Kevin Bresnahan

Red Garland - Soul Junction (Prestige). Nice blue/silver RVG pressing. I do dig those blues. Whenever I play this, I sometimes wonder why Coltrane took so long to join the band on the long title track. It's almost like they were thinking about ending the tune, when they said, "Oh wait - John - get in here"!

If you're getting your second in Sanford on the 14th, I may see you there.

Either the person selling these was not very bright or these are a little on the "hot" side. And to be clear, I've been offered incredible deals in both scenarios.

I found a copy of this on discogs and I do like Palmer & Turner so I ordered it. Looking forward to seeing these two again in the future. Palmer used to perform pretty regularly around my area pre-COVID so I'm hoping he's still around.

What is with the commas? Up, Jumped, Spring??

As I switch back & forth between the TOCJ & XRCD (mp3 files) for "True Blue", I'm also finding that the XRCD is quite a bit louder. I switched to headphones so I could turn it up a bit more (not a great thing since my right ear is much worse than my left) and with the headphones on, I can hear a little bit more bass on the XRCD. So the XRCD has a bit of a smiley-face EQ? But it seem subtle to me. BTW - "True Blue" is such a great session.

I set up a second turntable in my house. I get deals on Denon/Marantz equipment, so I picked up a Denon DP-400. I had an extra Ortofon 2M Black cartridge that I picked up on the used market a few years back as a back up and I installed it onto this turntable. Very nice sound. My first play was the Classic Records version of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water". If you are a fan of this record, you should really try to find a copy of this for yourself. A big step up over the old Columbia 2 eye. Wider sound stage, better highs.

Significant? Could you elaborate what you mean? Although my ears ain't what they used to be, I just happen to have mp3 rips of the TOCJ & the XRCD of both "True Blue" and "Back to the Tracks" on my work PC. I am swapping back and forth between the two and even with my current hearing, I'm still not hearing anything significant. Maybe there's a bit more treble on the XRCD of "Back to the Tracks" but not a ton more but the two "True Blue" CDs line up almost perfectly, treble and all. FWIW, I do still have a bunch of these Audio Wave XRCDs. How could I not when they had that huge sale?

Your second Moderna shot is supposed to be 4 weeks after the 1st. Phizer is the one with a 3 week interval. You might want to check that.

Those JVC XRCDs from the Blue Note catalog do sound great but if you happen to have the TOCJ CD to compare, you will probably find that they sound incredibly similar. I did this with a few of the first XRCDs I picked up and the differences were so small, I stopped buying them if I already had the TOCJ CD.

2 of the 4 LPs in this box are out in the affordable Tone Poet LP series. These sound pretty good. Minor Move The Waiting Game Back To The Tracks is not available on a Japanese King LP, only a Toshiba LP. I have it on the Classic Records stereo release. There's also a very expensive and rare Disc Union mono LP. True Blue is available on a King LP but it's going for quite a bit. I have the Music Matters 33 rpm LP but that is also going for big bucks these days. If you want a decent and affordable LP of this, try to find a Connoisseur LP. Those Connoisseur LPs sounded pretty good to my ears back when they came out. You might be better off with the Mosaic box. I am actually thinking about selling mine but shipping to the UK is pretty cost prohibitive.

First Phizer shot done. 3 weeks until the second one.

Blue Note. Preorder at Target: https://www.target.com/p/morgan-lee-complete-live-at-box-vinyl/-/A-82194914#lnk=sametab

The 1999 RVG CD reissue of Jimmy Smith's "Cool Blues" was the second time it was released on CD in the US. The first time was in 1990: Those other titles were released in a special Connoisseur batch that was made of all unreleased material.

I don't think I have any of those DMM LPs left in my collection... maybe Mobley's "Straight No Filter"? I remember not liking the sound of those DMM LPs very much. The new Tone Poet LP of "The Rajah" sounds very nice. I have no complaints.

Dan might be right that The Three Sounds' "Babe's Blues" might be the only one.

Didn't the notes from the Freddie Redd Mosaic box say that that session went unreleased partly because Lion and Freddie got into a shouting match about it?

Chet Baker - "Chet Baker In New York" (Riverside/Craft Recordings). Recently released reissue from Craft Recordings, Concord's specialty label akin to Rhino in the 90's but a little more upscale. Nice cut done by Kevin Gray. Nice jacket too. Craft recently reissued 4 Baker titles. I picked up the 3 instrumentals. Not a huge fan of Chet's vocals.

Nick was a favorite of mine. I never missed him when he played in the Boston area. "On A Different Level" is a great CD.

My wife and daughters are both teachers and they both just got their first vaccine shots last week. My wife has been extremely nervous going into work these past 7 months. I think she has only managed to stay COVID-free because of her paranoia. She comes home with her face all red from never taking off her mask. My daughter teaches Kindergarten and those younger children have a tough time with personal boundaries, much less 6 feet. She uses so much hand sanitizer that her hands are chapped and split. I hope as the vaccination levels rise, this can fade into an ugly memory... until COVID-22 or 23 comes along.

I'm just trying to let you know that your negative result should not make you think you're in the clear yet. It's great news that you're negative and I'm sure I speak for us all in our wish that you stay that way. BTW - the reason I was so concerned with my co-worker's negative test result was because I had met with him 1 on 1 for over an hour in a closed office, so when he told me he was negative, My wife & I breathed a sigh of relief. When he called me 3 days later to say he was now positive, I was a bit freaked out. It was lesson to always be aware of the precautions needed to protect those around you. Luckily, I did not get it that time, but I was glad I kept my daughters away for those two weeks. They were planning a visit that weekend. I would've felt terrible if they had visited and I later found out I had it but was asymptomatic. BTW II - Are the Netherlands still in lockdown?

I have a co-worker whose roommate was diagnosed positive. My co-worker got tested and came back negative. He still had to quarantine. 3 days later, he tested positive and he had a pretty bad case.

Maine suddenly lowered the eligibility age to 50 effective March 23rd (next Tuesday). It was planned for April 1st. I jumped onto the website instantly and booked my first shot for Saturday the 27th.

But that will only work if your preamp/receiver also supports a 2.8 MHz DSD input. I think the Yamaha CD-S1000 is pretty slick looking. On sale at Music Direct for $1,300.