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I thoroughly agree with you re: 'Cirrus'. Yet another good reason to get a turntable, as vinyl copies of this one are not too rare. For some really laid-back Harold Land, his 'A Lazy Afternoon' CD is recommended (one of his last dates, put out on the Postcards label). This is a great one to spin on lazy Sunday afternoons to unwind, with nice orchestral arrangements by Ray Ellis. Another Land/Hutcherson session to look out for is 'A New Shade of Blue' on Mainstream, released on LP around 1971/72 I think.

Benny Golson Orchestra 'Stockholm Sojourn'. UK mono pressing on Stateside . Interesting to see that Grachan Moncur III is in the lineup. Same arrangements were played by a UK band conducted by Golson and recorded for BBCTV on the same tour (great lineup on that one with Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Ross, Jimmy Deuchar etc.). Also just listening to Don Wilkerson 'Elder Don' NY mono. Nothing earth-shaterring but throughly enjoyable stuff !

Yes, that's probably the case. In terms of roll-off I was using the CD as reference so my comments are just indicative of a difference. In addition, the roll-off on the Blue Label LP is noticeably more pronounced than the Mosaic (Blakey's cymbals are very indistinct).

Always a good idea to place a reference copy of the 'Cover Art of Blue Note' records paperback next to your stack of BN Mosaics. Works for me !

I did a quick comparison for Vol 1 of this title. The LP is a blue lable 70s Liberty - 'rechanneled for stereo' (yuck). No contest - the LP is murky, has excessive top-end roll-off and is lacking in definition. Very one-dimensional. In contrast the RVG CD is just bursting with detail - a bit excessive in treble terms perhaps but Blakey's drumming is much clearer. The separation between the instruments is much more definitive on the CD too. Impressive ! I got the Brown Mosaic LP set out just to check out that mastering as well. A big improvement on the blue label, much less murky and Brown's trumpet sound comes through very nicely. Again, much more roll-off than the RVG CD and less instrumental separation. Both the Mosaic LP and the RVG CD though pass my test. With the LP you get the nice tonal reproduction, with the CD you get the dynamics. The blue label Libertys are destined for the skip !

Just noticed this announcement on the Ronnie Scotts website of an impending UK visit by Curtis Fuller. Fuller at Ronnie Scotts Anyone have any idea as to who is likely to be in the sextet lineup?

Last night, an excellent young UK post-bop band led by talented multi-instrumentalist Julian Siegel, with Liam Noble on piano, Jeremy Brown on bass and Asaf Sirkis (very much in the Joe Chambers mold) on drums. Lots of material from Siegel's fine debut CD 'Close Up' was featured.

A great set - some excellent Dameron sides, wonderful Wardell Gray, Howard McGhee. Can't go wrong with this one. This was one of a group of fine doubletime sets which included the Ken McIntyre 'Complete UA Sessions' and the Kenton 'Innovations Orchestra' set. Almost like mini-Mosaic Selects, with excellent liner notes.

As long as your stylus is in good shape and your deck is balanced properly with tracking set up OK, there shouldn't be any worries whatsoever about vinyl wear. I've got LPs which have been played for the best part of 30 years now from new and which still sound near mint. In fact, I'm often amazed at the resilience of some of the older pressings to general abuse and mishandling (BN originals are particularly good in this respect).

Amazing list - looks like 'Riverside heaven'.

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'Maiden Voyage' was on yesterday's playlist too. One of my desert island disks, the NY mastering has a wonderful depth and clarity. Currently spinning Sam Rivers 'A New Conception', Liberty pressing. Admiring the cover artwork - Sam R. mentioned that it had actually won design awards.

I found original Pacific Jazz deepgrooves of these in a shop a few years ago. Great compilations, with some cool period cover art too (frogmen with tridents etc.) The shop even had mint copies of most of these on the Toshiba facsimile vinyl also - spoilt for choice !

Delicious !

I'd assumed at the time that 'The Wall' came out that the kids all got a handful of fivers at least. A drop in the ocean to these guys..

Can't have enough Ike... Just giving Grant Green 'Am I Blue' Applause 1st pressing a spin..

I dug out the dreaded 'Applause' LP (first play in 15 years) and - surprise - it sounded pretty damn good ( ). Agree that it's far from Grant's greatest but the sleeve notes mention that it was set up as some sort of late night 'mood' concept date so, on that basis, I give it a . Heck, John P. and Johnny Coles in any form has got to be worth hearing. I suspect you probably need about 3 vintage malts down with tumbler in the hand, lights down low and blonde in the lap to truly appreciate this one.. :rsmile:

Mr humalong Jarrett by a mile...

Ex-schoolkids choir royalties claim story

'Rejoicing' - a beautifully recorded ECM album by Pat Metheny.

A bit of Ike Quebec with Freddie Roach to follow up..

More Blue Note this morning. Jackie McLean 'New and Old Gospel' Liberty pressing. This collaboration with Ornette Coleman on trumpet works suprisingly well. To be followed up with Big John Patton 'Got a Good Thing Goin'' mono NY USA. Another real good-un from Big John.

Ah, Of course !

Recall when 'Phantom Navigator' and 'Joy Ryder' came out I picked them up on vinyl and enjoyed them immensely. The verdict now is that some of the sounds (e.g. the synths) are a bit dated and of their time and the rhythmn plods more than a bit in places but there's still some good ideas on both sessions. I had the same feeling about 'Atlantis', which I don't have but did have a listen to on a couple of occasions. I agree re: the quality of the recent band. 'Alegria' is a real winner - holds together better for me than the previous live 'Footprints' disk.