Chuck Nessa

You must have heard of free popcorn, free peanuts, free beer, free Huey, free jazz. Well, this is free poll.

Mike, I urge you to search out the Rosen (vinyl or cd). What Schumann recordings do you have by him. CR's been a favorite for over 3 decades. I think he's "as bright" as a musician dares before becoming a pedantic bore. He lives on the edge. Do you know his writing?

Well, WHOOP-DEE-DOO!!!!!!! B-)

Nothing conventional going on here.

I say that to all the Portuguese fellas.

Cymbal distortion good.

Is this related to the drum solo vocalese thread?

Yes Wolfie I was talking about the Feb, '54 Birdland recordings of the Art Blakey quintet. I have, and like, both volumes of the current RVG remastering. Is that specific enough? Geez!!!!!!!!!

Over the years I've had this material on 10" lps, 45s (my first exposure), 12" lps, Liberty reissue, '80s BN cd, 1995 BN Brownie set and now the US RVGs. Overall, I find the current US RVGs the best representation of the material.

I like the Blue Bunny French Vanilla-I get it at Meijer Isn't that ice cream?

But what will the wife say?

I know I said I'd go away but........... Wolffie mentions in his first post a "'70s pressing". If I remember correctly, the various owners of BN (3 during the decade in question) pressed records at 7+ pressing plants in the '70s. Adding in the sources of metal parts/masterings, the variables are endless - and far from "audiophile". What mastering is he referencing? It is really hard for me to accept as valid criticism, comparisons with no context. He also ignores the sound beyond the cymbals. This is not a solo cymbal date.

Boy am I happy to have that jazz mystery cleared up!

Same guy owns big chunks of both companies. It is an inside deal which can defy logic and impose "smack". We just have to sit by and watch.

About 23 years ago a drunk (in his 50s, business suit, "friend of musicians" approached me in Joe Segal's place. Since I was a "record company" he saw me as an enemy of musicians - this is a life hazard for us in the biz. So...his point of attack was directed to my "manhood". He said "Have you fathered any children"! I said I had a son and a daughter. He said "One of each, how nice for you". I asked about his offspring and he proudly exclaimed "FOUR". I asked "One of each?" and after a blank look and a few seconds, he took a swing at me.

I don't think I've done anything there to upset anyone. I save that for here. B-) Would someone with access give my answer to the guy.

I tried posting to the thread but received the following message: Chuck Nessa, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: 1.Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? 2.If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. Anyway, I was going to suggest Jimmy Harris. He played trumpet in the Erskine Hawkins band from the mid '40s 'til near the end.

OK.

I have/had 25+ years experience pressing lps and making master discs that "could be played". I've done work for both classical ("audiophile") and jazz labels. You don't have a clue about this stuff. You have previously said you could not take any of my comments about Rudy seriously since I'd worked with him. I guess it is always best to reject information from "first hand experience". If you wanna remain "stupid", it's not my problem. I do not believe RVG is faultless and have plenty of "quibbles" but you look silly to anyone with real experience. Once again, I ask your age (and please add experience).

Wolfie, I think it must be really hard to breath with your head there. This is coming from someone listening to this stuff for 45+ years. I've been listening to an unmentionable number of pressings/formats. How old are you? I'm editing to mention how poor many of the '70s pressiings were.

Wes, Mastersounds, MJQ. Boy, there is a musical powerhouse. I can't stand the implications.

Sears brings Craftsman and Kenmore to the table. Very fine reps and better than OK products. K-Mart has the Martha line. Do not laugh. The food related products like pots and pans are absolutely first rate. Some smart cookie could take advantage of this and become a hardware monster. We buy yogurt from Wally. They are the only local source for Blue Bunny "sugar free" and between the the two of us we eat about 20 a week. That is it! The us (couldn't push down the cap key) is moving away from much I love, but might become a country I admire. If we become "crippled" by our greed, we might be fine.

Guess I'm mellowing in my old age. B-) Or I'm just too tired.

G'by Cy.