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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25000 - 03/22/24 at 10:21:19

I've known all those Miles Davis LPs since the end of the 'seventies. . . interesting to imagine encountering them now for the first time!

Right now

John Beasley "Cauldron" . . . a cd that reminds me a bit of some of Monty Alexander's work, and some later fusion.

One blog calls it smooth jazz. Perhaps, but it's a bit rougher in important ways.

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25001 - 03/22/24 at 11:31:38 Jazz is Dead 5, Doug Carn
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25002 - 03/22/24 at 18:00:42 I have three cds by this lovely lady with a lovely voice (who sounds a lot like a friend I love). This one is perhaps here "poppiest" but any "pop" record that can feature cuica is fine by me. Followed by Kenny Burrell "The Road to Love" High Note cd
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25003 - 03/22/24 at 19:16:14

Eric Harland "Voyager--Live by Night" Space Time Records cd

Bass – Harish Raghavan
Drums – Eric Harland
Guitar – Julian Lage
Piano – Taylor Eigsti
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Didier Lamaze
Tenor Saxophone – Walter Smith III

Recorded live on October 19-22, 2008 at Sunside Club (Paris) and Jazz-en-Tête festival

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25004 - 03/23/24 at 10:34:49 Fantastic new release on Impulse! Alice Coltrane "Carnegie Hall Concert" Impulse 2 cd set, disc 1
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25005 - 03/23/24 at 11:07:39 Another great new release, a reissue of Jessica Williams "Orgonomic Music" on Modern Harmonic cd.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25006 - 03/23/24 at 19:54:52 A quite neat collection of Mingus compositions, nicely arranged and performed, from Finland. Tonight at Noon "To Mingus with Love" Prophone cd Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Mikko Innanen Drums – Andre Sumelius Organ – Mikko Helevä Tenor Saxophone – Jussi Kannaste Trumpet – Jukka Eskola
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25007 - 03/23/24 at 21:12:11 Inspired by JBZen’s post of a video clip of his victrola, I decided to search up and listen to Tex Beneke. Brings me back to when I was a kid in my grandparents basement and when I was working at my uncle’s tailor shop.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25008 - 03/24/24 at 10:07:45 I'm staying away from looking at AI women--I have enough problems with my wife with jealousy of REAL women. So I'll stare at cd covers of jazz artists. Wes Montgomery "The Complete Full House Recordings" Concord 2 cd set, disc 2
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25009 - 03/24/24 at 21:03:40 Quick listening session before Palm Sunday dinner….Fleetwood Mac Rumours streaming in Roon and playing through my Grado’s. It’s amazing how much detail this album actually has. My first pressing Japan import on Vinyl is on another level, but this is damn good.
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25010 - 03/25/24 at 10:32:59

Lon wrote on 03/23/24 at 10:34:49:

Fantastic new release on Impulse!

Alice Coltrane "Carnegie Hall Concert" Impulse 2 cd set, disc 1

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25011 - 03/25/24 at 11:15:35 Bob Dylan "The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait" LP 2
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25012 - 03/25/24 at 17:22:41 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers "Buhaina's Delight" Blue Note reissue LP
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25013 - 03/25/24 at 18:35:35 History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1: Bear's Choice, reissue LP Pigpen showcased so well.
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25014 - 03/25/24 at 21:15:25

The Art Blakey album got me thinking about the 2 CD Grant Green compilation "The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark."

It includes performances from several recordings from 1961 and 1962 including "Nigeria," "Gooden's Corner," "Oleo," and some other songs that were recorded at those same sessions and later issued by Mosaic Records.

Art Blakey plays on the first seven songs, and I really like his energy. I also like it when the liner notes confirm my thoughts - the author of liner notes for the 1980 release (Ben Sidran) says "for my money, the highlight of the album is the stylized arrangement of 'It Ain't Necessarily So.'"

This was also my first exposure to Sonny Clark. It prompted me to look at some of his other recordings, and getting a copy of "Cool Struttin'," Rudy Van Gelder edition:

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25015 - 03/25/24 at 22:08:42 I had three entries into jazz as a teenager: first Miles Davis, then Wynton Kelly and then Art Blakey. I've cooled towards Blakey as a drummer, but he was quite the bandleader. Now LP version, LP 3
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25016 - 03/25/24 at 23:08:25 Decided to listen some piano solo’s, and pulled this one out as opposed to my other usual favorites. Streaming Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces in Roon in CD quality.
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MikeinMontana Seasoned Member Posts: 209	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25017 - 03/26/24 at 17:20:08 Dominick, we have a few versions of that album. The DVD audio is our favorite. Unreal~
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25018 - 03/26/24 at 23:45:03 Quote: Dominick, we have a few versions of that album. The DVD audio is our favorite. Unreal~ Smiley Yeah it was really enjoyable… I may try to acquire it on vinyl. Switching gears…. I decided to play some guitar music. Currently streaming some Joe Pass in Roon. For DJango is a classic and an old favorite.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25019 - 03/27/24 at 10:16:22 Starting off a cool morning with some very hip vocals. Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan "Recorded 'Live' at Basin Street East" RCA cd
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25020 - 03/27/24 at 11:00:38 I'm reveling in the glory of my stereo with this great sounding cd with excellent music. Eliane Elias "Kissed by Nature" Blue Note cd
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25021 - 03/27/24 at 12:07:10 Swingin' with this one before Lucinda wakes up and this session ends. . . . "Count Basie Jam" (Montreux '77) Pablo cd
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25022 - 03/27/24 at 12:56:46 Sneakin' in one more as I'm still the only human awake. Count Basie Kansas City 3 "For the Second Time" OJC Pablo cd
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25023 - 03/27/24 at 20:45:08 My 2 LP set probably sounds better if I can find it, but enjoying a blast from the past. Santana "Moonflower" Columbia 2 cd set, disc 1
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25024 - 03/27/24 at 21:36:58 Lon…the Count Basie Kansas City 3 is a great album. I haven’t listened to that one in a long time. Currently listening to an old favorite I listen to regularly… The Ray Brown Trio: Bassics. In this case.. Streaming is great because my vinyl album would have been worn out by now from being overplayed.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25025 - 03/27/24 at 21:56:46 Yes, Basie as pianist fascinates me--I hear so much of Fats Waller (a big favorite of mine) in his playing which makes sense, and I love how Basie edits things down to essential melody and swing.
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The other Lon Senior Member Posts: 71	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25026 - 03/27/24 at 23:05:12 Always love this recording
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25027 - 03/28/24 at 10:01:58 Haven't enjoyed this cd in a while. I was thinking of my late first wife Helen, and that led me to think of listening to Helen Merrill, and I saw this one, which was sitting neglected on a shelf a long time. Helen Merrill featuring Stan Getz "Just Friends" Emarcy cd
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25028 - 03/28/24 at 10:35:55

Phil Woods, Tom Harrell "The Jazz Masters" Groove Merchant/Solid Records Japan cd

Just in from Japan, these recent Groove Merchant reissues sound really good, and I've always enjoyed this band.

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Phil Woods
Bass – Steve Gilmore
Drums, Producer – Bill Goodwin
Piano – Hal Galper
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell

Recorded June 19, 1986 at Clintin Studios NYC.

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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25029 - 03/28/24 at 13:37:10

A couple of nice old albums from Herb Ellis arrived in the stack. I am down to twelve boxes of mystery left and the stack will be completely culled to my taste.

Lately, I have managed to move out and donate to "friends" about thirty boxes of mid-pop style LPs I no longer bear interest in hearing again.
I kept the Black Keys and a few others, but mostly other people will enjoy these far more than I ever will again.
Realize that those thirty something boxes I gave out represent a greater quantity of LPs than my original collection before this amazing gift, by a fair bit.
My keeper collection has more than quadrupled last year, due to this woman's grace. Still a lot more organizing to go.

I kept these two Herb Ellis for myself.
I got this one cleaned up and had spun it early this morning.
Playing it again, because I am sure I missed something. I had never heard this album before.

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25030 - 03/28/24 at 21:05:48 "Maria Schneider and the SRW Big Band" Jazz Haus 2 cd set, disc 1
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25031 - 03/28/24 at 22:39:36 Another Helen Merrill album I have not listened to in a long while. Steve Lacy makes this interesting. If there IS a typical Helen Merrill album, this is not it. "Jelena Ana Milčetić a.k.a Helen Merrill" Gitanes cd
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25032 - 03/28/24 at 23:41:52 Listening to some Al Cohn Broadway streaming through Roon in CD Quality. Running music through the Torii trying to break in the new Raytheon od3a VR tubes.
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25033 - 03/29/24 at 03:55:55 Late night listening session…”Alternate Three”. What a great lineup of musicians. This album really draws you in…highly recommended.
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Same Old DD Seasoned Member Posts: 1062	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25034 - 03/29/24 at 10:16:51 Late night is congruent to early morning? Super quiet right now; I'm the only one up this early around here. Bud Shank, Pacific Jazz 1230
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25035 - 03/29/24 at 10:56:37

With my PS Audio regenerator the sound is consistent whether day or night. . . was freaky at first, but I'm more than a dozen years into using their regenerators newer regenerators and accustomed to it.

This is my main listening time while Lucinda usually sleeps another three hours or so. Just me and the dog.

Right now

Keith Jarrett "Still Live" disc 2 ECM 2 cd set. Precious music for me since this frist came out (I bought it then on cassette).

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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25036 - 03/29/24 at 11:41:32

Stan Kenton "The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings Of Stan Kenton 1943-1947" Mosaic Records 7 cd box set, disc 2

There is some great music in this set, I pulled it out of the darkness of the back of a set of shelves and haven't listened to it for quite some time. Sound is fantastic for its time--Capitol can be relied on for that. As can Mosaic.

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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25037 - 03/29/24 at 14:15:24

My Kleenline power is thirty years out of date. Industrial hospital and computer bank gear from the '80s. I should update this. It was the best I could get for my sound reinforcement systems at the time.

One of the PS Audio systems would be my current choice for a "bring it in the house" power unit. A buddy uses three for his various systems, in house. Swears by them! His are one tenth the size of my older power stations.
Hard to compare our systems; I've been an OB guy for over twenty years and he is a Klipsch guy. I never cared for Klipsch much. I find all of them (I've heard all of them!) quite fatiguing.

I have a few upgrades planned for my system this year.
I traded well for a Luxman pre, last year, but I am only just OK with the differences it makes compared to the old tube pre I have had for ages.
I made the choice. BUT, I have balanced ins and outs when I get the rest of the way there.

A seperate balanced out DAC component is a "next" item of interest for me, but I would grab fresh power if available at a bargain.
My audio budget requires this search and wait behavior.

For now, some Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson. Herb Ellis makes a showing as well on this one.

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25038 - 03/29/24 at 14:38:56 Yes, I went overboard when I had money in between wives and after and I don't regret it but it was a big expense. But I am mostly done (he says, as he waits for another component to arrive today!) The good thing is you enjoy what you have, and it's about the music!
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Re: What's spinning?
Reply #25039 - 03/29/24 at 15:25:48

The music is all any of this is about.

I've begun to really enjoy more from the '50s jazz era I had either "missed" earlier or did not make the exploration effort.

I popped in a modern CD of cutesy mellow smooth jazz for a sit down dinner a few days ago and the compression on the recording was the main thing I felt, more so even than the music itself.

I know compression was typical from early on with recordings, but these older recordings just have so much LIFE preserved for us.
My ears are not great anymore, but they are still educated. I know what I am hearing.
Many dynamic peaks only barely fit into the media and often stun with clarity. Taken right up to the very edge of the tech during those days.

Going with another LP, "Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson"
Pic borrowed from Discogs, again.

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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25040 - 03/29/24 at 22:40:23 Same Old DD…..that Ben Webster album is really good. I listened to it last week. To stay on Ben Webster…Ballads is also good. It’s more mellow and soft, but enjoyable as well. Currently streaming through Roon…
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25041 - 03/30/24 at 10:50:38 Chick Corea "Return to Forever" ECM LP One of my oldest LPs, still sounding great. I bought this shortly after being turned on to Miles Davis' electric catalog, back in '73, before going off to the University of Chicago. Just a beautiful album.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25042 - 03/30/24 at 11:26:59 Helen Merrill with Teddy Wilson "Helen Sings, Teddy Swings" Catalyst LP Helen Merrill(vo) Teddy Wilson(p) Kunimitsu Inaba, Larry Ridley(b) Lenny McBrowne, Takeshi Inormata(ds)
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25043 - 03/30/24 at 12:11:26 Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars "At Newport" Columbia LP
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25044 - 03/30/24 at 16:44:47 Jack Teagarden "A Portrait of Mr. T" Roulette mono LP One of these days I'll look for a stereo LP copy (I have it on cd in stereo). I love the sound of Roulette LPs. This is a neat session, Don Goldie does his very best imitation of Louis Armstrong on "Rorckin' Chair."
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25045 - 03/30/24 at 17:27:21 Cannonball Adderley "Spontaneous Combustion" Savoy 2 LP mono There was a time twenty some years ago when I was obsessed with the Savoy catalog and Adderley in particular. I can hear why today.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23536	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25046 - 03/31/24 at 00:11:30 Thelonious Monk "Les Liasions Dangereuses" Sam Records 3 LP set, LP 1 I have the cd version as well. Great music. Barney Wilen with Thelonious Monk!
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25047 - 03/31/24 at 00:14:38 Currently spinning on vinyl Al Cohn “Standards of Excellence”. This album has a nice groove with a clean arrangement of instruments.
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Dominick Seasoned Member Still like that old time Rock and Roll!! Posts: 1164	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25048 - 03/31/24 at 00:43:09 Dinner time music with Barney Wilen Quintet “Passione” on Venus Records 180 gram Japanese vinyl.
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Tone-Deaf Seasoned Member Posts: 118	Re: What's spinning? Reply #25049 - 03/31/24 at 00:58:00 When I saw the album cover titled "Portrait of Mr. T," I was surprised because the portrait does not look like Mr. T at all - for example on Mr. T's 1984 album "Be Somebody (or Be Somebody's Fool):" Perhaps I'm missing something?
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