jazzbo

Nice idea, nice blog!

I wanted desperately to come up with the perfect Bechet, Mezzrow or King Jazz Records joke. . . but it's beyond my grasp!

I think I finally have them all, but I welcome this box set. Great news!

I've a collection of Philip K. Dick Society newsletters. My late wife thought that was odd.

Wayne is definitely the highlight for me, and also the great sound of the new cd (and the six or seven others I've bought in this new series).

Many happy happy returns, Thom!

Many many happy returns!

Listening to the box set right now. The remastering on this is great. Love the sound! I've been through the box set a few times now, I think the third disc is my favorite.

The Johnny Smith shares crystal clear sound. Beautiful music too. It may be too much of a good thing, I only listen to a disc at a time, but . . . man, great, lovely stuff.

I saw one used for 125 a year or so ago. It was a little gnarly looking. If yours is pristine looking, maybe 150 or so? Just a sort of guess on my part. When you get ready to look at low power tube amps, give me a PM. I've got a few we could talk turkey about, an Epiphone Valve Jr. and a Blackheart.

All the best to you and the crew Jack!

Yes, thank God there's a chance for all of us. Think I'll put on some Chet.

Yes, take Bev's advice because it sure is a good one.

I knew I wouldn't get any grief from you Peter. Cary, I haven't had a PM from you from some time. Really glad you're enjoying your "C"!

I've only heard the McMasters and the RVG. The RVG is my sonic preference. The sound to me seems much better. Deeper as the Penguin Guide says.

+3 or 4 from me, they're both well worth having. Great stuff!

I think this one and the Mosaic Single are the ones to own of the Capitol years.

Agreed. That's a helluvan amp for the money. I just didn't want to take a bunch of crap for recommending a Decware amp again.

"Harry's Law." Lots of hard to swallow bits, but amusing, and touching.

I've got a fretless Les Paul copy. Fun to play!

We've got a thread on Jonah and his lps somewhere around here. I have most of them. . . and I like a lot of the material, wish the production were a little different on some of them. EMI/Capitol/Cuscuna has released one of the very best on cd (imo). Great player! One of my favorites is availalbe on a Circle cd.

This is a heckuva deal: http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1295747523 Dynaco ST70

I'm not agreeing with your analogy, but yeah, Alfred was the founder (with some help from Francis) so DUH. I'm letting it lie, and going out for a ride.

I don't disagree that Alfred Lion was very important in the shaping of the sound, but I see it as a partnership, and he saw in RVG a very important component of the sound. Saying Lion was "the sole architect" is over-simplifying the situation. He was a large part of the reason they sounded this way, but he was not "the sole architect." Sorry, you haven't convinced me, which is just fine, I'm very happy that we both have different opinions. There are differences between the sound of the recordings RVG made for different labels (I really love some of the engineering for Savoy, the horns sound HUGE). . .and Alfred Lion was instrumental in the distinguished sound of Blue Note's dates, but he needed his partner RVG to collaborate with for that sound. If you don't see it that way, vive la difference.

I disagree in part. RVG's self-taught style is distinctly different from the radio station and other studio work in jazz before him. I find it intriguing that he was attempting to capture exciting elements of the live performances of jazz in the studio . . . . That is what I hear in the RVG series by both Blue Note and Concord, these remasterings seem to sound more like live performances to me than the interpretations of the same tapes by others. Yes, Alfred Lion had a very strong hand in the creation of "the Blue Note sound," but he definitely felt that key elements to RVG's recording, and mastering to LP, were integral to that sound. Just listen to Blue Note recordings before RVG, and even those that RVG recorded under Francis Wolff's production.