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The best digital versions are the DCC Gold CDs released in the early 1990's, remastered by Steve Hoffman. They also sound better than the SACDs in hi-rez mode. They can be found on Ebay for $25-40/CD. The XRCDs and K2 sound very fine too (but the XRCDs are too expensive). Their sound is more analytical compared to the DCCs. The german ZYX 20bit CD should be avoided. I haven't heard the newer CD versions (RVG or box set).

The downside of these machines is that they quickly get outdated, or that they have software flaws or usability limitations that never get fixed. For example the processor might not be able to decode a new type of file, or the player might not be able to read files from a DVD-R (only CD-R). That's why PC-based solutions (Home Theatre PC) are popular, because software can be updated, and individual components, like sound or network card, can easily be upgraded, and new functions can be added. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTPC This is probably much less relevant for music-only systems though, where there is less technical evolution.

Both sessions together would be nearly 83 minutes long.

To the thread starter: Which Saint Vitus are you named after? The disease, the saint, the cathedral, the band, the statue or the dance troupe? http://saintvitus.com/SaintVitus/

The AAJ page is OK for me, although not nearly a good as Alan's site was. Without such a list, I would miss many interesting reissues which are not being discussed on this board. With new releases it's less of a problem, as they are often announced and reviewed on jazz news sites or in magazines.

Surgery can sometimes do miracles. My father had a serious hernia at age 50, after having had frequent back pain for 20 years (he was a semi-pro athlete in his youth) . A disc in his lower back was removed by surgery, and my father has been pain-free since then. He is now 67, playing tennis and making 100 miles bicycle tours. Good luck, Jim

I agree with the two last posts. I exercise my tummy and back muscles for 5 minutes 3 times a week, and it has kept me backpainfree for the past 15 years. It's very little effort and has become a routine like brushing my teeth.

When I got my Dynaudio Contour s3.4 speakers, which I use in a 40m² room, I found the bass a bit too boomy on certain frequencies, which was confirmed by running through a frequency sweep test CD. I started building a "bass trap" on the Helmholtz resonator principle (a box with a bass-reflex tube, calculated to absorb a certain bass frequency range). When the box was ready after a few weeks (I hadn't done any thorough listeing during that time), I found that I didn't need it anymore, as the boomyness was completely gone. Breaking in can change the loudspeaker sound quite a lot, especially in the bass department.

It was only released on VHS (NTSC). Probably hard to find now. http://www.bluenoteeurope.com/album.php?mo...n=6&id=8559 http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Note-Story-Mode...z/dp/630467063X

The book has been published in 1999 already. It contains (in english and german) a brief history of the label, some photos, detailed discographies and reproductions of all album covers including reissues (quite small, 9 on one page). An essential reference for fans of the label, but too academic for the general jazz public. Hard cover, excellent print and binding quality. http://www.crippled.com/index.php?cat=shop...mp;sessid=10000 http://www.amazon.de/Jazzin-Black-Forest-K.../dp/3980582019/ I haven't seen the recently released film documentary http://www.monitorpop.de/index.php?cat=sho...&ref=umgmps http://www.amazon.de/MPS-Jazzin-Forest-Rol.../dp/B000GETWMM/ Also available in the US: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7241896

I did an A/B comparision with volume compensation between the Yusef Lateef RVG and the OJC (1991 remastering by Kirk Felton). The RVG is very loud. On bass solos, it sounds maximized ("BOOM BOOM"), losing all the subtlety of the notes. Apart from that the tonality (well balanced) and stereo spread (slighlty narrower) are OK, but this ruins it for me. Well, the good thing about the RVG reissue is that this essential album remains in print for some more time.

Is there a law that obliges the police to release these videos, or have they leaked? Very embarrassing for the cop, although the inmate did a great acting job.

The region coding is not really significant anymore. Many DVD players can easily be made region-free by the users or by the stores that sell them. It isn't even illegal, as region coding has nothing to do with copyprotection, and is not protected by law. The DVD player makers are obliged by the DVD license to implement region code restrictions, but that doesn't bind the resellers or the buyers of these players. Many stores in Europe were selling US DVDs, until the movie industry decided to go after them. Copyright is only exhausted nationally or regionally, that's why the rightholders can prohibit unauthorized imports of legit DVDs. That's independent from the region coding, which is just a technical usage restriction without any legal significance. So the legal situation between DVDs and CDs is rather similar. But of course there is much more money involved with parallel imports of Hollywood movies than with old public domain music.

What I don't understand is why the European "50 years" reissues are openly imported into the US and sold by the major online stores, although they are illegal in the US. In Europe, the movie industry has successfully stopped imports of US DVDs (which come out when the films are still shown in european cinemas). The RIAA could take a similar action directed towards the conflicting european CD imports, so that they at least dissappear from the websites of the major stores. The RIAA could do the same effort to stop the european imports. Although this will not stop these reissue from being sold elesewhere, the US market alone should be enough to make a legit reissue profitable.

Amazon.com lists it (although as unavailable), and says the video is NTSC, so there should be no compatibility pronlem http://www.amazon.com/Paris-1959-Art-Blakey/dp/B000IJ7A5G Here's another shopping link: http://www.ejazzlines.com/c1/c848/c1309/Ar...959-p53924.html

Dan, make sure you can play that DVD. It is certainly not region-coded, but the video may be in PAL format, which not all US equipment is compatible with.

You better download those clips before they get deleted in the big youtube clean-up operation. This extension for firefox works great: http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

Brad, my post was only an answer to Bright Moment's question above. No problem with your auction or thread.

Could it be "Die Gartenlaube", which means a small hut in the garden? The german Wikipedia has some info: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Gartenlaube And some pictures: http://www.oldmapsbooks.com/Book_Pages/B13xx/B1394garte.htm http://www.oldmapsbooks.com/Book_Pages/B11xx/B1193gart.htm It was one of the first german family entertainment magazines, and existed from 1853-1903. Maybe your 900 page volume is a yearbook.

Not the complete sets

Jim, can you please find the answer on the question I posted in the "A request" thread? If I could integrate an Organissimo referrer into my Amazon bookmarks, it would make ordering easier.

Many big labels are progressively archiving their analog tapes on hi-resolution digital formats. For the tapes that are not being preserved in digital archives and which continue to degrade, the best sounding copies will be the orginal LPs and the CD reissues that were produced when the tapes were still in good condition.

To give remasterings some copyright protection seems like a fair idea, but imagine court judges having to compare the sound from different CDs to see if an original or a remastered release has been copied Anyway, those who buy the cheap public domain reissues generally don't care much about the sound, so if the public domain labels can't use the latest remasterings it won't affect their business that much.

I've seen the video from the Belgian TV show (25 minutes). It's beautifully recorded and a must have for every Wes or guitar fan. There is an official 85 minute "Legends of Jazz Guitar - Volume 1" DVD, which mixes the Wes tracks with performances by Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Joe Pass, and an illegit spanish DVD. Be sure to compare the tracklists for completeness. CD: http://www.amazon.com/Live-Belgium-1965-Mo...t/dp/B000BPN268 DVDs: http://www.playjazz.com/VI071.html http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...=lk_organissimo http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...=lk_organissimo

The site has been discussed a few times on the forum: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=18557 http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20057 and others