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  3. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

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    8 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

    Interesting! Will try that.

     

    8 hours ago, soulpope said:

    Regard the "Enja Sound" : don't have a problem with releases til the late(r) 70's, subsequently a "clinical sound" with less dynamics and bass takes over ....

    To muddy the waters...I do have 3 Attila Zoller Enja reissues that sound better and more lively (Common Cause, Overcome and Dream Bells).

    OTOH, I've been getting Japanese reissues so am not certain whether they have been remastered or remixed. These three recordings seem to have significantly higher output levels than most of my other Enjas and I don't have to turn the volume up.

    I have a Japanese reissue of Clay by Yosuke Yamashita Trio (1974) on Enja, haven't listened for a while but recall it as pretty intense and not lacking. Will have to spin it again soon.

  4. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

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    11 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

    I find it has a dry style with very prominent bass.

    Whatever it is, it really doesn't sit well with me. Which is a shame, because it's right in the chronological sweet spot for me, and it has a great catalogue of musicians. I'm aware that this is a minority view.

    Erroll Garner – Solitaire

     

     

    10 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

    We all have our own tastes. But for me, given the quality of ingredients and cooking, Enja is probably one of the worst contenders of all record labels. It took me a while to identify that it was probably the label's production values.

    I don't have that many Enja titles, but I fairly recently accumulated a reasonable number via 1800 yen Japanese reissue threefers.

    I also find the Enja sound very dry. Bass-heavy seems plausible (I'm listening to a recently acquired Abdullah Ibrahim set right now), though I'd have to listen a bit more to say.

    But if I turn the volume up (louder than I ordinary listen) the sound livens up and becomes more enjoyable. Weirdly, I seemingly have to listen to Enja recordings at a higher perceived loudness than other labels. I thought the Ibrahim discs I'm listening to now were lemons until I had the bright idea (only tonight) to crank up the volume.

  9. Japanese Jazz

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

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    On 10/6/2023 at 11:21 AM, HutchFan said:

    Ha!  I remember those days very well -- but it's been a while.  My youngest just turned 21.  😲

     

     

    I mentioned Akira Miyazawa earlier.  Neither of us were familiar with his work before Bull Trout in '69. 

    Here's a self-titled effort from 1962:

    Clearly, the guy liked to fish. 

       

    Agreed that Yamame is excellent. Pretty much straight-ahead hard bop and very well done. Only slight criticism I can make is that it's recorded with really heavy reverb, which may not be to everyone's taste.

  16. Japanese Jazz Revisited

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    Mine too, but finally located a copy.

    Just found this on eBay. Listened on Youtube and was greatly impressed, so I ordered.

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    With Itaru Oki (tp, flh, bamboo flute), Kent Carter (b), Oliver Johnson (perc), Claude Bernard (as).

  18. What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.

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    On 2/16/2024 at 11:01 AM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

    Led Zeppelin - "House Of The Holy". I have the infamous RL cut too! :)

    I laugh when people pay big bucks for these Robert Ludwig LPs as if they are rare. Yeah, if rare means a few hundred thousand copies.

    I imagine that these days, It's not OK to post that cover image anymore.

    That cover art is weirdly similar to what the Japanese Venus label routinely prints for jazz releases these days. 🧐

  19. Record Store Day - April 2024

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    10 hours ago, Dub Modal said:

    The Chet Baker/Jack Sheldon seems like an odd choice. I guess Chet sells...? I noticed other records with these guys included a big band with Land, Pepper, etc. which seemed way more intriguing. 

    AFAICT, Chet is extremely popular with the vinyl crowd that buys premium releases. I visit another forum with a lot of vinyl fans who post their listening, and Chet is in heavy rotation there.

  23. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by T.D.

    2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

    Oh Yes!!!

    Now streaming

    Primary

    I don't know why (although I did have them down as an electric Miles tribute act) but I have completely ignored Nucleus until recently when I bought 'Labyrinth' mostly because Norma Winstone's on it. Now investigating them chronologically, this is very good isn't it?  Sounds not unlike the Graham Collier albums of this time that I love so much.

     

    I took a complete flyer on the 6-CD Nucleus Torrid Zone box set on Esoteric (with the same cover) two or three years ago and loved it, one of my best purchases of that year (guessing 2021). Still listen often. IIRC I was considering the BBC set and went for the Esoteric instead because it was a lot smaller investment and looked like a fine selection.

    People (e.g. Lon, felser) have praised the BBC set, and I'm sure it's very good, but at 14 CDs and a considerably higher outlay, I doubt I'll ever spring for it. Sort of a "one or the other but not both" thing. I do enjoy the big Barbara Thompson BBC box, though the spoken intros have begun to grate after a few listens.

     

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