What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[John Tapscott]

[jeffcrom]

Pretty Baby soundtrack (ABC). I think I've said it before here - this is one of the great traditional New Orleans jazz albums of its time (1977). The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Kid Thomas Valentine's band, Jelly Roll Morton interpreter Bob Greene, James Booker, and Louis Cottrell all contribute. And producer Jerry Wexler's influence is a positive one - I doubt that, left to his own devices, Kid Thomas would ever have come up with anything as striking as having the first two choruses of "Honey Swat Blues" played by his unaccompanied trumpet.

[Homefromtheforest]

Beaver Harris 360 experience "safe" (Italy, Red)

[sidewinder]

Gunther Schuller/JJ Johnson/Miles Davis 'Music For Brass' (Columbia 6-eye DG mono)

Preceded by a couple of recent Music Matters 2x45rpm Blue Notes. Both of these classic sessions, I have to say, sound magnificent in these pressings.

Donald Byrd 'Royal Flush'

Joe Henderson 'Mode For Joe'

Edited December 15, 2013 by sidewinder

[Clunky]

Robert Pete Williams & Roosevelt Sykes------ Blues from the bottoms----- (77 records)

[Leeway]

More Dexter:

The pairing with Catherine works pretty well.

the title was mine.

Seems appropriate! Is there an interesting story behind how that came about?

Been alternating CDs and vinyl today. On the vinyl front so far:

And:

[Chuck Nessa]

Doubling up from the classical thread:

[tomatamot]

WoW.........................

[tomatamot]

The Modern Art of Jazz by Mat Mathews ( fresh sound copy )

[Leeway]

Soft Machine 4. This may be my favorite Soft Machine album yet, although I can hardly say I have explored the catalog deeply. A really brilliant fusion of out-jazz and, prog-rock.

[A Lark Ascending]

Third and 4 are the peaks for me. 5 is good too. 6 + 7 are enjoyable too though the minimalism becomes more pronounced at the expense of the jazz.

The BBC discs are well worth acquiring - and there must be more than a dozen live/radio broadcasts out there now, all morphing this music in different combinations of tunes.

These records got into the lower reaches of the UK album charts. Hard to imagine now.

Edited December 16, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[Leeway]

Third and 4 are the peaks for me. 5 is good too. 6 + 7 are enjoyable too though the minimalism becomes more pronounced at the expense of the jazz.

The BBC discs are well worth acquiring - and there must be more than a dozen live/radio broadcasts out there now, all morphing this music in different combinations of tunes.

These records got into the lower reaches of the UK album charts. Hard to imagine now.

Thanks Bev, useful guidance. I will continue to check out the Soft Machine oeuvre. This little box set seems an inexpensive way to do so. I already have 1 & 2 so don't need them in this box, which includes 3 to 7.

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Classics-Soft-Machine/dp/tracks/B003ZBX84G/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_2

[Leeway]

Picked up a couple of Blue Notes recently. Both have the UA blue label with the black "b". Both have "Van Gelder" in the runoff. I know these are not recognized as audiophile pressings, but, my oh my, they sound really good. I seem to recall that if the vinyl has "Van Gelder" in the run-off that it will be a good-sounding LP. Don't know if that generally holds up, but it is true here.

And:

[tomatamot]

I have this "blue" label.

Whats the different with the "red" label?

[paul secor]

Don Cherry/Ed Blackwell: El Corazon (ECM)

[Chuck Nessa]

I have this "blue" label.

Whats the different with the "red" label?

The red label was the first 1000 but the blue label is a 100% better mastering.

[Leeway]

I have this "blue" label.

Whats the different with the "red" label?

The red label was the first 1000 but the blue label is a 100% better mastering.

Chuck, is the blue label LP mastering the same mastering as used on the Nessa CDs, or do the CDs use different mastering?

[clifford_thornton]

Bilal Abdurahman - Sound Rhythm Rhyme & Mime for Children - (Folkways)

[clifford_thornton]

Attila Zoller & Masahiko Sato - A Path Through Haze - (MPS, GER)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This morning

Willis Jackson plays around with the hits - Trip

Tommy McCook - Instrumental - Justice

Tommy McCook - Hot lava - Third World

MG

[Kevin Bresnahan]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn (with Jimmy Giuffre) (Atlantic). Original black label pressing in OK shape. Unfortunately, the vibes distort every now & then and there are some pretty good pops but listenable. Not my favorite LP, that's for sure. Too polite?

EDIT: I paid way more than $6 for it!

Edited December 17, 2013 by Kevin Bresnahan

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow (Fish People). Brand new out of the sleeve, these sides have never played without crackle & pops. The first time I played this, I didn't like it that much. I still don't think it's great, but I it's not Yoko Ono bad.

[tomatamot]

Bud Powell - Bud in Paris

[Leeway]

Spinning some Tapscott and really enjoying it. Would be nice to see his work given the box set treatment.

[Clunky]

Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow (Fish People). Brand new out of the sleeve, these sides have never played without crackle & pops. The first time I played this, I didn't like it that much. I still don't think it's great, but I it's not Yoko Ono bad.

As I recall my copy was good as was my impression of the music . I share your frustration as Increasingly I'm wondering if the knowledge to press vinyl properly has been lost. Audiophile companies do ok but most non audiophile vinyls have sounded very average.