“Evenings at the Village Gate” SHM-SACD
I can get used to the not-so-fantastic sound. . . but I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to the green Impulse labels on these SHM-SACDs!
Turning to the “Art of the Vegh Quartet” box set to listen to the earliest Mozart string quartets.
My Dad was a huge Mozart fan. . . me not so much. But I do llike this Quartet and the sound is nice this morning. Fiona the dachshund is restless though so I’ll see if I can make it through the disc.
Disc 9
On another forum someone was playing tis Lawrence Brown disc and so I pulled a few Verve Elite cds from the shelves.
Hard to believe this series was introduced about 25 years ago! I made sure to get all of them at the time.
Lawrence Brown had such a great sound and Ellington loved to feature him. This cd reissue has an additional two tracks compared to the original LP.
Lawrence Brown “Slide Trombone” Verve Elite cd
Rudy's then job was to capture it and finally present it the way the producer wished most likely.
I am in fact saying that imo others (or RVG for another producer later) tamed the entry in comparison to the earlier mastering.
I don't disagree, and I'm one of Teefski's biggest fans, but on the original RVG mastering that note is blasted out--later versions have tamed its entrance. RVG intended to accent that sonic arrival.
Went on to disc 5 of “Springtime in New York.”
Then Jason Moran, “Artist in Residence” Blue Note cd.
Um. Okay. There is some great music here but the added voice reading text and the low level scraping and rustling. . . nah.
I had to hear “Lonely Fire” so I dug out the OG 2 LP set.
Miles Davis “Big Fun” Columbia 2 LP
Followed by
Stanley Turrentine “Rough and Tumble” Blue Note reissue LP
Last one today. . . had a few hiccups that I had to clear up today, and this disc is like a comfort food sampler to finish up the day with a calming mood. I love this music!
Jose Santos Neto Quinteto “Por Causa de Voce”
My favorite sounding version of this “Monk” title, the Japanese RVG edition from last year.
Followed by
Jonathan Blake “Trion” disc 2
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Andrew Hill “Point of Departure” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD
Not a favorite Blue Note or Hill but it sure sounds good in this edition.
Followed by
Zoot Sims “Hawthorne Nights” Pablo cd
A dectet arranged by Bill Holman and Zoot really stands out.
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Végh Quartet “The Art Of Vegh Quartet” 14 cd box set, disc 7–the last of the Beethoven string quartets, recorded 1952.
Among my favorite interpretations of the Beethoven string quartets–the later stereo are perhaps even a bit better.
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