Kevin Bresnahan

It's lawsuits like this that make me realize that Shakespeare had a very good idea.

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. - Oh. Well, when the RVG CD came out, I compared it to the original Ron McMaster CD and quite comfortably kept the RVG CD. It sounded a lot better than the old McMaster CD, which has to be noted has a pitch problem. I thought it sounded much better.

I guess you missed my comments about this CD earlier in this thread?

Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner (BN). Nice original blue & white label Van Gelder pressing. No matter how many times I hear this date, I still don't hear Tootie Heath, "rock drummer", in this music that much even thought the liner notes claim that it is there ("Duple meter, Shell! Serpentine!!"). There are times when I do wonder if a Bob Newhart Show trumpet solo might pop up. All joking aside, a thoroughly enjoyable late 60s Jazz LP.

That's a great 2 LP set Kevin. Never been on CD, at least in North America, as far as I know. I am very lucky. I "inherited" a Japanese pressing of this album years ago from a dear jazz friend who passed away. Will have to join you in giving it a listen very soon. Yeah, it is pretty intense. I particularly like the track "Kogun" with the traditional Japanese sounds added into the big band. Now playing: Pepper Adams/Frank Foster - Generations (Muse).

Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band - Road Time (RCA).

Hank Mobley Quartet/George Wallington And His Band (Japanese King K18P-9276)

Freddie Hubbard - Night Of The Cookers Vol. 1. I'm sorry for fans of this date, but it still doesn't do anything for me. The trumpet playing just seems sloppy. They sound like they're having fun though.

Gene Ammons - Jammin' In HiFi with Gene Ammons (OJC reissue). These OJC reissues sound pretty good to my ears.

Lucky Thompson - Illuminations (Groove Merchant). A two-fer of "I Offer You" & "Yesterday, Today"? But if it is, they goofed up the rhythm section for the first record.

Hampton Hawes - For Real!

Clifford Jordan - Dr. Chicago (Bee Hive). Looks like it was never played. Distant sound on Clifford's tenor and that bumblebee bass. Not one of the best sounding LPs in my stack.

Melvin Rhyne is one of those musicians that I kept waiting & waiting to see in the Boston area. I guess I'll have to keep his memory alive with his CDs. Great stuff, particularly the Tenor Triangle dates.

May never have shattered my earth, but I like that one a lot. Oh, it's good enough, but I just wasn't jumping to play it again. It will certainly make it into the rotation. Now playing Don Patterson (with Sonny Stitt) - The Boss Men (Prestige). Liking this one more than the Willis Jackson that just ended. It just be that I like the organ playing a bit more... or it's Stitt.

Willis Jackson - Bar Wars (Muse). Original Van Gelder pressing. Truth be told, it's a bit of a run-of-the-mill sax/organ date. Nothing earth shattering here.

Currently having a flashback to my youth... 1978 to be precise. Now playing - the bathroom break record for DJs in the late 70s - The Outlaws "Bring It Back Alive". Playing side 4, "Green Grass And High Tides". This band was a blast to see live back then. The whole band would wind up on guitars by the end of this song. I think even the drummer wound up with a guitar by the end. I think this part of the reason why my right ear rings a bit these days.

Playing some ambient/electronica music from Tor Lundvall today as I decorate the new media room/man cave. Mizuko Jizo (33 rpm single), Evening/Leaves (45 rpm single) & Sleeping And Hiding (full LP).

Just finished Stanley Turrentine's "A Chip Off The Old Block", a mint Liberty blue label with Van Gelder in the deadwax. Nice date.

The Curtis Counce Group Vol. 1 - Landslide. Late 70's reissue(?) with a sticker on the cover saying "An original Contemporary Classic now available again".

Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High (blue label Riverside). $12 from the same place as the LP above. I saw the cover and I knew this was an older pressing. I didn't know there was the shadow of a bare tree on the cover.

Jimmy Smith - Jimmy Smith At The Organ Vol. 1 (BLP1551 mono RVG with the ear). I picked this up for $12 today. I was pretty surprised to find it in a store that usually doesn't have much Jazz. A couple of big scratches but these old original Blue Notes play pretty good even when scratched.

Under $20? Where? I'd buy several of these if they were under $20. Most places have them for $27-35 plus shipping. At these prices, I'll stick to the CDs.

I was told that those Jasmine CDs were legitimately licensed releases. I have three of them. They were all produced in the Czech Republic so maybe they have looser copyright laws there?

Older used speakers can be a great bargain, but Peter doesn't seem to be asking about that. There are drawbacks to used speakers. I know someone who bought an older pair of ADS L series speakers and he had to rebuild the crossover. The capacitors were all pretty much shot. A co-worker who has old B&W 802s from the 80s had to rebuild the crossover and it cost him over $200 (each speaker) for the audio grade capacitors in there. It was also not for the untrained as it was not a simple L/C circuit. There must've been 10 caps in each speaker. Then there's older speakers that need to be re-foamed. Not for the faint at heart.

$1K is not a lot. However, you can get some serious speakers for chump change with New egg's sale on Polk speakers. I haven't heard them in a while, but Polk used to make some nice speakers and the customer reviews are still pretty good. For instance: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290272 $220 each, 440 a pair with free shipping. I have used new egg a million times both at home & at work and they are great to deal with. EDIT: The sale ends tomorrow (2/28).