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Next up: Bruce Forman - 20/20 (Muse, 1982)

Excellent news! Thanks for sharing.

Now spinning: Willem Breuker Kollektief - Live in Berlin (BV Haast/FMP, 1976) Saxophone, Clarinet, Arranged By – Willem Breuker Alto Saxophone – Bob Driessen Tenor Saxophone – Maarten van Norden Flute – Ronald Snijders Horns – Jan Wolff Trombone – Bernhard Hunnekink, Willem van Manen Trumpet – Boy Raaymakers Piano – Leo Cuypers Bass – Arjen Gorter Drums – Rob Verdurmen

Excellent in every way.

Now spinning this LP:

Yes, it's Muses for Richard Davis. But I think Jim was referring to the first of the LPs pictured above; that is, Epistrophy & Now's the Time. (Not Davis' first LP.) Or at least that's how I read it.

Per an online inflation calculator, $5 in 1975 is equal in value to $29.88 today.

I hope my comments aren't interpreted as a return to that tired debate. I'm just wondering whether these newly reissued Muse LPs will sound better than the original issues. And, if so, is it a significant improvement?

It will be interesting to see whether these new LPs sound better than the originals due to the remastering & pressing processes. Muse was never known for having great-sounding LPs. Great music? Yes. No doubt. But I would describe them as serviceable AQ-wise. But nothing more than that. I'm wondering how the new ones will sound. EDIT By way of comparison, many of the Elemental Xanadu reissues sounded MUCH better than the original issues. There was a lot more music on the tape than what made it into their vinyl pressings, IMO. (However, those Xanadu reissues were in CD format rather than LP. Nevertheless, the mastering made a HUGE difference, I think.) For example, if you compare Sonny Criss' Saturday Morning on vinyl (the original issue) with the remastered CD, there's no competition. The new CD flogs the original vinyl. (BTW, I'm NOT saying that CDs flog LPs absolutely. Not at all! I'm just saying that things like the quality of the pressing and (re)mastering process can have a massive effect on AQ.)

Great find, BBS!

Oh yeah. I LOVE The Almoravid.

Symphony No. 9 A desert-island disc.

Interesting. I think I'd rate Black Love as my favorite -- in no small part due to Dee Dee Bridgewater's vocals. But I dig Journey and Let This Melody too.

Disc 2: - Nocturnes 15-20 - Waltzes

I've not heard that one -- and it sounds like I don't need to!

with Peter Washington & Lewis Nash

Kevin, Have you heard the 32 Jazz CD compilation titled Ricky's Choice? If not, you might want to give it a try. It's not one for purists, perhaps -- since it's a comp. That said, I think it's more convincing as a listening experience than any of the individual Muse albums. It skims the cream off the top, so to speak. And somehow it seems a little more legit since Ford picked the cuts.

Good stuff!