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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!

A few that I already have but that deserve wider exposure: Along with MANY others.

Very cool. Hopefully, they'll do a LOT of them.

Now this: Jimmie Rowles - Grandpaws (Choice, 1976) with Buster Williams and Billy Hart

Next up: OJC pressing

A remembrance by Nate Chinen: https://open.substack.com/pub/thegig/p/sheilas-blues?r=2c9g6z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Now spinning: Sheila Jordan / Harvie Swartz Duo - Old Time Feeling (PAJ, 1983)

More Eddie Harris:

NP: Eddie Harris - Live at Newport / Instant Death (Atlantic/Collectables)

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