Kevin Bresnahan

Michael's write-up certainly helped but back then, I was more hooked by the line-ups. Hubbard/Morgan/Mitchell/Coles, Clark/Drew/Jordan, Blakey/Philly Joe/AT, Watkins/Chambers/Jones/Ware I felt that it had to be good. On top of that, back then, you really couldn't even hear "True Blue" as the original and Japanese LP pressings were rare and/or expensive.

Assumption on my part. The version that was released was supposedly cleaned up and in doing so, they messed with the pitch. I assume that they are releasing this "custodian's mix" as a result of the complaints. If this version is also out of pitch, then really, what is the point of it at all?

I also see that they're issuing some version of Cat Stevens' "Harold And Maude" soundtrack. I guess they see those insane prices for the extremely limited 2007 vinyl issue and want a piece of that. Of course, those flippers holding onto said 2007 issue are probably kicking themselves now. There's also a Various Artists comp called "Behind The Dykes 2".

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/13647 Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto: The Custodian's Mix So they're reissuing this with the pitch fixed and charging us again? I don't think so. This really irks me.

I don't know where, but his wife reported it. Here is his friend Walt Weiskopf's Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/waltweiskopf/posts/172758144670976): "Dear friends, I am sorry to have to share that my great friend and mentor Andy Fusco passed away today. Andy taught me so much about life, about music, about jazz; and no one made me laugh harder. All of you who knew Andy knew the greatness of his heart and the purity of his artistry. Rest easy big man. We miss you."

So sorry to hear this. Seeing him live, he could really blow the doors off. My favorite recordings of his is this one (pay no attention to the cheesy fonts): COVID-19 claims another one. Please keep those masks on...

As I see more & more pictures of 20-somethings partying away without masks, it weirdly coincides with more & more stories I am hearing about 20 & 30-somethings coming down with serious cases of COVID, some with debilitating aftereffects (cardiac & respiratory). The numbers are climbing right now. This is just not the time to unmask and certainly not because a mask is "inconvenient". Really? That's a reason to endanger your fellow man?

Artemis - Artemis (Blue Note).

Neither does mine. They look to be some sort of anti-theft strips and the sticker appears to be from a university library. What's weird is that those metal strips can't help anything when that disc is spinning in a CD player. The balance must be all off and that would result in more errors. I am going to scan my US CD and add it to the US discogs entry later. This picture is from the EU CD on discogs.

I finally got around to picking this up yesterday. What a beautiful record. This is going to warrant repeated listens. Strange CD artwork though. Just the blue edges with Blue & Note and the word Artemis at the top. Here's a picture from discogs but I don't what those metal strips are for.

In the world of marketing, it's required. I thought Reel to Real issued vinyl too?

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.