Kevin Bresnahan

I've never heard that the tapes were destroyed, just that the session was "Duke Pearson's idea of a fucking record" (Shorter's words paraphrased by Cuscuna). I agree with Lon that we will probably never hear them as long as Cuscuna has any say. Although I have heard rumors that there are dupes of the master tapes floating around in the collector universe.

What a great show last night at The Ragattabar in Cambridge, MA. Eric Alexander brought in Harold Mabern, Nat Reeves & Joe Farnsworth and they delivered an incredible set. I haven't enjoyed a show this much in a while. My feet never stopped moving. It might've helped that I had great seats.

Many years ago, I was talking with the record buyer at a now-defunct record store in Northampton, MA who worked with Sonny and he said that Sonny was such a heavy heroin user that it was not a question of how he would die, only when it would happen.

Denon makes a couple of nice "micro" units, the D-M40SBK and the (discontinued but currently still available) D-M39S. Both have a built-in CD player and FM tuner. The D-M39S seems more in line for your iPhone as there are a couple of comments that it works with them. Amazon sells the D-M39S for $398.88: http://www.amazon.com/Denon-D-M39S-Component-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B008PQAB3C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 and the D-M40SBK for $479: http://www.amazon.com/Denon-DM40SBK-D-M40-Ultimate-System/dp/B00ZVBMF10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462969301&sr=8-1&keywords=denon+dm40 FWIW, if I were doing this, I would look at the PS Audio Sprout integrated amp (with a Phono input for only $500) and build from that. You can get a decent pair of bookshelf speakers and a small CD player for ~$500 and stay under your $1K budget. And you can hook up a laptop as mjzee mentioned above and play all your apps. Plus, if somewhere in the future you decide you want a turntable, you have that phono input.

Funny - I am ever closer to moving to Maine myself. Of course, if I do, it will be in the York Beach area, not East Nowhere where Allen lived.

Apparently, this was a Kickstarter project and it looks like there is no way to order this now that the Kickstarter project has closed.

When I click that link, my computer won't even allow me to enable scripts. I guess all.vn (Vietnam) URLs are banned.

Although my experiences with his music were limited to "1999" and "Purple Rain", they were fun experiences and I still spin them in the car quite often. I'm reading that this may be opiate related. If so, the opiate epidemic claimed another one. He will be missed.

I got a Sparton pressing of Coleman Hawkins "Wrapped Tight" that was pressed with RVG stampers and it sounded OK to me.

I wonder if these will make their way across the Atlantic? They certainly weren't on any shelves for our Record Store Day.

I never did understand why they messed with the playing order of this LP when they reissued it on CD as "Happy Days".

Tom Harrell - Play Of Light (Blackhawk). Not really digging this one much, especially the guitarist, Poor Eddie Gomez's bass sounds terrible.

I did not know it was a boot or a CD-R when I bought it either. I read that Grant was the emcee so I assumed he acquired rights to release that stuff. When it came in and I saw that it was a CD-R, I figured it was a boot.

Don't be surprised if you find that old Grant CD-R and it won't play anymore. My original copy died a long time ago. Luckily, I had it backed up.

I forgot about this thread... 13 years ago! No wonder I forgot about it, However, I think I remember that Guy ended up being unable to place a nice headstone on Larry Young's grave. I believe that his family denied it due his Muslim faith not allowing things like this.

He also produced several hit albums for the group America.

We had that "fund raiser" for Eric Kloss here a few years back... I wonder how he's doing these days? Did anyone ever hear anything after we sent him that money?

Jorma Kaukonen solo acoustic guitar tonight at the beautiful Shalin Liu Performance Hall in Rockport, MA. http://rockportmusic.org/jorma-kaukonen/ I love this stage.

Can I ask why you are upping this? The single show you linked us to has passed. Is this a tour that will continue? I was hoping to see it in Boston. Also, poking around Pharoah Sander's website is disappointing. His "Tour" link lists shows from 2013.

Cecil Payne - Brookfiled Andante (Spotlite). OK audio for a so-so live date. Lower your expectations and everything's fine. Cecil is in good form. The record sleeve came completely unglued and had to be taped. The guy at the record store said he doesn't tape record covers because "some people complain that I should leave them original". I said, "Oh, so letting the record fall out onto the ground is more original'.

Frank Wess - Frank Wess Quartet (Prestige/Moodsville 8). A new purchase I found in a "New arrivals" bin at a local store for $8.00. AN original RVG pressing too.

They compressed it? Really? Why did they feel the need to compress this to audible levels? Sure, add some compression to bring the bassist out of the murk but don't go so far that it's too loud. That's just dumb and very unfortunate. Did they "flat top" any of it? That would be even dumber.

Apologies to those who live in the area, but I know two people who have recently traveled to Detroit and both said that the homeless in the streets and the crime in their downtown area made them afraid to leave their cars, even in daylight. That said, if you want to be able to buy a beat up house for under $20K, Detroit is your place.

It blows my mind to realize that Jeb Patton is now over 40. I remember seeing him as "a kid" playing with Jimmy Heath back in the 90's. How time flies.

From one of my posts in the Larry Young thread in the New Releases forum: http://www.themasterdiskrecord.com/2014/06/deciding-long-make-side-vinyl-record/ Summary of cutting length trade offs from this article: Here are your guide lines: Under 18 minutes, I could cut almost anything. As loud as wanted up to the groove distorting. Full bass, metal, rock—it’s all good. Between 18-22 minutes, I’m going to depend on a ballad or acoustic song to help with the length. If not, I’ll have to lower the level 2 or 3 db at 22 mins compared to 18 min. From 22-26 minutes, I might have to lower the level more, or roll off a little bass. This depends on the client’s preference for bass/full/warm sounds vs level. Over 25 minutes, it’s very likely—even for jazz—that I’ll have to lower the level, maybe clean up the low bass, and maybe more. I can cut 30 minutes on a side, but the level is down 8db or more from the level I can cut on a 18 minute side. That's a lot. But, the sound is still good (or can be) even though the record noise becomes more apparent since the music is quieter. If pressed at a high-quality plant with careful consideration, a long side can sound really good.