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Wes Montgomery “In Paris – The Definitive oRTF Recording” Resonance Records 2 cd set, disc 1 Exciting material. Johnny Griffin featured on several numbers.

I think he made most of that money via restaurant/resort property and business.

Yes. S'all good man.

One Way reissued Shorter's "Moto Gross Feio" . . . .

Stanley Turrentine and the Three Sounds “The Blue Hour, Volume 2” TOCJ Japan cd I see many who think this second volume (a “Lost Session”) is inferior to the released “Blue Hour” . . . but I like it nearly as much.

It may seem odd. . . but the fact that Kenton's was one of the most successful (and there were not large numbers) of West Coast big bands meant that his band was a target for up and coming and wannabe West Coast jazz artists to join.

Duke Ellington Orchestra “LIEDERHALLE STUTTGART 1967” Jazz Art House cd From the Count to the Duke. This is a very interesting concert in surprisingly good sound.

“The Pablo All Star Jam” Pablo/OJC cd This is a really solid jam session with great players listening to each other. Clark Terry, Ronnie Scott, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, Oscar Peterson, NHOP, Bobby Durham Kudos to the recording engineers.

I’m listening to this one again after a spell. I always want this one to be DIFFERENT than it is. I have been learning to accept it for what it IS and am winning over the years. “The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix” Japan cd

One of my very favorite Jobim discs, songs culled from the “Songbook” series from Brazil, featuring Tom singing songs by other composers with his great late career musical companions, in excellent sound. Antonio Carlos Jobim “Minha Alma Canta”

Marquis Hill “The Way We Play” Perhaps a few more vocals than I’d ultimately like but they are good vocals. Lots of bass!

Cool. I have unconventional speakers as well, with an upward firing omni-directional driver, a forward firing midrange, a ribbon tweeter and a passive radiator at the bottom. Decware HR-1

Duke Ellington “Newport 1958” Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1 It was time for some Duke. I’d love to see an SACD of this set, never will.

I have the Gilson/Malagasy cd box set, nice reissue.

Milt Jackson “Used to be Jackson” Solid Records Japan 2 cd set, disc 2 Milt jackson, Cedar Walton, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker Thoroughly modern Milt.

Matthew Stevens "Pittsburg" Solo/overdubbed guitar album. Get the right volume and it sounds as if he's in your room.

Carlos Santana/Alice Coltrane “Illumination” SACD Beautiful sound for this crisp summer morning. Fall is coming!

Donald Byrd “I’m Tryin’ to Get Home” Blue Note Japan SHM-CD This Byrd session doesn’t get much love but I dig it. The voices remind me of church in Philadelphia when I was a lad.

Very nice looking indeed! Bet that's a great sound.

There is a real difference between solid state and tubes. . . merits to both. I grew up with my Dad's Dynaco system and for a long time had a 1959 EICO stereo tube integrated amp. I just am acclimated totally to tubes. And this one is the best amp I've owned yet.

It can vary, but tubes generally are all they will be within 25 to 50 hours. Transformers, big capacitors, etc. take longer. I've been using Decware amps for about 26 years. They usually are "broken in" by 500 to 600 hours. That's about where I am with this new amp. Not my amp--I don't have a camera and don't do pictures--but this is generally what mine looks like, with that massive transformer and copper plated end caps it looks very nice. This one has the standard black endcaps on the transformer but shows the padauk wood base and ebony knobs that I have on mine. A beautiful amp.

It doesn't really glow that much compared to some. But it is beginning to sound really good.

Miles Davis “Water Babies” Columbia cd (from “The Complete Columbia Album Collection” box set.) Trying a Mullard 12AU7 in the input position of my new SEWE300B amp.