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I've actually never spent any time with any VSOP albums. No reason other than they've never popped up on my radar.

I found myself wishing it was a trio of Dolphy, Williams & Davis. Hubbard & Hutch - I love 'em, esp Hutch - but their playing seemed unnecessary and upped the hoke-factor for me. I definitely wouldn't put it above some of Ra's albums.

Well worn classic that's enjoyable...but the arrangements sound dated to me which I guess is understandable as this is almost 60 years old now. Almost like some of those Sun Ra sci fi tunes but without the cute kitsch.

Perfect description. I dig it as well.

Or just go to YT. All of these are there for free. Hell, you could almost get a whole year out of 90 day subscription trials with all the streaming services and listen there too.

These days for AAA vinyl, yes, especially if you wait for a sale somewhere. And comparatively speaking, for these titles it's budget priced. While that perspective on price is warped, hopefully the records won't be.

Looks like they're trying to keep those Music Matters licensed titles in print on vinyl, as well as use a mulligan on the 75th anniversary pressings. Good titles for those coming into the genre with a lot to discover.

Actually they started a new thread over there in which the issues are discussed freely. This happened after the initial uproar when the tape speed/flutter issues were first mentioned. See here: Wow and flutter, etc. Tape Speed Issues - Tone Poet / Blue Note 80th anniversary vinyl LP problems I definitely agree with your observations about that forum, but I think this issue was so pronounced that they've allowed it to go on and gave it a designated safe space. Not really my concern though as I either had the titles I was interested in on other formats or I wasn't interested in the titles anyway.

Search the Hoffman forums for thread titles with "Flutter" in them and you'll find the lengthy thread listing pitch instability among the TP reissues and some other recent jazz LP reissues. It's about as scandalous as you can get in the world of jazz reissues.

Nice...I'm now wondering about Tony Kofi. Hmmmmmm....

I think it's closer to 1/4th left - only a week to go! Looking forward to finding out who's playing that bari on track 7

Figures. I'm surprised they kept the review posted for so long.

Yeah, this is excellent.

If the bad review on the product's web page was true, then it probably didn't help sales very much.

Thanks - ordered!

Tightly wound - you ever see him on video from those later years? Especially at a gig? Squirrely as hell.

Yeah, and now giving advice on how to catalog/sell it. He's got lots of beach music not listed on discogs as he used to DJ so he's trying to sift through that to determine value. Also has stacks of Stax and tons of Southern soul records, not to mention loads of Johnny Mathis (mom loves him). Mathis records mostly have zero resale value, but that was never why he bought any of it anyway.

Never made a bad album. And thanks for the tip on Leon Spencer. This smokes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi0UkjIRuJ4

Amen. We got a helluva choir.

Monk's band grooved like crazy. So did Cedar Walton's (referencing those 70s studio & live records) and Elvin Jones' (post Trane). At times the groove is more covert than overt like a McDuff recording, but it also takes its share of front & center. The critics as gatekeepers phenomenon from the 20th century seemed to cause equal amounts damage and benefit, and thankfully that system is mostly a relic at this point.

One of the things I enjoyed about McGowan's Laurel Canyon writings was his dislike for all things Crosby for reasons illustrated by that tweet. RIP EVH. His playing and solos are etched in my brain despite never actually buying a VH album. It was just absorbed from living in those times at a certain age.

Looks like I need to pick some up.

Has there ever been a BFT of just the same standard played by different artists/groups? I like a mix of both, but also extremes in terms of either/or, but I'm relatively new to jazz so probably feel differently than grizzled jazz vets.

Great stuff. I have none of those albums, nor have I ever heard any of them. Added a few to my shopping list though!