mikeweil

I bought a pair of Focal Chorus 710 speakers over a dozen years ago and love 'em! Got them cheap at a sale of a local electronics chain closing one of their outlets. I use a Marantz K1 Pearl-Lite amp and it works fine. My wife and my friends all love the sound. I plan to get me a pair of Focal Chorus shelf spaekers for my small system in my bedroom later this year.

Could you please post tracklists of these two? It seems they are not on discogs. I'm still waiting for that box set. The seller warned me it might take 3-4 weeks, or longer. Besides I am occupied with restoring our balcony to usable state after the whole house was freshly painted. We have a lot of flower pots and such .....

I knew his name, but the first of his music I heard was in a movie, Under The Volcano, and I was impressed. I should get some more of his recordings. R.I.P.

Excellent music of a still underrated composer, Benedetto Marcello.

In Germany we have online shops selling all kinds of CD trays, here is a six CD tray: https://cdn02.plentymarkets.com/2gppe2bbih4e/item/images/100494/full/100494-CD-Jewelbox-6fach.jpg

Thre still is this 3 CD box from the Capitol Blues Collection - US buyers can find reasonably priced copies on discogs:

I have seen and bought replacement cases holding five or six discs. I wouldn't have any glue come anywhere near to any disc.

That album's title shows the problem - or what later generations of Verve reissue producers might have seen as one. Machito ‎– Afro-Cuban Jazz - The Music Of Chico O'Farrill Two leaders? Machito's band, O'Farrill composing and arranging. Mosaic could have conceived a box with the complete recordings of both - that would have been the best solution. Or Verve themselves. A look into the Verve discography would have revealed it. IIRC there even is a later session by O'Farrill with a studio orchestra thta was not on the double CD Cuban Blues.

No - I have both. The tracks on the two Verve compilations you have are tops, sound-wise. Wish there was a complete reissue like that.

Workman and Cyrille! My dream bass/drums team! Just ordered a copy for ten bucks incl. shipping.

Just read in the credits that the Proper Box dubbed the respective Norman Granz tracks from the Pablo CD. No sound improvement.

Rebecca Coupe Franks (tp,flhrn) Joe Henderson (ts) Kenny Barron (p) Leni Stern (g) Buster Williams (b) Ben Riley (d)

Sonny Bravo (Latin Jazz guy)

Several tracks were reissued on Verve compilations with much better sound. To me it sounds like Pablo used an old tape transfer, where Verve had access to much better sources. Now whether these still exisr after all those vault fires is another question. The Jazz Scene double CD includes all takes of Tanga not available anywhere else. There is a Proper Box, too, but I'll have to compare first. Details can be found on discogs. I for one never understood why they did not give Machito a similar treatment like they afforded the Chico O'Farrill sessions - there would have been some overlap, of course.

One of the swinginest ever! R.I.P.