J.A.W.

Oh sorry, you're illegally downloading boots... that makes it all right then. I forgot that any music downloaded is automatically perfectly legal. ← In my opinion boots shouldn't be discussed on Org at all. They're in the same category as the CDRs Jim is talking about here.

That's great, congratulations!

There's been some talk about a forthcoming Rich Mosaic in this thread.

The following CDs are scheduled on release. July 20, 2005 Vivid Sound VSCD 9323(New) Harriott,Joe/Indo Jazz Fusion / Jazz at Jazz Ltd. (2on1) 2520 July 27, 2005 Ratspack MZCF 1067(New) Krog,Karin/KAMOME 2520 Ratspack MZCF 1068(New) Krog,Karin/Sings Gershwin* 2400 Ratspack MZCF 1069(New) Krog,Karin/You Must Believe in Spring* 2400 August 24, 2005 Sony SICP 892(New) Davis,Miles/Round about Midnight(Legacy Edition) 2CD(digipack) 3780 Victor VICJ 61283(New) Rollins,Sonny/Without a Song 2520 Victor VICJ 61285(New) Benoit,David/Orchestral Stories 2520 Victor VICJ 61286(New) Freelon,Nnenna/Blue Print of a Lady(Sketches of Billie Holiday) 2520 Universal UCCU 9097(New)24bit Basie,Count/Standing Ovation* 2345 Universal UCCU 9098(New)24bit Basie,Count/Basie Straight Ahead* 2345 Universal UCCM 9209(New)24bit Basie,Count/High Voltage* 2345 Universal UCCM 9210(New)24bit Basie,Count/Basic Basie* 2345 Universal UCCV 9233(New)24bit Basie,Count/The Greatest* 2345 Universal UCCV 9234(New)24bit Basie,Count/Li'l Ol' Groovemaker* 2345 Universal UCCV 9235(New)24bit Basie,Count/Basie at Newport(Complete)* 2345 Universal UCCV 9236(New)24bit Basie,Count/More Hits of 50's-60's* 2345 Universal UCCV 9237(New)24bit Basie,Count/Arthur Prysock & Count Basie* 2345 Universal UCCV 9238(New)24bit Basie,Count/Basie's Beatle Bag* 2345 September 2, 2005 P Vine PCD 23690(New) Davis,Nathan/If 2415 P Vine PCD 23691(New) Davis,Nathan/Suite for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. 2415 September 15,2005 Victor VICJ 61291(Riverside)20bit,New Evans,Bill/The Complete Riverside Recordings (12CD) 21000 September 21, 2005 Sony SICP 827(New) Davis,Miles/Miles Smiles (digipack) 1890 Sony SICP 828(New) Davis,Miles/The Sorcerer +2 (digipack) 1890 Sony SICP 829(New) Davis,Miles/Nefertiti +4 (digipack) 1890 Sony SICP 830(New) Davis,Miles/Miles in the Sky +2 (digipack) 1890 Sony SICP 831(New) Davis,Miles/Water Babies +1 (digipack) 1890 Sony SICP 832(New) Davis,Miles/Filles de Kilimanjaro +1 (digipack) 1890 And the release of the following CDs is cancelled. Universal UCCU 9057(new)24 Bit Basie,Count/Standing Ovation* 2345 Universal UCCU 9058(new)24 Bit Basie,Count/Hi Voltage* 2345 Universal UCCU 9059(new)24 Bit Goodman,Benny/London Date* 2345 Universal UCCU 9060(new)24 Bit James,Harry/Live at the Riverboat* 2345 Universal UCCU 9061(new)24 Bit Herman,Woody/Live at Carnegie Hall 1946* 2345 Universal UCCU 9062(new)24 Bit Oliver,Sy/Sentimental Sy* 2345 Universal UCCU 9063(new)24 Bit Albam,Manny/Sophisticated Lady* 2345 Universal UCCU 9064(new)24 Bit Kaye,Sammy/Shall We Dance?* 2345 Universal UCCU 9065(new)24 Bit Heath,Ted & Edmundo Ros/Heath Vs Ros, Round 2* 2345 Universal UCCU 9066(new)24 Bit Jerome,Henry/Brazen Brass Goes Hollywood* 2345

Perhaps they wanted to avoid panic... Anyway, I hope all UK members and their family are alright and well. My thoughts are with you.

And many more happy returns!

(I'll take the bait) No, not really, June Christy, Stan Kenton or post-1960 Cannonball are just not my cup of tea.

Other DCCs I'd recommend very highly are the Hoffman remastered Miles Davis albums Miles Davis and Milt Jackson: Quintet/Sextet, The New Miles Davis Quintet/Miles, Steamin', Workin', Relaxin', and Cookin', his Wes Montgomery remasters So Much Guitar and Full House, his Sonny Rollins remasters Tenor Madness, Saxophone Colossus (the best version I've heard so far), and The Sound of Sonny, and his Cannonball Adderley remaster Know What I Mean? Unfortunately, like Claude said, they're all OOP and quite pricey. Remasters I also like very much are the Analogue Productions hybrid SACDs, but I've already posted about those elsewhere. Generally, I prefer the K2s and the XRCD K2s to the OJCs; the only problem I have with some of the K2s and XRCD K2s is, that they are remastered a tad too bright and loud to my taste.

Yes.

I've just compared the OJC and Japanese K2 versions of Tadd Dameron's Fontainebleau, and the latter is a bit more transparent and detailed, but not bright. The OJC sounds muffled in comparison. The sound level is about the same on both CDs.

Same here.

I second that, but forget about the OJC in this case. The K2 is the one to get.

As I posted in the other K2 thread, many people prefer the older OJCs to the 20-bit K2 remasters (both domestic and Japanese), because the OJCs are flat transfers/remasters whereas the K2s are usually mastered brighter. To my ears the best sounding OJCs are the reissues of Contemporary and Stereo recordings, and there are relatively few K2 remasters of Contemporary and Stereo material (Stereo was a Contemporary imprint). Edit: I realize this doesn't exactly answer your question.

Happy birthday.

So they don't deserve the attention they got just because you don't like them, is that what you're saying? That's going a bit far, isn't it? Sounds pretty arrogant to me. There are lots of artists I don't like or I'm not interested in, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve the attention they got, that's not up to me.

Your point being?

I think it's because the Capitol box is not a "complete" box, just a selection--and MC said in the liner notes that some artists were excluded either because their Capitol recordings were too voluminous, or because they were being held back for future projects. ← And it isn't called "Complete" either, it's just Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions.

And then there's that Johnson set. ← ...Which is absolutely wonderful and a must in my opinion.

Great examples of this are many of the OJC/Contemporary CD issues of the late '80's and early '90's, such as the Shelly Manne Blackhawk discs, Barney Kessel titles (such as "Some Like It Hot" mentioned earlier), Hampton Hawes titles, etc. To my ears, these original transfers/masterings sound as good as--if not better than--any 20-bit K2's I have. I suspect that Fantasy hasn't given some of these very popular titles--like the Manne Blackhawk discs--the 20-bit K2 treatment (for US release, at least) because it would be hard to improve on the orginal digital transfers and mastering. In fact, I was once told by someone at Fantasy that the reason they keep the older remasterings in their catalog (at least up until the Concord era) alongside any 20-bit K2 versions is that many people actually prefer the older remasterings. Can you imagine Blue Note doing the same with older versions of RVG issues, or Verve with older versions of VME issues? ← I fully second Claude's statement on mastering. As for the mastering of older OJCs, many people do indeed prefer the older OJCs to the 20-bit K2 remasters, probably because the former are flat transfers/remasters whereas the latter are usually mastered brighter, so to speak.

I'm not a fan of Ron McMaster's remastering, but the sound of this set is decent. This Mosaic is a wonderful document.

Have a safe trip, Chris, and get back here soon!

Sad news, again...

I second that.

I have the XRCD24 version of How My Heart Sings (Victor Japan VICJ-61064, mini-LP sleeve), and it's a beauty! Very highly recommended!

According to CDUniverse Sunday... is a single-layered SACD, but that's also wrong, it's a hybrid.