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Another "obscurity" bought the other day. Unknown to me that is. Doctor Clayton - "Doctor Clayton's Blues/ Cheating and Lying Blues" - (RCA Victor) 20-2799. Label states "Reissued by request" so clearly this isn't the original issue but I'd still guess it's from the 40s. Unless this is hyperbole he must have had some following but not many sides seem to have come out. The good Doc's first name appears to be Pete , his voice is a little lighter than some but two good sides and in very nice shiny condition other than a very small edge bite. Good for the £2 I paid.

I was tempted but given the cost ( when postage from USA is added) I will pass

Tempo King and His Kings of Tempo --- "On with the dance/ Ive got you under my thumb". ---(Perfect) USA Recorded 28 Mar 2027. Quite curious this one, there seems to be little known about Mr King or of his piano player Queenie Ada. As far as I can make out this is probably the line up. Certainly there's very nice clarinet and trumpet , and certainly it sounds like Condon on guitar. Tempo King ­ (leader, vocal), Marty Marsala ­ (trumpet), Joe Marsala ­ (clarinet), Queenie Ada Rubin ­ (piano), Eddie Condon ­ (guitar), Mort Stuhlmaker ­ (bass), Stan King ­ (drums) Nothing extraordinary happens but he sings well and the band have a nice swing. He seems to have be compared to Waller. Not really accurate based on these sides which lack any Wallerisms other than the stride of Queenie. These sides aren't on the CD that's been issued. Worth exploring.

I got this recently too and it significantly exceeded expectations. I'm not sure how I missed this one before but if you're on the fence it's excellent advanced harp bop.

New compositions or arrangements of oldies. I've always wanted to hear your music in larger settings but there's no harm in leaving listeners wanting more and using their imagination. It must be more daunting working with a larger ensemble. Do you have to be familIar with each instrument ( ie do all this in your head) or do you somehow map things out using software to see if the combined sounds are what you're looking for?

As Jeff says I use an equaliser to correct the sound. I occasionally fiddled about with its settings but largely leave it as it is no matter what 78s I'm playing. I've paid no attention to the various curves each manufacture was thought to observe and just use my ear. My Lenco GL75 has variable speed from 16 through 83 but I just stick to 78. I think I've relatively few that play at other speeds such as 80 etc. The Lenco is 40 years old. These were widely distributed around the world. Check out Lenco-heaven for all the modifications that owners have tried. Mine's has a Linn arm but more importantly an Ortofon 5E cartridge which allows for interchangeable stylii. So the same cart allows LP and 78 playback with only stylus force needing adjustment. I've two 78 stylii , both 32mil but one's conical the other elliptical. It's just a mater of experimentation to see which works best. Both come from Expert Stylus here in the UK and are very much better than the stock 78 stylus from Ortofon. These made a huge difference to the sound, with less surface noise and a much stronger music signal. Having a mono button on your amp helps but I believe a Y converter does the same thing. Collapsing the signal to mono is vital IMO. Costs ( from 2-3 yrs ago) Lenco £90 Linn arm £90 Ortofon 5e £50 32 ETD £60 32 CTD £50 Radioshak 10 band equal £10 DPA phono pre-amp £90

Two Brunswick 78s bought today as I didn't have much time to root around. Golden Leaf Quartette- I wouldn't mind dying/ Every time I feel the Spirit- (Brunswick 7050) USA. Gospel foursome recorded Birmingham Alabama Nov. 1928. Red Nelson- Streamline Train/Crying mother blues ( Brunswick) UK. Sepia Series , selected by Bill Elliot. Decent boogie woogie vocal/ piano sides. Not sure of recording date.

Fantastic, I've been regretting missing out last time.

So do I!! My copy of the new Antihouse is still shrink wrapped, but I'll be spinning it shortly. The new Clean Feed looks excellent on paper and I expect won't disappoint . I've never had the opportunity to see these players perform but sure would like to. Halvorson's name has become a draw for me. She so prolific it's getting expensive. Kris Davis is excellent too and I've really appreciated her approach since CraigP plugged her FSNT disc a while back.

Yes it's excellent . Liner notes by someone well known here.

I thought is was "Fickle Sonance" which sounded very poor in its RVG edition. My Toshiba LP sounds so much better.

Oh well, I should have asked before ordering. Only order 3 LT's so the damage shouldn't be too bad.

I've this combination on a near mint HMV from what I understand to be the original UK issue ( not sure where that dates it). The Morton Victors benefit enormously from 78 playback IMO. Very strong sound , also louder than perhaps some which makes it's survival all the more welcome.

I feel lucky to have access to high quality playback of 78/ LP / CD. All three have their merits and draw backs. The only thing regarding CDs that I couldn't stand is over who remastered , in how many bits or hard the stereo is panned. Although I've a decent set up I rarely found common ground with complaints about either McMasters, RVGs or Toshibas. Sure a limited number of CDs were poor but in the scheme of things they were few and far between. So that puts me in a lucky place where only "Brilliant Circles" and "2 Ts for a lovely T" cause irritation

I loved this thread , I'll try to contribute more, ... Now to see if I can find "Clementine"

I guess you missed my comments about this CD earlier in this thread? Sorry I should have been clearer. I was wondering if my old 1990 version was worth upgrading to either the RVG or the LT. AS it is it he LT is on the way with Infinity and Et cetera from CDjapan. -

This thread had me looking out Smith's "Cool Blues". I've always liked this set and not really a huge JS fan. My edition is the 1990 CD RVG which was IIRC the first CD issue. I recall some issue with pitch problems mentioned in the past. The sound to my ears is a little thin. How's the LT or the newer RVG series by comparison ?

Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Orch. -" Give me some more/ I'm satisfied you love me" (Columbia) 14200D , one side is badly worn and pretty much unlistenable for the first 40 seconds or so. "I'm satisfied..." Is much better but still V at best. A bit of history . Mine for £2. Ok I think.

Archie Shepp -"Steam"-(Enja) , I like this a lot, trio with Cameron Brown and Beaver Harris.

Maarten Altena Quartet- Miere- (nato) 1983 . Chamber free date with Wolter Wierbos on trombone ( he was the only name I'd heard of when I picked this up).

Didn't know Proper cared about minor issues such as that ! I've half a dozen Tubby titles and that's enough for me

Been here since day one. Always felt right. Thanks Jim.

Ted Wallace Campus Boys- "Hittin the bottle/ Little white lies" - (Columbia) 2254-D. Two decent sides with Jack Purvis on trumpet . These sides aren't on the Jazz Oracle set, which I really ought to get.

Record fair yesterday , some nice stuff but first three LPs of jazzfunk bought very cheaply ,so no risk. Mark Soskin- Rhythm Vision" (Prestige)- I'd heard of this guy and seen him live once, plus Bennie Maupin . How bad could this be. Answer of course is really quite bad. Smooth jazz funk with very little edge to arouse interest "Walk Tall" by Zawinul is quite good but the rest is all saccharine and no fibre. Next Reuben Wilson -"Cisco Kid"- (Groove Merchant) - cheesy cover and lame cover tune choices look ominous. On the other hand my eye was attracted to the sidemen listed Melvin Sparks, Mickey Roker. Turns out to be pretty good despite the rather damning review at AMG. So I'd say this was recommended and worth playing again and a good investment at £2. Finally Blue Mitchell - "Blue's Blues" (Mainstream ) UK edition from 1980s. This delivers the goods on four longish tracks. Very nice indeed. Highly recommended.

Been spinning quite a lot of 78s recently. Some nice recent acquisitions have been London sessions from 1930/1 by Spike Hughes prior to his American adventure in 1933. I've been lucky enough to find quite a number of these Decca sides in really excellent condition. Mostly by Spike Hughes and his Orchestra , others with his Three Blind Mice. Some excellent solo work by Norman Payne (trumpet) , Phil Buchel (as) and Buddy Featherstonehaugh (ts). Some hot jazz on the earlier sides but later sides show a clearer Ellington influence. All good stuff and I'm enjoying reading his second autobiography "Second Movement" too.