Teasing the Korean

This album is an early example of a jazz/African drumming hybrid (discounting the fact that jazz derived in part from African music, duh...)

Gabor Szabo Live with Charles Lloyd - Blue Thumb

Yes, I've had that same thought.

Frank - September of my Years - Reprise (Paddleboat, mono) Hearing Blossom do "Don't Wait Too Long" made me want to spin this album.

Blossom Dearie, Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg are the coolest rat pack ever, or the second coolest ever, depending on your ranking system.

Blossom Dearie - May I Come In? - Capitol (yellow label reissue, stereo)

Egberto Gismonti - Sonho 70 - Phillips (Brazil, stereo)

Mancini's music for "Charade" heard in the film is pretty great, but less than half of the LP is very good. I'd love to hear a CD of the actual film music from this one, but that will probably never happen.

OMG Lux is gone? or OMG someone married Chuck?

Skip Martin - Mike Hammer - RCA (black label, mono)

Your tax dollars at work. Talk about a non-issue.

Heny Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's - RCA (black label mono) Charade - RCA (black label mono) Pink Panther - RCA (black label stereo)

LOL - He would appreciate that!

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Johnny Hodges - The Smooth One - Verve (stereo) 70s twofer issue of two previously unreleased 1960 sessions. Large group.

MG, here is a Sun Ra exotica compilation I made, track titles and the LPs or CDs they came from: Overtones of China -Sound of Joy China Gates -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Circe (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Watusa -Space Towers Brazilian Sun -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Looking Outward -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra El Viktor -Sound of Joy Dimensions In Time -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Adventure-Equation -Space Towers Planet Earth -Sound of Joy The Beginning -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Space Mates (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Ankh -Sound of Joy New Day -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Paradise -Sound of Joy Ancient Aiethopia -Jazz In Silhouette The Nile -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Africa -Spaceship Lullaby As you can see, lots of stuff from Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out (which is a 2 on 1 CD) and Futuristic Sounds of...

I don't necessarily disagree. I just think absolutist rules like this are not facts. Stereo recording was a learning curve for all engineers as was stereo mastering. Understood. I will also say that I think RVG "got it" with regard to instrument placement in stereo long before a lot of other engineers. For example, he picked up on putting the louder, more cutting instruments off to one side or another, while centering the instruments more likely to get lost in the mix (like the bass and piano).

I wonder who Q's scouts were for this "exploration"? If I catch your drift, I can tell you that both Billy Byers and Bobby Scott play on the album. Whoever arranged it, it's a nice album, and it contains some stuff that never made it to Mancini's albums, like "Soldier in the Rain" and "Bird Brain."

Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini - Mercury (mono)

Jack Fascinato - Music from a Surplus Store - Capitol (rainbow, mono)

In my opinion, though Chuck doesn't agree with me, most of RVG's stereo mixes achieve a better balance when collapsed to mono.

Herbie Mann Nonet - Flute, Brass, Vibes & Percussion - Verve (stereo) "Ritual" has to go on my Herbie Mann exotica compilation!

I'm no football fan, but channel surfing this evening, I was delighted to see these guys slapping each other's asses in public!

Piero Umiliani - Sweden Heaven and Hell - Easy Tempo

Celebrating Superbowl Sunday by NOT watching the Superbowl and playing nothing but European music. Now: Michel Legrand - The Thomas Crown Affair - UA (stereo, pink and orange label).