Daniel A

Yes, it's a UK release. Had to get it when I found it. Actually, I like that title better, though the overall cover design looks a bit "low-budget"-y.

Alan Shorter 'Parabolic'

I do not disagree, and did not intend to imply I do not/cannot enjoy Billy Higgins on Blue Note. It was more an observation that different drummers come out differently, depending on the recording. I say this as someone who first became aware of Billy HIggins from his playing on a number of Blue Note albums from the second half of the 60s. But I did not understand his greatness until I had also heard him on a number of non-BN recordings. Going back to the BN stuff now, it's all there, of course. And I guess I still wonder why this was the case.

Am I alone in thinking that Billy Higgins was not always served by "the Blue Note sound" (can't tell if it is related to the Van Gelder studio)? On the "Breakthrough" album it's possible to hear a lot of the subtleties in his playing, whereas he sounds kind of "smoothed out" to me on the BN:s from the reverb-heavy later 60s. Some (louder?) drummers, like Elvin, seem to be less impacted by whatever sonic signature that BN production applied during this period.

Weren't many Impulse tapes lost in the fire?

The date was produced independently by Fred Norsworthy and then sold to Prestige. According to an interview with Norsworthy in the annotated Pepper Adams discography, Adams picked all the tunes. I've always liked the dopey tempo of Punjab, and Carter does some wild glissandos on that one. For sure one of the most enjoyable covers of Punjab. But it does not feel like a tune that Zoot Sims would ever had played, before or after. 🙂

I always smile when I hear Randy Jones stay in the double-time "boogaloo" type groove for a bar or two when he should have switched to swing around 4:30, and then does a fill as if to compensate. 🙂

There is at least one factual error in that article: "No one knows yet for sure, but evidence abounds that the lethality of this virus may be in line with flu’s 1 percent, and possibly as low as 0.1 percent." Seasonal flu does not have a mortality rate of 1 percent, but rather in the 0.1 percent range. And it's all to early to state that the lethality of [the new corona] virus might be "possibly as low as 0.1 percent". Yes, anything is "possible", but it is misleading to state it this way.

At least Conte didn't bring them to the gig - he kept the box at the hotel. But then, why bring it along on the tour?

Yes, I know. I was more reflecting on the fact that conspiracy theorists usually dismiss some facts, while accepting others.

I wonder how people prone to believe in various conspiracy theories can dismiss any information they do not believe in as "lies", "fake news" etc but then still believe in other information that makes them upset. Why do they believe that there is or will be a vaccination program? Or that people actually die from the "common" flu?

It started to snow over here today. No use yet for our 30+ year old Stiga.

I have listened to a few Vanguard albums on Spotify with the "Digital Vault" label. They didn't sound like LP rips; sound quality was fine. See also here for some info: https://variety.com/2006/digital/news/vanguard-opens-vault-for-itunes-1117955857/

No, this was someone who did real covers. But maybe couw did that (although I didn't think so)?

Wasn't there a member at the BNBB who did one or two BN reissue covers? Can't remember the handle but remember him as a Booby H fan.

But it's true that nobody thought of to release them before. Nobody at Blue Note...

According to this article from October 2019: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/10/22/rainbo-records-shutting-down/ Rainbo announced that they were going out of business. "Here’s the letter sent out to Rainbo Records clients and partners this morning. [...] It is with incredible sadness that I must announce to you that as of January 31, 2020 we must be out of the building and Rainbo after eighty years will no longer be in business. Rainbo will continue to operate through December to complete all orders that we have in house now. We will cease to take any new orders immediately. We will help you as much as possible to get your assets that we may have in our possession returned to you or shipped to another supplier. You will need to request what you want returned by selection numbers. There will be a nominal fee to pack up components and ship them out and you will be responsible for all freight cost. No parts will be returned if you have any unpaid invoices with us. "

Yes, you are both right. But note that the ad actually said that the greater dynamic range of vinyl was because of the medium, not the mastering. I'll bet that they'd claim that channel separation of vinyl is better, too. 🙂

I almost never fly, but it happened in the beginning of this month. It appears that the airline company has some sort of collaboration with Technics (there were several turntables set up in the lounge at the airport - naturally behind plexiglass so that you couldn't use or touch them). In the in-flight magazine, there was a Technics ad that had this statement: "We've all heard about the warm sound only available on vinyl. It's because vinyl produces a much fuller sound, with greater dynamic range that delivers the true music experience, compared to streamed music." There are many nice things about vinyl, but it has not greater dynamic range than a 16 bit digital file. Paging Kevin B. 🙂 https://www.bildtagg.se/file/thumb/txr53f23noli8abnpgxe52xr

Interesting! Would you care to share how a recording on a Swedish (budget?) label came to be released in the US?

Interesting! I didn't know of this recording and will try to seek it out. Apparently there was a Swedish pressing on a different imprint that might be easier to find over here, but I don't know how the pressing quality holds up. So, is any train noise audible on the non-compressed version? As it is, a subway station was opened right below the Konserthuset in 1952.

Yesterday, I happened to learn about a person I had never heard of. Obviously, that is not the case for all of you, since I can see that have been threads on him in the past. But in the case you have not heard of him, would you ever believe that there could exist someone who is barely of retirement age with the following achievements (according to his imdb bio): - did two albums for the Pacific Jazz label in the 60s - performed piano concerts by Bartok, Beethoven and others with several symphony orchestras - starred in episodes of Star Trek, Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco and many other TV series of the 60s/70s - created a musical instrument that has since been used in countless movie soundtracks (Star Trek, Alien etc) - played piano on the Frank Sinatra version of 'New York, New York' - Played synth on many Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind and Fire albums, as well as on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' - produced the first DVD in the world outside of Japan as well as the first IMAX DVD, the first 3D DVD and the first interactive movie DVD ... and, as the crown jewel of his career, has released several albums with the perfect-pitch pooches Top Dog, performing beloved classics like this one: Well, here he is: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402137/bio

Yeah, that's the one. One side is mis-centered, the other one not, so I have had to use a round file to make the center hole oblong to be able to play both sides without "wow". Not my only 70s Blue Note with this problem.

I've also got the original, but it is off-center...

I suppose that there is no need for such a distinction for most people. Although, I'd say that in some jurisdictions the difference might have some implications. There was a joke back when I was in law school that it was not illegal to murder someone. It would just have legal consequences.