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Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 25.

It's because of progressivism, aka enforced groupthink.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 40.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 50.

I believe this was released in the U.S. as "Mann In The Morning" on Prestige: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann_in_the_Morning

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 24.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 39.

I haven't heard the Snidero, but I find, in general, trio recordings often don't hold my interest.

If you're a visual person, you might want to check out the film It Must Schwing! https://itmustschwing.com/en

Correct on all counts!

I didn't mind the Richard Cook book. It was a fast read, and covered most of the key points. It didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know, but I can't fault it for that. It was generally factual. If you already know the BN story, you might want something more in depth. Try the recent Sonny Rollins bio, or this, which is a personal favorite of mine:

Why not just use the Music (aka iTunes) software that came with your Mac? That's what I use to rip my CDs.

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 23.

Weirdly enough, this evening I started to read the January 2024 issue of Stereophile. There, in the letters section, is a letter from Jonathan Horwich of Chicago, Illinois.

Definitive is indeed non-official. However, there was another official box set of the Dial material, from Mosaic: It has all the Bird Dial material that's on the "Atlantic" box (really Savoy, but distributed by Atlantic when it first came out), plus a lot more great music besides. It also has a different "hotter" mastering, courtesy of Jonathan Horwich (whatever happened to him?), which some people (Allan Lowe among others) disliked. OOP, so now harder to find. So for pure Bird, choose the "Atlantic" box. But it's nice to have choices.

So sad to hear. RIP.

You should definitely have at least a second email account, if only to direct spam emails you receive after an online purchase. Just create a free account at Yahoo, Google, etc.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 38.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 48.

My copy of the Larry Bunker album just arrived, and the packaging is like felser's description of the Kawaida album: Just an album cover and track listing with composers, no personnel, recording date, or any other info. Haven't played it yet to report on sound quality. Here's an interesting interview with Burton about the date: https://www.jazzwax.com/2019/08/gary-burton-on-larry-bunker.html

I think you need to devise an overall backup schema, which would depend largely on your level of crazyness/paranoia/assessment of the odds of something bad happening. I've not otherwise seen the assertion that an SSD should be always plugged in, but that's not to say that's not true. So assuming it is true, any offsite backup should reside on EHDs. You also have to figure out a backup schedule that would fit your lifestyle. I have my music on a 4 TB SSD, with a backup drive on another 4 TB SSD, both of which remain plugged into my iMac. My backup software (SuperDuper) is set up to do an automatic nightly backup from the main drive to the backup. I also have a 4 TB EHD which I plug in monthly, perform a backup, then disconnect and store somewhere. Finally, I have yet another 4 TB EHD to which I backup twice a year and store in yet a different location. I've debated whether that's overkill, but decided that, considering how much I paid for that music and the work I put into ripping the music (or downloading) and correcting the data, it's prudent. Here's how I view it: Let's say a music file corrupts on my main music drive (don't know how it happened; let's just go with the possibility). Overnight, that corrupt file will backup onto my backup drive and corrupt the copy there. However, if I catch the problem within the month, I can access the monthly backup. If I don't catch it within the month but I do within 6 months, I can access the bi-yearly backup. I've therefore eliminated most (not all, but most) of the risk of losing the data.

SSD = solid state disc (i.e. all chips). HDD or EHD = external hard drive (i.e. spinning disc read by magnetic arm). HDD/EHD are far more mechanical and break easier (if your hard drive ever fell off your desk, you just shortened its life by a few years). I've found that if an HDD/EHD starts becoming glitchy, it's time to replace it and transfer its contents. I'm lately moving to SSDs - prices keep coming down, so the price differential between SSDs and HDD/EHDs is easier to swallow. Also, my last WD My Passport failed in less than a year, so, factoring in the replacement cost of buying a new EHD and the inconvenience caused by the failure, the price difference isn't too bad. Look for Crucial SSDs - work great with Macs.

Agreed about the heavy Basie influence - they're not trying to hide it, and embrace it with love and enthusiasm. About 40 seconds in, they add an extra layer of sophistication. Not Kamuca. As to adjacency with Ferguson, I can't say. The bandleader does have a fascinating career, as evinced by his Wikipedia page.

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 22.