Brad

Yes, the BN leader sessions from the 60s and there’s a lot of them. Maybe the problem for Mosaic is that it would be a big box and they’re worried whether it would be too expensive. Conceptually, it’s not much different than the Henderson box, just more of it. What about a Blakey box from the 50s. Wouldn’t that be popular?

I’d be surprised if we don’t see a Morgan 60s set in the next year or so.

For sellers, eBay went to their own system but for buyers it’s still PayPal. I have no idea how this works. They’ve been doing a phased introduction so maybe PayPal will be completely dropped in time. I haven’t see any extra fees. It’s just how a seller gets paid that has changed.

Back in January I asked Scott about vinyl and this was his response: “As for vinyl, we do have a passionate number of LP buyers but not enough to warrant release. We tried with our 3000 series and not enough sold. We have to be careful these days with what we issue!”

Agreed, since the set isn’t even out

There seem to be quite a few comments already. I don’t know if this is the norm.

I now have hearing aids and they make a significant difference. Good to hear about the AP SACD. I lost out on Ike’s Blue and Sentimental on eBay but noticed AP had a SACD.

Considering my age (no spring chicken anymore), up grading seems less important than it used to be. I’ve been tempted to purchase several TPs but have held off because I already have them in cd. Upgrading is just not that important for me anymore.

I’ve kept my individual Mobley copies and didn’t plan on selling them. I don’t understand this “two camps” thing. For me there’s just the music. I still buy CDs but I also like to buy vinyl and some of the Tone Ports are the best version of the music I’ve heard. My first TP was The Kicker and the first time I put it on it was like “wow,” so since then I’ve become more interested in vinyl. The Henderson set is supposed to be out the 26th.

They both reproduce music and that is the common element, the music. When I play music on my system, whether it’s cd or vinyl, the output is music. It’s not vinyl music or digital music. It’s music. My original point is that I’d like to hear them both. Maybe Dub Modal is right but unless we hear the comparison, we aren’t going to know. To Mark Stryker’s point, I’ve reached the point where there is too much other music to explore to keep buying the same thing multiple times.

That’s true but I’d still like to hear a comparison .

How is it apples to oranges. We are taking about how a song sounds. That’s apples to apples. Why do people buy Japanese CDs of BN material? It’s to get the “best sound.” What does “best sound” mean exactly? The best sound compared to the originals, which is LP. No one says you should buy a LP if you don’t want to. That’s a personal choice. Most of my collection, including BN, is cd and although I realize vinyl probably sounds better, I’m not about to drastically change that.

I’d love to hear a comparison between The Kicker on Tone Poet and The Kicker on this set. I’d be surprised if sounds better than the TP.

I think you made the case for not buying it, unless you want to have the CDs for portability.

I went down there today. I don’t think I’ve been there since the pandemic began. Very disappointing. Their jazz inventory seems to have shrunk. My local record store, Scotti’s in Summitt, is a whole lot better. Overall, their record inventory seems to have shrunk quite and the Jazz cd section didn’t look that great either. It doesn’t look like I will be making a trip to Princeton anytime soon, at least not to go to Princeton Record Exchange. I can only think that the pandemic has hurt them.

In the Gazzette they say: “The sound far surpasses any earlier CDs, removing any trace of muddiness, and rivals the original LPs in warmth, range and sound. This is as close to being in the studio listening to the original masters as one can get.”

Can’t see buying this. Even if it’s a really good book, $85 for a book when I have it all doesn’t make sense to me.

JazzWax mentioned Bob Porter in its column today and linked two prior posts about him. Bob Porter on Soul Jazz Bob Porter on Organ Combos In these posts he mentions Akiko Tsuruga. I had never heard of her but I think she sounds darn good.

That was pretty funny.

A funny (maybe not so funny) and sad reflection of where we are. Anybody catch the video of Fauci sparring with Jordan?

Blue Notes, Paris Olympia, Club Saint Germain, TCB disc, other Paris concerts that I have.

I really don’t know as I don’t have the dvd. You’d have to ask someone who has both. I’m quite happy to have the record in my collection. Very well put and I put the post from Rooster Ties in that category. Moreover, we can’t help it if a manufacturer decides to make something only in vinyl. Complain to them not to us.

The price is around $38 in the US. Worth every penny. Some of the best live Blakey I’ve heard.

I’m listening to this now. Fantastic release. It’s now out of stock at Sam although it looks like it’s still available at Acoustic Sounds.