HutchFan

Very interesting, Rab. I'm curious: What aspects of Enja's house production style do you find to be problematic?

My 2 cents: Take the received opinion, whatever it may be, with a grain of salt. Listen for yourself. As much as possible, be sympathetic to the artists' intentions. Decide using your own ears. If it sounds good (to you), it is good. The fact that there are such wildly disparate opinions on OP among informed, long-time jazz listeners should tell us something about the nature of musical experience. It is manifold.

Lee Morgan - Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1971) - Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Lee Morgan - Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin - Piano – Harold Mabern - Bass – Jymie Merritt - Drums – Mickey Roker I'm listening to a playlist of the four side-long cuts that were on the original double-album.

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Kenny Wheeler Quintet - Flutter By, Butterfly (Soul Note, 1988)

Clifford, On the back of the Wah Wah jacket, it says "under license from Norma Winstone." She must have acquired the rights from Argo (or the subsequent owners). I very much doubt that the vinyl is made from a compressed source like an MP3. The AQ is too good. It's not extraordinary, but (I think) it sounds better than an album made from a sub-par source would. NP: The Bruce Forman Quartet - There Are Times (Concord, 1987) The special guest is Bobby Hutcherson. The rhythm section consists of George Cables (p), Jeff Carney (b), and Eddie Marshall (d). All SF bay area guys.

I'm listening to Stanley with Shirley too:

Geri Allen - The Nurturer (Blue Note, 1991) with Marcus Belgrave (tr), Kenny Garrett (as), Robert Hurst (b), Jeff Watts (d), and Eli Fountain (perc)

Michele Rosewoman - Harvest (Enja, 1993)

Now streaming: Baden Powell - Face au Public (Barclay FR, 1971) Baden Powell (g, vo) with Ernesto Ribeiro Gonçalves (b); Helio Schiavo (d); Alfredo Bessa (perc, vo) Recorded in Sankei Hall, Tokyo in 1970; originally released on Barclay-King as Live in Japan

Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (SABA/MPS, 1967)

Dipping into this Lazar Berman treasure trove: Disc 4 - LISZT: Années De Pèlerinage - Troisiéme Année S. 163 Otherworldly beauty. One of my desert-island discs.

I confess that I didn't know "I've Just Seen a Face" was a Beatles tune 'til you pointed that out.

Now this:

Rooster -- Just curious: Did you find it at Euclid?

Now giving this new-to-me LP a first spin: Norma Winstone - Edge of Time (Argo, 1972) 2012 Wah Wah Records (ES) reissue with: - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Mike Osborne - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Alan Skidmore - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Art Themen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Henry Lowther - Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Kenny Wheeler - Trombone – Chris Pyne - Trombone – Malcolm Griffiths - Trombone, Euphonium – Paul Rutherford - Vibraphone – Frank Ricotti - Guitar – Gary Boyle - Piano, Electric Piano – John Taylor - Bass – Chris Laurence - Drums – Tony Levin Beautiful!

More Chopin by Malcuzynski. Six Polonaises. More wonderful performances. And how about that cover design?!? The striking simplicity reminds me of Reid Miles, particularly the way the designer uses fonts to such powerful effect. Not to make too much of it, but I think the design also deliberately echoes Malcuzyski's interpretive approach to Chopin. No languid moonlight and watercolor lilies here. Instead, these are masculine and clear-eyed readings with each note deliberately sculpted.

CHOPIN: Mazurkas -- as performed by Witold Malcuzynski:

Yes, Peterson was a fantastic drummer & musician. I'm sorry that never had an opportunity to see him perform live. It's a cryin' shame he died so young. Only 58.

Noted. Thanks! NP:

I love that album too. I'm listening to this again:

Prompted by the Prokofiev Piano Sonatas post above: Yakov Kasman is my go-to for the complete set. Sounds like I need to check out Nikolai Petrov too.

Victoria de los Angeles: Portrait of the Artist (Angel, 3 LPs) LP 2 - compositions by Montsalvatage, Rodrigo, Ravel, and Duparc

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