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International Phonograph CD

Medeski, Martin & Wood - Tonic - Blue Note Classic Vinvyl Series

Yep, 25+ years ago I bought the majority of the Muse catalog that I wanted for ~$5 per record. Catalyst, Buster Williams, and Vic Juris Horizon Drive were the only ones sold at a premium because of hip hop samples. I also got an original copy Sun Ra's Lanquidity for $20 so it was a different time.

I suggested this and a Carlos Garnett Select to Michael Cuscuna and if I recall correctly, he said they wouldn't sell.

https://craftrecordings.com/products/the-visitors-motherland-jazz-dispensary-top-shelf-180g-lp Jazz Dispensary vinyl reissue coming on May 29th. Hi-res streaming will also be available that day.

Johnathan Blake - Homeward Bound

These DJ mixes released by Blue Note Japan in the late 90s were a nice introduction to all the samples that had been used on rap songs.

2017 Soul Jazz CD

Original LP

When I added this CD to my Discogs collection I noticed another user left this strange review: "As much fun as the music is, this is a disappointing release because of the significant amount of noise reduction that has obviously been applied. Mosaic are the stewards of a corporate jazz narrative, and here we have an excellent example of how agenda dictates all the terms. Recorded in '55, there should be a substantial amount of hiss if these transfers were unaltered. There is absolutely no hiss, and the overall sound is muted in that special way only NR can deliver. Mark Wilder is an employee of Sony and he is responsible for many of these special transfers, you know, the copy protected ones, because that is what noise reduction is, just like the R.I.A.A. curve, or HDCD, or K2 Supercoding, they have nothing to do with improving sound quality!"