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Sorry Allen, got that one on the wrong thread.

The last broadcast "Vikings" and "Scandal."

I actually own the cd. It is very well recorded, and there are some great horn solos on there in my estimation. And what Clapton contributes doesn't offend me or make me feel like he's totally out of place.

Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). haven't looked into the booklets recently so it might well be in there, too, but going through the Left Bank Performance Listings http://home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/leftbank.html I got the impression that most of the lesser known names on the Leo Parker BNs are local players from Baltimore, Bill Swindell, Purnell Rice, John Burkes, Yusef Salim all pop up there... Hm. Not being able to hear the tape, I'm not sure "John Birks" (on the Blue Note personnel lilsting) and Johnny Burkes are the same person. Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). Thanks Lon, though the name is too uncanny. I haven't heard either session, but I would think the tone, phrasing and licks would give away it's Diz, unless he purposely played differently as to not give it away. When I listen to the session I allow myself to entertain the possibility that it is Diz purposedly playing differently, I do hear some similarities. I can't know either way. My copy of the cd is packed and shipped to Ohio so can't revisit right now.

Woody Shaw is great on Natural Essence.

Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It").

Wild Bill Davison! Just kidding, though he's one of my favorite trumpeters actually. I don't value Hubbard as much as many do. The trumpeters who I have liked the most on the label I think are Byrd Dorham Tolliver Mitchell Morgan

Many happy returns youngstah!

I'm a fan. The more I listen to the more recent recordings the more I like them. I really like the 'sixties work.

Many happy happy returns!

I guess that people are so used to paying about 30 bucks an lp these days. I still shudder to think about it and haven't done so. There are so many old lps out there in great condition for cheap. . . . I've got the cd set on preorder.

Was a Green-Dorham sesion rejected? We're likely to never see reissues of any Blue Note rejected sessions. And I've never seen any indication that there were surviving takes from Minton's.

Many many more happy returns Claude!

Well, there's now a Prestige series on another audiophile label, Analogue Productions. Who have been doing Impulse titles. Still, not many adventurous or greasy titles.

Amazing sounding vinyl, and beautiful gatefold jacket.

I think the fewer the releases there are, the more conservative or 'safe' those releases will be. In that sense soul jazz and more adventurous dates get less respect. Hans, sorry if you felt I was "fighting" you. . . I didn't feel that way. Was just expressing some of my own audio experience about ways to make the best of bad masterings. I haven't bought many of these boutique Blue Note releases. Yes, they sound great. But I already have bought the titles several times. Tiring.

2 CD set is 28 bucks from amazon.

I have both the Japanese cd and the Verve Original and don't remember any difference between the two. Both are packed in a POD and out of my hands for three weeks or so. Can't listen and compare. . . .

Well, if you only have two tubes then there's no tube rectification. Rectifier tubes are large and they are sort of "one way valves" that convert AC from the wall into DC for the electrical circuits to use. I don't know what may be happening here, sorry. It might help someone to help if you tell us the make and model of the preamp.

Did you switch ALL tubes left and right? That sound in my experience has always been tube related. Is there tube recification. . . one for both channels, or one for each channel?

Hope it was a great one and many many more happy returns!

Many happy happy returns!

That's about right.

Happy Easter! I'm continuing to load a POD for pickup tomorrow, so I hope all are having a more restful day than I!