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Kenny Barron - Soft Spoken Here (32 Jazz) Disc 2 - originally released as Golden Lotus (Muse, rec. 1980)

Do your purchases strictly come from thrift shops?

Monday Michiru “Optimista” I love this album. So good in every way.

I am listening .... beautifull tone and articulation indeed. Someone was lucky in the Charityshop one day, it wasn't me that day ... that's the way it is. Maybe i'll find it some day ...

Yes, I think it does. It's become my "go to" recording for the Goldberg Variations, among the several versions that I have in my collection.

Does this recording live up to the awards it earned ? I've never heard it.

Disc 1

Earl Warrant and the Count's Men (Muse)

Spinning a wonderful sounding LP that was tucked in my collection passed over for listening too long. A stereo Roulette, they always seem to sound so good. “Tyree Glen at the Embers” Roulette LP Another great recording of Tyree with Hank Jones and Mary Osborne. 297×300 11.8 KB

Melissa Aldana, Filin (Blue Note)

Check the linen closet.

https://www.discogs.com/release/11241299-Charlie-Parker-Live-And-Private-Recordings-In-Chronological-Order Decided to pull this off the shelf and listen while assembling a new piece of furniture to complement my book shelves that arried three days early ...

On my shelf ...

I didn't enjoy Rohmer's La Collectionneuse as much as I had hoped. I think this was mostly due to the power dynamics between the two fairly douchey men and the just out of high school girl.

I don't really see that much difference in quality between the small group and big band v-disc sets. I remember noticing there was at least one session that was actually split between the two sets. And there are a few vocals on the big band set that are pretty dated, too. This material has been available and much or most of it could be found on the internet prior to the Mosaics but I do think the sound quality on these two sets is great and sets a standard for any future release of V-discs. Very worthy sets!

Ts find, powerfull and touching !

I don't do it often, but sometimes I would swap CDs and not put it immediately back in the CD case. (I know, it's a dreadful habit...) Which means endless searching later on. 😟 There are at least 3 or 4 like that, including a very good recording of Mendelssohn's Octet. As it happens, I have also misplaced a few DVDs, though these are at least still with their cases...

My collection is generally not organized--I do have most of my Miles, Dylan, Blue Note, Impulse! and Bethlehem cds all in one location but the rest are pretty much just willy nilly, and stored in bookcases mostly with two rows of discs stacked two high (i. e. there are two rows of discs behind and two rows in front of those visible). I was looking for my Capitol Woody Herman Mosaic lately. . . and still haven't located them. . . I will eventually--I have not yet moved all the discs around in three bookcases. I know they are not in storage! In the process I did discover two duplicate cds I am sending to my best pal in Austin.

Now which discs are y'all looking for right now?

I have thousands of cds in storage and so that qualifies often. I know I have them, I assume they are in storage.

Happens sometimes. I just wait & try another day.

EDIT I've heard this CD many times before, and I've always enjoyed it. But today, for some reason, it's REALLY kicking hard. This is some AMAZING music.