Kevin Bresnahan

No, I was asking if it was so expensive but he just died? In my experience, Fresh Sound LPs generally don't fetch big money. This one appears to be an exception.

That's one expensive LP for such a little known leader. Is it because he just died?

My wife was just informed that due to the recent rise in cases and following CDC guidance, her New Hampshire school is going back to full remote on Friday (Nov. 6). My wife is not looking forward to this again. It is very difficult to teach her special needs kids remotely. Thanks again, covidiots. It's because of you that we're in this situation again.

Covidiots right down the road from me.

But it's just like having a bad case of the flu... so says the covidiots.

I have a co-worker who's son is at Clemson and COVID-19 is rampant down there. My co-worker's son got as has all of his dorm roommates. They have all recovered, so my co-worker is kind of like, "No big deal". I do hope that there are no long-term effects from COVID-19 on these young adults. I've read that a few develop heart issues. We won't know the full effect for a while and then it'll be too late for a lot of them.

Someone paid $1,000 for that? OK then... I guess PT Barnum was right.

She's lucky to still be open. Masks are mandated in Maine and they have closed places for not enforcing it. Our numbers are climbing every day because of places like this. We're becoming the state with "COVID weddings" as we're on our second super-spreader wedding. One more and got a hat trick!

I have bought several of these BN80 LPs for under $18 during sales. $18 for an audiophile LP is pretty much unheard of these days. Bottom feeders are screwed. No such thing as a "cheap" Blue Note LP. Even used 70s cuts go for $15-20 these days. These Kevin Gray cuts will be much better than those. The artwork might not be, but does that really matter? No, I am looking at the right handed one but I couldn't find a picture of one of those mounted on a wall.

Not if you're looking for audiophile LP cuts of these classic titles. The Music Matters LPs are out of print and going for big bucks. Vinyl is in and these fill a niche. I'm thinking about buying a wall mounted Pro-Ject VT-E turntable and these inexpensive records would be great to play on this not-so-great turntable. I can play these classic titles and not worry about ruining an expensive record. Play them, wear them out whatever - get another.

Blue Note is bringing back some of their best selling titles on vinyl in a new series, dubbed the "Classic Vinyl Reissue Series". These will be budget priced (~$25 list) cut by Kevin Gray and pressed at Optimal in Germany, like their recent 80th Anniversary LPs. These should sound very good but don't expect to be impressed by the LP sleeve - the 80th Anniversary titles had iffy (being generous) reproduction on the cover art. Gray cut all the Music Matters Jazz LPs as well as the higher-end Blue Note Tone Poet LPs on the market today. Classic Vinyl Reissue Series – Release Schedule: December 4, 2020 Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder McCoy Tyner – The Real McCoy January 15, 2021 Horace Silver – Song for My Father Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil February 12, 2021 Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else Joe Henderson – Page One March 12, 2021 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ Hank Mobley – Soul Station April 9, 2021 Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’ Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack May 14, 2021 Dexter Gordon – GO! Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch June 11, 2021 Grant Green – Idle Moments Kenny Burrell – Midnight Blue July 9, 2021 Freddie Hubbard – Ready for Freddie Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage

Brian - I am quoting you so you get notified of a reply... Blue Note just announced that they are reissuing this in a new vinyl series cut by Kevin Gray and pressed at Optimal in Germany. It should list for around $20. It might even use the same plates that they used for the Music Matters LP (which sounds great) as that was also cut by Kevin Gray. http://www.bluenote.com/classic-vinyl-reissue-series/

Yeah, but if you do find those discussions on the Hoffman forums, be prepared to read all the comments from those defending their inability to hear this obvious issue on "Black Fire". They are actually proud of being tone deaf. In reality, they just don't want to hear anyone say anything bad about these Blue Note Tone Poet LPs because Joe Harley deigns to visit their forum from time to time. As has been proven time & again, that forum only allows flattery. Say something negative and risk being quickly booted, especially if it's about something Hoffman worked on or if Steve contradicts you. You're better off reading our little thread here if you want to be able to discuss it. You can't really do that over there. And our earlier thread is not closed, so feel free to resurrect it:

It was discussed in the "other" Tone Poet thread here: You'll have to go through a few pages, but it's discussed there.

Yes they did.

Incredible story.

The Ultimate Experience - $9 shipped U.S. Jewel case, booklet and CD Near Mint Would this happen to have HDCD on the back?

If you like Kenny Burrell and don't have "Introducing Kenny Burrell", you should pick one up. It's very well done.

I bet I've seen Abate live at least 15 times in the past 10 years and he always has a bunch of CDs for sale - even stuff from labels you've never heard of before. He's never had this in the piles. Not once.

I don't know about that... Miles' shadow looks pretty big here.

Tone Poet Series Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2019 Releases: Wayne Shorter – Etcetera (Blue Note, 1965) Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968) Sam Rivers – Contours (Blue Note, 1965) Gil Evans – New Bottle Old Wine (World Pacific, 1958) Cassandra Wilson – Glamoured (Blue Note, 2003) Joe Henderson – The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1985) Lou Donaldson – Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note, 1967) Lee Morgan – Cornbread (Blue Note, 1965) Baby Face Willette – Face To Face (Blue Note, 1961) Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse (Blue Note, 1965) Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956) Andrew Hill – Black Fire (Blue Note, 1963) Donald Byrd – Chant (Blue Note, 1961) Stanley Turrentine – Hustlin’ (Blue Note, 1964) Grant Green – Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962) Tina Brooks – Minor Move (Blue Note, 1958) Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2020 Releases: Hank Mobley – Poppin’ (Blue Note, 1957) Stanley Turrentine – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note, 1961) Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz, 1954-56) Grant Green – Nigeria (Blue Note, 1962) Herbie Hancock – The Prisoner (Blue Note, 1969) Lee Morgan – The Cooker (Blue Note, 1957) Duke Ellington – Money Jungle (United Artists, 1962) Lonnie Smith – All In My Mind (Blue Note, 2017) Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker (Blue Note, 1963) Jackie McLean – It’s Time (Blue Note, 1964) Joe Henderson – The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1985) Stanley Turrentine – That’s Where It’s At (Blue Note, 1962) Horace Silver – Further Explorations (Blue Note, 1958) Jimmy Smith – Prayer Meetin’ (Blue Note, 1963) Herbie Hancock – My Point of View (Blue Note, 1963) Upcoming: October 30 Bobby Hutcherson – Oblique (Blue Note, 1967) Duke Pearson – The Phantom (Blue Note, 1968) November 20 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Roots & Herbs (Blue Note, 1961) December 11 Donald Byrd – Byrd In Flight (Blue Note, 1960) Tina Brooks – The Waiting Game (Blue Note, 1961) McCoy Tyner – Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1967) Upcoming in 2021 January 29 Paul Chambers – Bass On Top (Blue Note, 1957) Lee Morgan – The Rajah (Blue Note, 1966) John Scofield & Pat Metheny – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note, 1993) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So far, I've bought: Wayne Shorter – Etcetera (Blue Note, 1965) Lou Donaldson – Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note, 1967) Lee Morgan – Cornbread (Blue Note, 1965) Baby Face Willette – Face To Face (Blue Note, 1961) Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse (Blue Note, 1965) Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956) Andrew Hill – Black Fire (Blue Note, 1963) Stanley Turrentine – Hustlin’ (Blue Note, 1964) Grant Green – Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962) Tina Brooks – Minor Move (Blue Note, 1958) Hank Mobley – Poppin’ (Blue Note, 1957) Lee Morgan – The Cooker (Blue Note, 1957) Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker (Blue Note, 1963) Stanley Turrentine – That’s Where It’s At (Blue Note, 1962) Herbie Hancock – My Point of View (Blue Note, 1963) Mostly very good to excellent. My only "dud" was Andrew Hill's "Black Fire", mainly because of the wonky piano that is also on my 70's RVG pressing but nowhere near as bad as it is on this cut. I would also add that the 70's RVG pressing of Lee Morgan's "Cornbread" sounds pretty close to this Tone Poet LP, which is weird because these Tone Poet cuts usually have a lot fuller sound. My latest purchases, Turrentine's "That's Where It's At" and Hancock's "My Point Of View" still sound pretty nice but I have to say that my pressing of "My Point Of View" is not the best. At the end of side 1, there was gunk all over that wouldn't clean off with any cleaner, wet or dry. Luckily, the stylus seems to have dug it out of the grooves, so after the crackly first time through, just a little pop here and there. The lead-in groove on the second side has a visible gouge - it's visibly white. And, as luck would have it, it is on the little raised edge of the record, so my stylus doesn't even notice it. So even though there are noticeable pressing defects, the record plays fine. The thing is, they are charging a premium for these things - I'm paying almost $35/each - so their QC should be rejecting records like this.

It's funny, but I love Mobley with Miles in 1961 more because it's a 1961 recording of Hank Mobley, when the Hankster was in his prime. I don't listen to those live Blackhawk dates for Miles. I listen because of Mobley and that killer rhythm section.

I saw that band (Lonnie/Lou) at the Village Vanguard around that time. Lonnie was incredible. I went expecting to dig Lou's playing live and left with a greater appreciation of Lonnie's organ skills. He got sounds out of that organ that I'd never heard before (or since?). We should start a thread here... "Have You Ever Stood Next To Celebrity?"

I bought it mainly for that previously unissued session, "Grits, Beans And Greens", which used to list for around $25 by itself. So I get to update the other stuff with CDs mastered using the master tapes for only about $20 more.