gaps