Harold_Z

YEAH! I love Marty's records. They swing..they're happy... they're entertaining They're GOOD MUSIC! Marty's guitar playing is everything Lon said and is an all too rare example of the beauty and groove of acoustic guitar. I can't think of one dud among the many Marty cds I've heard and it's great to hear excellently played Swing and Dixieland with the added benefit of modern recording.

Anybody know when digital noise reduction came in? I think I remember reading somewhere that it was as early as 1972.

I think they had digital noise reduction as far back as '82 (is that when they started to issue OJCs?) and perhaps a little earlier, but as to what records they were used on...can't say for sure, although there are some I suspect and they are not all necessarily OJC. I couldn't venture a guess as to what percentage is from analog vs digital. The Atlantic issues (for one example) of the Billie Holiday Commodore material sound very digitally scrubbed to me and I think the Atlantic issue is from the late 70s. They could have used digital noise reduction prior to the "cd revolution".

You have a point Aric. Sometimes the mono mix sounds great, espescially if that's the one you always heard. It's true of a lot of 60s R&B too - give me the Atlantic and Stax/Volt (for an example) in mono. I don't think the record companies are going to accomodate on this, but it's valid - VERY valid.

Yeah - for me the meat of the HRS is the small group stuff. When I was first getting into this stuff around 1960 or so, a lot of the HRS stuff was around on budget $1.98 lps...but the sound on the Mosaic is far superior to what those lps sounded like. The HRS is great stuff...and the Muggsy/Bechet is KILLIN'.

The HRS Mosaic is another great one. Once you hear - REALLY hear - what the older cats were saying - it can really grab you. It's not so much about virtuosity (although that can be there too) as much as about being an individual. Scales and technique, etc can be there, and often are there, but the emphasis is more on being an individual - on having "something" of your own. The older cats are more instantly identifiable for me. Their improvisations are often more melodic or in any event, more accessible to me.

I have this on lp. "Louis Armstrong at the Carnegie Hall 1947" on Archive of Jazz label. The sound isn't too bad, but it could be the earlier incarnation - or the source - of the drive/archive cd.

When Paulie gets "flummoxed" he starts shooting. That Paulie! What a card! I think Johnny Sack is going to make short work of Carmine's son once Carmine is out of the picture. BTW - is Carmine PERFECT casting or what !?

In other words - if they are coming from the same source then the relative quality of either will depend on your playback equipment. Most likely your cd player offers better playback than your turntable. Usually a cheap cd player will out perform a cheap turntable. For my money, add to that the fact that the vinyl is more subject to wear, accidents, etc and given the same source I'll prefer the cd.

Just adding a little levity to the proceedings.

KNOCK KNOCK "WHO'S THERE" "ARGO" "ARGO WHO" "ARGO FUCK YOURSELF"

I think a very large percentage of what is in this box won't be issued for a long time - if ever. There are 3rd and 4th takes of some tunes and I believe these are the only issues EVER of those. At this stage -15 or 16 years after the first of these boxes was issued, a lot of the MASTERS are unavailable on cd. I really think there will never be a reissue of this material as complete as this.

How about a Paulie & Chris "reality show" (for Fox, of course...) where they go out into amongst public in character and off somebody who pisses them off. The victim will be in on the gag, of course, and the fun comes with watching the family deal with the horror. Kinda like "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance", only even MORE funny! You can call it "The Hit Parade".

That's the one I was thinking of...and there's a live lp by the same group that I don't think has made it to cd. I didn't know there were 2 more by the same group, but without Chaka. That's worh seeking out.

I think the studio Griffith Park made it to cd. I'm sure I've seen it in a store. The 2nd lp was live? They did "I Got Rhythm" on it? Am I thinking of the right record? What is the meaning of life?

I always thought that the OJC vinyl and the cds were made from the same digital source. IOW a digital master from which a vinyl master is made . Thus the end result was subject to the same noise reduction, etc as the cd. I don't necessarily think this is bad. It depends on the finished product..and for me in most cases the finished product was fine.

Yeah..there's going to be "one more" season. It's supposed to be the last but I guess if HBO throws enough loot at David Chase there might be more. Originally it was supposed to be three and out. Maybe a spinoff Paulie comedy series.

Yeah...but there's at least one more season, so that won't happen this time around.

I agree....The Sopranos still interests me more than anything else on the tube. I think it'll be a good season. I wonder if Tony will come out of this season as semi-sympathetic as he has so far? This story could go in a lot of diferrent ways. I have a feeling Paulie's through by the end of this season.

This is your brain on fried eggs.

Great! Glad to hear the gig is a Happenin' one. I'm going to make a point to catch Vic sometime soon in The New Jersey/New York area.

Hard to believe a year has come and gone! Thanks to all that make this place what it is. Definitely my BOARD OF CHOICE.

I like the CD too. Killer Latin rhythm section and good ensemble and solo playing.

B3-er has it right. Jimmy is gigging 'cause he has to. The percentage of musicians that wind up with a comfortable retirement is so small that it is frightening....and then you find out that some of the guys you thought had bread have nothing! AND there's less and less gigs and venues each year. THE MUSIC BUSINESS SUCKS !

Chris really said it all concerning Pops, and the recordings Chris produced in the CHICAGO LIVING LEGENDS series are top notch. One thing to add - Pops wrote an autobiography and I recently found a copy on ebay on the cheap. It was highly enjoyable reading. Check out Pops on Louis Armstrong's Decca recordings from the 30s. Very strong. High action + gut strings = a great sound for that stuff.