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Almost all of the sets sold by "dalpup" got very high bids, amongst the highest I have recorded in the last year (since I started buying Mosaic sets myself)
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I have noted the end price of the last dozen auctions of this set - prices were between $180 and $250. Better wait for the next one.
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Greg, you say the differences between SACD and CD can be significant. I don't disagree.
When I wrote that the difference can't be that spectacular, I was referring to these statements by mgraham333:
Listening to this SACD I felt as if I was finally hearing the music rather than a recording of the music. WOW! Unbelievably life-like. The cymbals sounded like cymbals, very metallic. The horns were also incredible, very crisp.I also listened to The Police: Syncronicity. Again, the music had a whole new feel. There were sounds coming at me that I never knew were there before.No, this is not an improvement that you get from high resolution alone. It sounds more like a comparision with a badly remastered CD or between stereo and multichannel. That's why I'm asking what Matt compared the SACDs to.
BTW: I bought a second SACD player today. OK, I will use the Philips DVD 963 mainly for it's DVD capabilities, but it plays SACDs too. Isn't that optimistic?
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I like the Wayne Shorter VeeJay albums as much as his Blue Note recordings. Very good compositions and solos by Wayne, accompanied by a straightforward rhythm section. "Second genesis" and "Wayning moments" are essential in the Wayne Shorter discography.
I have not heard the Lee Morgan stuff.
The problem with the Mosaic set is that almost half of the tracks are alternate takes. As I was mainly interested in the Wayne Shorter recordings I bought the VeeJay albums reissued on seperate CDs (partly with alternates) from Blue Moon Spain (9 Euro per CD):.
http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/catalogue...bel&label_id=11
The legal status of those CDs is not clear, but the sound is very good. Maybe not as good as the Mosaic box and japanese reissues of the albums, but for the price it is excellent.
A few of the individual albums are also availailable on Collectables. I have bad experience with their reissues of Atlantic material (heavy use of nonoise processes, some are unlistenable), but I have not heard the VeeJay reissues.
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Matt, what did you compare the KoB SACD to? The first CD release (horrible sound) or the late 90's remastered version? The latter sounds very close to the SACD, the main difference being that the saxes are more forward in the mix.
The difference between CD and SACD are never that spectacular, when they have a similar remastering.
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Mahler´s Ninth Symphony
Some recordings fit on one CD (Barbirolli 1964)
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The two alternate tracks of "Blue Train" have been avaialble since the "Ultimate Blue Train" reissue in 1995.
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It is understandable that they want to avoid people who join for the minimum possible perod of time (3 months, for $45 total cost) and then download as much as they can during that time.
I did that before they changed the rules (about 2000 albums in 3 months). Although there was no limitation, I expected them to sent me a warning, suspend my account or do something else, but nothing happened. I spent about half an hour per day searching and selecting the albums I wanted and just put them in my download manager (not the emusic software). My computer was downloading day and night. Having the complete OJC catalog available was addictive. I stopped my subscription because I knew I would not be able to listen to all the albums I had accumulated.
So I paid about 2 cents per album, whereas other commercial download sites charge 99 cents per song! I don't know how emusic's licensing contracts work, but it's clear they can't make money with customers like me.
So it's inevitable they had to do something to avoid a situation comparable to a an "All you can eat" restaurant where people would come with bags to fill their refrigerators. But even with the current limitations emussic is still very attractive, especially for jazz fans.
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Sorry Rooster, I did not intend to draw further attention on this CD by posting the ebay link. I think anyone seriously interested would have found it after you posted the Ebay pictures.
I will definitely not bid on this. I never dug this group, although I like the musician's individual projects.
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I have upgraded my hifi set during the last months (Sony SCD-XA777ES player, T+A PA1530 integrated amp, Dynaudio Contour s3.4 speakers). These are some of the tracks I use for demoing and comparing:
- Sonny Rollins and Big Brass "I'll follow my secret heart"
This 1958 live recording with the MJQ has an incredible realism. Other tracks from this concert are on The Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins
- Bob Belden - Black Dahlia (opening track)
The most impressively sounding jazz recording in my collection. A good test for dynamics and overall frequency response
- Miles Davis - Doo Bop (opening track)
This is just to test if the bass response is not too powerful and boomy.
- Javon Jackson - When the time is right "I waited for you"
I don't have many vocal jazz recordings in my collection, but the human voice is the best "instrument" to check if a hifi set sounds natural. This track, which I only have on a Blue Note sampler, features Diane Reeves and is very well recorded (unlike a lot of other recent Blue Note CDs)
- Mal Waldron & Jackie McLean - Left Alone '86 "Cat walk"
This recording sounds very clean but rather light. Combined with McLean's strident alto tone, it reveals components that sound too aggressive in the high range.
And some classical recordings which I won't list.
I usually burn those tracks on a CD-R to avoid having to swap CDs during audition.
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A spiral or just circles?
The diagonal lines are all parallel.
The red and blue colors in both images are identical
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The Leo Parker is next to impossible to find.
It has been reissued in the spanish "Blue Note Collection" (only limited quantities available)
http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/record_po...?record_id=2695
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I received a Sony SCD-XA777ES today (1600€ on ebay.de). I put on my favourite SACDs: Bill Evans, Art Pepper, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins (all on Analogue Productions), Bob Belden. I was really surprised be the enormous improvement over my previous mid-fi Sony SCD-XB770QS (400€). Much more detail, microdynamics, and space between the instruments.
So maybe I can reevaluate my previous SACD assessment. I'm still not impressed by "Kind of Blue" and "Miles smiles". And the big Sony sounds terrific with CDs too. It also makes me wonder if SACD is of any use with cheaper players.
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A DVD would be a great thing, because those concerts are historical moments whose significance gues beyond the music played. Only a DVD could preserve it. I have heard those artists play on numerous records, seeing them play would be the real bonus.
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A few links on turntable setup:
http://www.audiophilia.com/features/cartri...ridge_setup.htm
http://www.vandenhul.com/artpap/phono_faq.htm
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/mes...ssages/819.html
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/freestuff.htm (printable alignment protractor)
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Nice animation.
I have never seen this type of Europe either. But I rarely go to England
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Two links, the first with basic info, the second very detailed:
http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm
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On the other hand, the domestic RVG of "A Fickle Sonance" sounds pretty harsh to me, and I'm not real discriminating, nor do I have a really great sound system. I believe this has also been mentioned in another thread. I think the JRVG of that session may be better.
I had the RVG and then the JRVG of "A Fickle Sonance". Both had the dreaded "AM radio sound": no bass, no top high, distant and reverbed. There was really nothing to choose between the two. I was happy with this album only after I got the TOCJ. A huge difference.
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Brain machine 'improves musicianship'
Scientists have created a technique that dramatically improves the performance of musicians.
The system - called neurofeedback - trains musicians to clear their minds and produce more creative brain waves.
Research, to be published in the journal Neuroreport, indicates the technique helps musicians to improve by an average of 17% - the equivalent of one grade or class of honours.
Some improved by as much as 50%.
Students were assessed on two pieces of music before and after neurofeedback sessions.
Neurofeedback monitors brain activity through sensors attached to the scalp which filter out the brainwaves.
These filtered brainwaves are then 'fed back' to the individual in the form of a video game displayed on a screen.
The participant learns to control the game by altering particular aspects of their brain activity.
This alteration in brain activity can influence performance.
A panel of expert judges found the 97 Royal College of Music students improved in a number of areas, including musical understanding, imagination, and communication with the audience.
The technique has already been used to treat epilepsy, alcoholism, attention deficit and post-traumatic stress disorders, according to the researchers from Imperial College London and Charing Cross Hospital who conducted the study.
But Dr Tobias Egner said: "This is the first time it has been used to improve a complex set of skills such as musical performance in healthy students."
And Professor John Gruzelier added: "While it has a role in stress reduction by reducing the level of stage fright, the magnitude and range of beneficial effects on artistic aspects of performance have wider implications."
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/heal...lth/3091595.stm
Published: 2003/07/24 01:26:03 GMT
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And he is not even at his best.
The fairness of Jan Ullrich, second overall, should also be noted. He did not attack when Armstrong was on the ground.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cycling/n...21/tour_monday/
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I wonder why Blue Note puts out "Blue Train" on a hybrid SACD (available since june) and then again on CD. I suppose the remastering of the CD is the same as on the CD layer of the SACD.
Just a pricing reason?
I'm looking forward to the other reissues. I hope Rudy hasn't messed them up too much
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The Total Music Meeting Berlin is acutely endangered in its existence. Berlin authorities have cut all fundings for the Festival which traditionally takes place since 1968 annually and parallel to the Berlin Jazzfest. The abandonment of the TMM aims at discriminating Improvised Music altogether in favour of a more ´compatible´ and ´entertaining´ concept of music as viewed by the local administration.
It should be said that the financial situation of the city of Berlin is disastrous, after federal subsidies to the city have been cut and years of local mismanagement. Many cultural institutions and projects are facing enormous difficulties, those with low public interest (like free jazz) will have to find private funding or they will dissappear. It's not a discrimination of jazz, because many other cultural events are menaced.
Bill Evans Verve Box
in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Posted · Edited by Claude
The last three of the albums vibes has recommended are also avaialble seperately.
A few sessions in the box contain many alternate takes. Here is a complete track list on some photos of the set:
http://www.kind-of-blue.de/seiten/boxen/bi...s_verve_box.htm