Kevin Bresnahan

It is very good stuff. I'm glad I picked it up as well.

Through Facebook, I was able to contact Jay Migliori's niece, Sheri Campbell and she is going to ask her Aunt Patti to see if she knows anything about this.

This is not a new thing. There have been several hot cuts that have given quite a few turntables trouble during playback. The only difference is that this time Blue Note actually admitted it but they made it quite clear it's the buyer's problem, not theirs. It's why I stopped buying Blue Note's new LPs before others report on the audio. I am not dropping another $28 (Classic Vinyl) or $39 (Tone Poet) on a record that won't play on my turntable.

One of the latest Tone Poet releases was Chet Baker & Art Pepper's "Picture of Heath", from the Pacific Jazz catalog. A lot of people are having difficulties playing side 2 due to it being cut very hot. Sound familiar? There were enough complaints that Blue Note felt that they had to respond. They posted this to their Facebook page: “We’re aware of the complaints about the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of Chet Baker & Art Pepper “Picture of Heath” from some customers who are experiencing skipping on side two, while for most it plays fine. We’ve looked into it and have determined there is no defect with the pressing. It is however a very dynamic recording and Joe Harley & Kevin Gray don’t use any limiting or compression in their mastering approach. That can expose the need for some adjustments to be made with particular turntable set-ups. For instance, we’ve found that customers who adjusted their tracking force and anti-skate (even slightly reducing both), and made sure their turntable is level, no longer had playback issues. We hope this helps!” So basically, if you have problems playing this... Blue Note doesn't care. Why should they care if you have played thousands of records fine? If you can't play this record, it's your fault, not theirs. That's really great news for those customers who can't play it. I'm glad I bought the Pure Pleasure LP of this title a few years ago.

If you have Prime, you can order it today and get it delivered Saturday. That's what I just did.

I just ordered a CD of Jeff Hamilton's "Merry & Bright" after hearing a tune on Sirius/XM's Jazz channel the other day during Marcus Miller's "Miller Time" program.

I have a Raspberry Pi music player that I output to my Marantz integrated amp using USB. It sounds really good too. It's extremely easy to playback my digitized music library now.

Sonny Criss - This Is Criss! (Prestige) A green label Van Gelder pressing that sounds really good. Such a fine date with a killer rhythm section - Walter Davis, Paul Chambers & Alan Dawson. Criss should have been bigger. I always assumed it was because he stayed on the West Coast. I just realized that this particular release is not in the discogs database. From what I read at the London Jazz Collector's page, these green label Prestige LPs came out ~1972 and are not very highly though of. I admit that the vinyl is pretty flimsy but as I said, this particular cut sounds fine to me. Maybe I got lucky?

Andrew Hill - Dance With Death (Blue Note LT-1030). This sounds fine to me. No need to get the upcoming Tone Poet of this one... well, I suppose the cover is nicer.

You know you've been buying too much new music when you find sealed records in your shelves that you don't even remember buying. Now playing one of them... The Jazz Couriers - In Concert (Tempo/TAP 22). Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Terry Shannon, Phil Bates & Bill Eyden live at the Dominion Theatre in London Feb. 16, 1958. So of course as I'm playing this brand new record for the first time, I hear this loud popping. I find a small scratch on Side 1. Very noticeable visually so I don't how their QC team missed it. Oh well, it's not like I can send it back for a replacement.

Not rock but not really all blues & certainly not Jazz or Classical. Disc 1 of "The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-55".

For some reason, I thought that Alex Sipiagin was leading the Mingus Big Band. It probably doesn't matter as it is more of an ensemble than anything.

So this morning on my drive into work, Sirius/XM's Jazz channel was playing a "Let it Snow" by a vocalist I had not heard of, Sarah Partridge. As I listened, I thought it must be an older recording with Horace Silver on piano. I was pretty surprised when I got into work and saw that it was just recorded in 2022 with Allan Farnham on piano. It available to listen on bandcamp: https://sarahpartridge.bandcamp.com/track/let-it-snow Tell me that doesn't sound like Horace! BTW - why do some artists refuse to identify their backing band? I had to Google this recording for quite a while before I found something that listed the band members and now I can't even find where that was again. So I think the pianist is Allan Farnham. I found the only listing of the band! It was in one of Partridge's Facebook posts referencing a Jersey Jazz Review.

My order is in. I can see it when I log into my account. But I never did receive an e-mail confirmation. Maybe because I used a credit card and they don't charge your card until it ships?

I haven't pre-ordered in a while but this one is too tempting. I'm in. This is the first time I've ordered with their new web-based ordering system. I have yet to receive an order confirmation. Is this normal?

Against my better judgement, your post got me to give this a listen again. This just isn't good. The title track is particularly bad. Just like, "Why the hell am I still listening to this" bad.

Peter Gabriel – Back To Front 2012 - 09.24.12 Boston, MA. I was there. 10 years ago already. My how time flies. My recollection of this show was that it was very poorly attended, which Wkipedia confirms. I bought tickets in the first row of the upper balcony, way at the back, because I didn't want to have to wear ear plugs. I got there and they told us that the upper sections were closed and here are my "upgraded" seats... right at the side of stage next to a wall of speakers. I sat down in that seat for about 10 seconds and said, "No way" and went back to the person who handed me the tickets. I asked for tickets further back. She looked at me like I had two heads. I moved back about 3 sections and it was still too loud for my right ear. But it was a really good show. Peter looked much older than 62 up on the big screen, but his voice was pretty strong. I don't think he's come back to Boston again since this show.

From Feather's liner notes... Of 'Gary's Notebook', Lee says, "Gary's a friend of mine, and he's real serious - quite an intellectual guy. No matter what he's doing, whether he's riding the subway or just sitting around the house, he's always doodling, or figuring something out - he's a musician too and he's working with the Schllinger system. The tune is a blues, which is a simple form, but there's a lot to play. The line is not too simple, and that's the way Gary is - a basic guy but kind of deep." That sounds like a different Gary.

Not first nor likely even long enough for "extended", but my favorite rock improvisational jam is the Stones' "Can You Hear Me Knocking".

Sheila will be performing at the Mad Monkfish in Boston on December 16th. As an added bonus, she will have Yoko Miwa's great piano trio backing her. There will be a 7:00 & 9:00 show. Try to buy tickets early and get a table near the stage. The Mad Monkfish is a restaurant as well as a jazz bar, so not everyone there is into the music - if you get my drift. I wish I could make it. I have a prior commitment.

I guess they figure that if it works for Fresh Sound, why not?

When did Hat Art/ezz-thetics go full bootleg? This stuff isn't anywhere near PD in Switzerland and there's no mention of "licensed from" on the CD art:

Bumping this to the top... I was perusing a "What are you listening to now" thread and Kloss' name came up. Does anyone know how he's doing?

Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles (A&M). Followed soon by: Sting - ...Nothing Like The Sun (A&M)

While I was a bit too old for Sesame Street, my sister watched it all the time, and with only one TV in the house, I watched it a bit too. Looking back at it now, I realize it was "pre-school" before that was a thing and Bob McGrath was a big part of it.