What music did you buy today?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

My bandcamp order:

I got the LP version of "Split Decision" & it comes with a download. I went digital on the others because the shipping from outside the US is just too expensive.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

The biggest PITA with some of these "WAV" downloads from bandcamp is that they don't compress to mp3 using Exact Audio Copy because they are not a standard WAV format. They give them to you at a higher bitrate WAV. I have to edit them with Audacity and save them as 44.1 kHz WAV and then they convert.

[HutchFan]

Found these two LPs earlier today at a local shop:

and

[tranemonk]

Consistent with the Bandcamp theme....

https://redrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-umbria-jazz

https://jimmygreene1.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-are-now

https://aaronparksmusic.bandcamp.com/album/little-big

https://aaronparksmusic.bandcamp.com/album/little-big-ii-dreams-of-a-mechanical-man

 

[ejp626]

On 8/1/2025 at 4:02 PM, Kevin Bresnahan said:

The biggest PITA with some of these "WAV" downloads from bandcamp is that they don't compress to mp3 using Exact Audio Copy because they are not a standard WAV format. They give them to you at a higher bitrate WAV. I have to edit them with Audacity and save them as 44.1 kHz WAV and then they convert.

Didn't know about the Eric Alexander pre-release.  Might have picked that up also.

Is there a specific reason you want download as Wav and then convert to mp3, rather than just dl as mp3 from Bandcamp in the first place?  I don't dl as much as I probably ought to, but when I do, it is as 320 mp3s.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

8 minutes ago, ejp626 said:

Didn't know about the Eric Alexander pre-release.  Might have picked that up also.

Is there a specific reason you want download as Wav and then convert to mp3, rather than just dl as mp3 from Bandcamp in the first place?  I don't dl as much as I probably ought to, but when I do, it is as 320 mp3s.

I rip to VBR Q0. It results in smaller files than CBR 320 mbps and I cannot hear the difference.

[ejp626]

2 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I rip to VBR Q0. It results in smaller files than CBR 320 mbps and I cannot hear the difference.

I see.

[T.D.]

[HutchFan]

10 minutes ago, T.D. said:

I think you'll thoroughly enjoy both of those, T.D.!   

 

[jlhoots]

Joe Farnsworth: The Big Room

[tranemonk]

27 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

Joe Farnsworth: The Big Room

I grabbed this as a pre-release. Very happy with it. 

[BFrank]

[HutchFan]

I just ordered this LP from Dusty Groove:

Miyazawa Akira Quartet ‎- 木曽 = Kiso (Victor JP, rec. 1970)
with Masahiko Sato (p), Yasuo Arakawa (b), and Takeo Moriyama (d)

I discovered this astonishing album a few years ago via YouTube. 

I can't wait to hear it in high fidelity.   

 

[mjazzg]

On 8/10/2025 at 7:25 AM, HutchFan said:

I just ordered this LP from Dusty Groove:

Miyazawa Akira Quartet ‎- 木曽 = Kiso (Victor JP, rec. 1970)
with Masahiko Sato (p), Yasuo Arakawa (b), and Takeo Moriyama (d)

I discovered this astonishing album a few years ago via YouTube. 

I can't wait to hear it in high fidelity.   

 

Oh, I didn't realise that had been reissued. I may have to join you in purchasing it. 

[HutchFan]

8 hours ago, mjazzg said:

Oh, I didn't realise that had been reissued. I may have to join you in purchasing it. 

I wasn't aware that it had been reissued either -- until I saw it on Dusty Groove's site.   According to Discogs, it was reissued in January of this year.

I'm super-stoked that it's available again.  I'm not a Japanese jazz expert, but it's definitely one of the most compelling J-jazz albums I've ever heard.

 

EDIT
The down-side of the reissue?  Like many Japanese reissues, it's not cheap.  It cost me nearly $50.

OTOH, the one original Kiso listed on Discogs is priced at $1,649. 😬

 

Edited 3 hours ago by HutchFan

[mjazzg]

49 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I wasn't aware that it had been reissued either -- until I saw it on Dusty Groove's site.   According to Discogs, it was reissued in January of this year.

I'm super-stoked that it's available again.  I'm not a Japanese jazz expert, but it's definitely one of the most compelling J-jazz albums I've ever heard.

 

EDIT
The down-side of the reissue?  Like many Japanese reissues, it's not cheap.  It cost me nearly $50.

OTOH, the one original Kiso listed on Discogs is priced at $1,649. 😬

 

Yes, it's £42 here. I have this by him which is great fun

https://www.discogs.com/master/1056751-Akira-Miyazawa-Round-Midnight-Amazing-Jazz-Ballad

He reminds me of Billy Harper somehow

[HutchFan]

4 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

I have this by him which is great fun

https://www.discogs.com/master/1056751-Akira-Miyazawa-Round-Midnight-Amazing-Jazz-Ballad

Thanks.  I'll check it out.   

 

4 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

He reminds me of Billy Harper somehow

I can hear that.  They're both coming out of Coltrane -- like nearly everyone was back then.