Jazz for aficionados
Just ordered this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2NTGV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Can't wait to hear Sonny and Art jamming out together! |
Hello all. Long time (very busy). I have missed many pages but read this one. Love Dexter Gordon. My favorite tune of his is the song "Tanya" from the LP "One Flight Up." I have a dozen Albums of RR.Kirk. Rahsaan was an underappreciated genius with the circular breathing and very intellectual as well. Another favorite of mine is Woody Shaw. I have all of his recordings (that I was able to obtain). I have a question for all. If there was only one or two Jack Teagarden discs you could get which would they be? |
Update just ordered this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007CEXJK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and this: https://www.amazon.com/MisRy-Blues-Jack-Teagarden/dp/B0000ACAOC/ref=sr_1_12?s=music&ie=UTF8&... But still want the recommendations! |
Thanks for the Jack Teagarden recommendations and youtube links. Still waiting on the arrival of the discs I ordered. I first heard about Jack while reading a Stan Getz biography many years ago. I never bought any of his music because I'm really not into the "big band Dixie land swing." However while watching a recent episode of Bosch on Amazon I heard a nice "Big T" tune while Bosch was in the evidence room and he told the officer in charge there to turn it up because Ben Webster was about to take his solo. I really liked the tune and found it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7mp_qtPa2c Notice the reviewers also commented they heard it on Bosch! Anyway he is an awesomely talented trombone player just don't dig much of his music because of the particular jazz he usually played. Same thing with Buddy Rich. He is a great (some argue best) drummer but I don't dig a lot of his music although I love watching his solo's on youtube! |
Orpheus10 I am truly sorry to hear of your health problem. My mom died from breast cancer at 58 yo and my younger sister died just last year from lung cancer at 50 yo (she never smoked). I have been lucky so far... Jack Teagarden's record Misry and the Blues is a really great blues/balled record with just one dixie swing tune. It really showcases his talent on the trombone and he does have cool crooning vocal ability. I am still waiting on the other record I bought here; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007CEXJK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote second review: These four discs are truly the best of Jack Teagarden. The selections on all four discs are perfect, with no duds, and the engineering quality is high. The stand-out is Disc Four, which is mostly groups with Teagarden and Louis Armstrong playing together. This material (also the last 3 selections on disc 3) features both Teagarden and Armstrong at their very best, mostly in live recordings - two musicians at the peak of their games spurring each other on and taking obvious pleasure playing together. In fact, I would choose many of these selections as the "best of the best" for Louis Armstrong as well as Teagarden. It includes the very best versions I know of Armstrong classics like "Ain't Misbehavin","Rocking Chair", "Black and Blue", "Royal Garden Blues", "Mahogany Hall Stomp", and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans". I had never heard "Fifty-fifty Blues" but it is now one of my all-time favorite Armstrong-Teagarden performances. |
pryso, I enjoyed the short video link you posted up thread. I believe it could be from this DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Summers-Day-Mahalia-Jackson/dp/B00003OSU4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=153... frogman I don't know how you could write such a long post with the tiny tabs on a smart phone!...I guess I have chubby fingers. Anyways I have flown from NY to Tokyo no layovers which is 15 hours so I sympathize with you. However I was primed because I had flown from NY to Rio de Janeiro a dozen times or more before my trip to Japan. " I won’t judge the validity of anyone’s approach to the listening experience, and I expect the same. " I feel the same. However this is a public forum and people have a right to voice their opinions. That said I think if one dislikes certain music they should critic the music not the person who likes it. |
pryso thanks for the link. Not only is she a good drummer but I also like the music (fusion). I don't consider good jazz/rock/prog music "noise."(most of it anyway and certainly not that song). I saw the Return To Forever reunion tour in 2007 NYC. Have all their discs. Have all Mahavishnu orchestra discs too. Saw Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham (separately) multiple times. Waiting for John McLaughlin, to come back NYC way. Have tickets to Mike Stern with Jimmy Cobb on the drum kit this August 17 at Birdland doing a Miles Davis tribute. @orpheus10 I have at least 20 Grant Green discs. I love his tone and style. |
@orpheus10 Yes the prices on all of Senri Kawaguchi's discs are all on the high side including the live bluray. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=senri+kaw... Hiromi, a Japanese pianist/organist/composer, whom I have seen several times is excellent and her music is much cheaper I have about 8 discs of hers. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXsuPkyFQuQ |
@pryso & nsp I’m not sure if you saw the link I left for orpheus10 for Hiromi Uehara yesterday or did and just don’t dig it. Anyway she has been around well over 10 years now and IMO is one of the outstanding pianists/composers out in the jazz fusion genre today. Her live shows are electrifying and she has recorded albums with some of the best known and respected jazz musicians in the world including a trio recording with Stanley Clarke and Lenny White (RTF) and a duet with Chick Corea (RTF). Here is the link again with her backing band Sonic Bloom on 3 of her earlier recording sessions playing live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXsuPkyFQuQ Her Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=hiromi+ueh... All Music: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hiromi-mn0000681376/discography |
nsp Here is the cd: https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Garden-Stanley-Clarke-Trio/dp/B001VFM0QU/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=... I will check out the discs you mentioned. |
nsp I started buying Hiromi recordings back in 2006 starting with the "Brain" sessions. Telarc was her label for a long time and the CD's Brain, Spiral, Time Control, and Beyond Standard were all released in a hybrid SACD format. At that time it was the only way they were released and usually for 15-20 dollars. I like the sessions with "Sonicbloom" backing her as it added the electric guitar virtuoso David "Fuze" Fiuczynski. All of her trio sessions are also awesome usually with Anthony Jackson on electric bass and Simon Phillips on the drum kit. No introduction is needed for those two!!! My personal favorite session "Beyond Standard" with "Sonicbloom" I saw them for that album tour at the Blue Note NYC and they tore it up down there. Here is a snippet from the Amazon blurb: Hiromi's supergroup, Sonicbloom, has shattered the formula of making records written solely by the celebrated pianist/composer. Their latest outing, "Beyond Standard," finds Tony Grey (bass), Martin Valihora (drums), and Dave "Fuze" Fiuczynski (guitar and otherworldly sounds) helping Hiromi craft unique versions of familiar tunes such as Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm," Rogers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things" and even Jeff Beck's "Led Boots." The group has been recognized for its energetic virtuosity by music industry and mainstream publications alike: Downbeat, JazzTimes, Keyboard, and The New York Times. Playing festivals such as Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, and Playboy Jazz proves that Hiromi's unique fusion nuevo has been accepted in the world of jazz as well as rock. "Beyond Standard" is a showcase for Hiromi and her band's abilities, with each player getting plenty of room to shine. I don't have regular cd versions of her first half dozen recording sessions to compare with my SACD version on an A-B basis so I could not tell you if the sound quality is better. |
nsp I listened to all her discs years ago on my SACD compatible player. Since then I have ripped my whole collection to my laptop via Windows Media Player in FLAC format (lossless). I connect my Laptop to my AVR via HDMI to listen to music so I don't have to load and unload discs constantly. I have all my discs (approaching 500)stored in boxes. I would have to physically play the disc to get the SACD format. If I have time this weekend I will try an A-B analysis. I have listened to plenty of her music via my laptop/AVR and it sounds fantastic. The engineers did a great job. Wide soundstage/imaging with subtle nuances all shining through. |
rok2id I am lucky as I live on Long Island about 30 minutes from John Coltrane's last residence which I often go and stroll around the yard and peer into the windows. They are in the process of repairing the interior of the house allowing the public inside. https://www.pbs.org/video/look-inside-coltrane-home-long-island-unxyca/ |
nsp I too am 30 minutes east we must be close. Zip 11967 here. I also visit his grave at Pinelawn from time to time. A great tune by Woody Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5yJndPO6QI |
There is some cool music links on this page intertwined with an ongoing debate on racism as it pertains to music. I just googled " the difference between black and white jazz musicians and found a mountain of articles. https://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/essays/jazz.htm https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/02/black-and-white-intertwined/377456/ read:https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Chords-Musicians-Contribution-1915-1945/dp/0195055853/ref=sr_1_1?s=books... http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/jazz/jazz.html And I leave you with a song, one of my favorites, not just of Lee Morgan or trumpet players in particular, just one of my favorite "jazz" songs. (the first 5 minutes and the last minute sounds like it could have been included on John Coltrane's A Love Supreme LP)...just an incredible song all the way through! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfkkRa1VA8 |
Another bit to chew on: Bruce Lundvall: I remember years ago, Roy Eldridge did a blindfold test, one of Leonard Feather’s for Down Beat. And Roy started off by saying, “I can tell. I can always tell if the musician is black or white.” He was wrong about 60 percent of the time. The above quote is from the following article: https://jazztimes.com/features/black-white-and-beyond/ |
R.I.P. Aretha Interesting discussion on what is and is not "free jazz" I own just about everything John Coltrane ever recorded. The thing is I could listen to Giant Steps and A Love Supreme over and over again and enjoy it. When I sit down for a listening session with his Ascension disc I can only take about 30 minutes at a time. When I first heard it I stopped after 5 minutes. It is an acquired appreciation of that music and it takes time. The screeching and honking on the reeds can make one confused and easily disappointed especially compared to A Love Supreme or Blue Train. JC was constantly reaching out to explore new territories. This is not so common with jazz musicians of his era. The majority stuck to what they were accustomed to playing. Some mixed hard bop with a tinge of Avant-garde/Free jazz ala Jackie Mclean which I think is excellent I’m always listening to Jackie’s discs One Step Beyond and Destination Out. Art Blakey is a perfect example of never evolving yet always making fantastic recordings with a variety of excellent musicians. Jackie Mclean Love and Hate from the disc Destination Out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8woYxaDjAM Ghost Town from the disc One Step Beyond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_um0Pvot8w |
"Seems we have a definitive answer on Soul" I wouldn't call that soul but it is interesting. Or was that sarcasm for the last month or so posts about who has soul and who don't! A lot of great musicians on that recording session. SOUL 101! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZHWXXEr98w |
Was at Birdland last night to see the 4 Generations of Miles show featuring Mike Stern, Buster Williams, Sonny Fortune, and Jimmy Cobb. It was an excellent show with Stern playing most of the sax parts on guitar and Fortune playing the trumpet parts on his an alto. Williams was in great form on the acoustic bass and Cobb (at 87 yo I believe) never disappoints on the drum kit. Interesting Mike Stern interview talking about (1:58 in) Miles cooking dinner and driving in Miles’ Ferrari to go see his horses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3StiR5wCYrU |
Thanks for all the links acman3 I have that Jim Hall disc. Really good group he put together for that session. IMHO Miles made just a couple of good studio recordings 80-91. The live stuff is better. I only own 1 studio album from that period-Star People. I really dig his first electric phase 1968-75 and have just about everything he recorded in that period. Mike Stern is a really cool guy. He enjoys playing and at the show he kept talking with and smiling at all the other band members especially Sonny Fortune. He also smiled and talked to the audience at the tables right near the bandstand. Outstanding guitar player. I see Gary Bartz in the Isle of Wight festival link acman3 posted and it brought back a great memory I have of meeting him. I was at a Lou Donaldson gig about 7 years ago at the Iridium NYC and when I left after the first show I saw Lou at the burger joint upstairs out on Broadway (Iridium is on the corner of 59th and Broadway). So I walk in and sit down at his table and we just start talking. Mostly about boxing, baseball (Lou is a big fan of both as am I), and music. The time flew by and then one of the employees from the club sticks her head in the doorway and shouts "Mr. Lou your second set starts in a minute." Lou asks me am I watching the second set and I say no don’t have a reservation so he invites me down to sit on the side of the stage right up on the left side just out of view of the audience. People were packed in like sardines in a can in that joint so my leg hit one of them small (and quite wobbly) tables on the way up there and spilled everybody’s drinks. Mr. Lou said don’t worry bout that crap! I watched the show then afterwards Sweet Papa Lou (as he is known as) takes me into the band and staff room. I talked for another half hour or so with Lou and the band and a few other people that were back there. When I left I shook hands with everyone and I asked one guy I didn’t recognize his name. He says "Gary Bartz pleasure meeting you." Well needless to say he was much older and did not look the same but I still felt like an ass for not recognizing him. That was a great night and I will never forget it! |
orpheus10 Its available on vinyl here: https://www.amazon.com/Wight-Concert-Vinyl-Miles-Davis/dp/B000ZOSTHW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1534... Or an mp3 download I don’t see a CD on Amazon You should just get the DVD "Miles Electric" which features his performance at the Isle of Wight. I have a copy and its very cool. Includes lots of extras with interviews of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Carlos Santana to name a few. Jazz critic Stanley Crouch is featured talking about when Bitches Brew came out and he kept playing it over and over not liking it. Carlos Santana states: "To Stanley Crouch and people like that you know they need to be reminded that it takes a lot of courage to leave all of your security blanket behind and jump without a parachute" I’m watching it now and I’ll tell you this Miles’ wife Betty Davis was beautiful! Miles Electric: https://www.amazon.com/Miles-Electric-Different-Kind-Blue/dp/B00069FKN2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UT... |
nsp thanks for the link on that Mclean disc. I will probably end up buying it. Glad you saw Miles. I did not because I discovered the beauty of Jazz when I was around 30 and Miles was gone. I was strictly a rock & roller until the early 90's when I grew tired of its repetitive (at times) nature. I still dig rock but I'm much more selective now. That Miles Electric DVD is well worth it. The first 40 minutes or so is interviews with Miles and many great musicians and the second 40 minutes or so is the entire Isle of Wight show. One song, 40 plus minute jam session with no title! |
orpheus10 """"New Jazz" for me will be "West Coast"; there is so much of it I like that I'm unfamiliar with, and it's so different from East Coast."""" Please do yourself a favor and purchase the 4 CD set of Shelly Manne and His Men "Live at the Blackhawk" recorded 1959. It is "West Coast Jazz"and every track is oozing "COOL" A sample track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_kYxHIh320 Its called "Summertime" listen to that smooth sax kick in at 3:14 |
Shelly Manne was considered by many jazz aficionados to be one of the founding fathers of west coast jazz. Here are some quotes: From wiki: Manne is often associated with the once frequently criticized West Coast school of jazz.He has been considered "the quintessential" drummer in what was seen as a West Coast movement, though Manne himself did not care to be so pigeonholed. In the 1950s, much of what he did could be seen as in the West Coast style: performing in tightly arranged compositions in what was a cool style, as in his 1953 album named The West Coast Sound, for which he commissioned several original compositions. Some of West Coast jazz was experimental, avant-garde music several years before the more mainstream avant-garde playing of Cecil Taylor and Ornette Coleman (Manne also recorded with Coleman in 1959); a good deal of Manne's work with Jimmy Giuffre was of this kind. Critics would condemn much of this music as overly cerebral. From Drummerworld: Widely regarded as a most versatile and musical drummer, Shelly Manne (1920-1984) was a founding father of the West Coast jazz scene in the 1950s. Manne possessed a phenomenal technique, which he channeled into some of the most creative, lyrical drumming ever heard. His solos were unique, sometimes humorous, and above all else, musical. Manne played in the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton big bands and countless smaller ensembles which included Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Don Byas, and Dizzy Gillespie. Another quote from wiki: When the bebop movement began to change jazz in the 1940s, Manne loved it and adapted to the style rapidly, performing with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. When Gillespie came to 52nd Street, Manne was an eager listener and sat in when he could. He was, notably, the drummer on the first recording of Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia" in 1945. In the words of Jack Brand, "Shelly...literally slid into the next era....His ears were always open, his mind ready to adjust...." For the recorded live sessions at the Blackhawk he assembled a quintet with Richie Kamuca on Tenor Sax, Joe Gordon on trumpet, Victor Feldman on piano, Monty Budwig on Bass, Manne on the drum kit. All of these musicians show off their talents on the live recorded Blackhawk sessions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP--FIyBkmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wza0PhuQOzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7n0fEf2qRY |
I just checked Amazon for the 4 CD box set I have and its not to be found. However, there was an import for sale titled "Shelly Manne And His Men Complete Live At The Blackhawk" which has 1 disc so is obviously not "complete" I guess the set I purchased many years ago is out of print. However, as some of you probably know, Amazon puts reviews of multiple printings of the same title together and I saw this following review (the reviewer obviously has the same set as me) which sums up everything I feel about these sessions: Four discs-70,70,67,71 minutes each approximately. The sound is as good as the latest individual releases. The bass is where it should be,the piano isn't shrill sounding,the horns have presence,and the drums are clean and crisp without being overstated. This set contains ALL the known music recorded at this time/venue by this group,and is presented in chronological order of playing. The booklet is very informative-reproducing the four individual liner notes from the original releases (except the portion from Vol. 3,which has the "origin of jazz" paragraphs,not pertaining to this band,deleted),and the original "DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE" review,along with several photographs of the band members. Don't go by the AMAZON track listing as to what is on what disc-its INCORRECT. These recordings,arguably,represent the epitome of the "West Coast sound" of jazz in the 50's,and perhaps beyond. For anyone wishing to hear some of the finest jazz from this,or any era,no matter what the locale,this will fit the bill nicely. Why this set isn't listed as a perennial jazz favorite/purchase on Amazon,much like some of Miles Davis' and Coltrane's recordings is a mystery to me. This music transcends enjoyable listening,and enters the realm of essential listening. This group-Shelly Manne-drums,Joe Gordon-trumpet,Victor Feldman-piano,Richie Kamuca-tenor sax,and Monty Budwig-bass,together have recorded some of the finest,most swinging,straight-ahead jazz in history. By now most jazz listeners are familiar with these recordings,so pointing out highlights is useless. Suffice to say that this music,even the (at the time) previously unissued tracks,are all of equal worth. If for some reason you haven't heard this music (or have heard only snippets),this set needs to go on your short-list of jazz sets to purchase,and I envy you on your first hearing this music. |
Thanks nsp for the recommendation. I found the complete (2 discs) Mannehole sessions at discogs for 15 bucks. Amazon wanted 40 bucks and up for used copies. Its on the way to me. I'm sure you know of Manne's work with Hollywood scores like Peter Gunn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7s-JZ_BSSM Below is Shelly with Richie Kamuca on tenor as on the Blackhawk sessions but this features Russ Freeman on piano, Conte Candoli on trumpet, and Monty Budwig on bass so it is the line-up for the Mannehole sessions you recommended, except the bass player. Is the bassist on Mannehole Chuck Berghofer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1h8mJR6SB8 |
alexatpos, thanks for the Victor Feldman links. I saw Ronnie Scott playing tenor on one of them. Ronnie Scott was also the owner of the Ronnie Scotts jazz club in London. The place is still open. I have a bluray of Jeff Beck performing live at that venue and also live CD's from John McLaughlin and Johnny Griffin recorded there. Griffin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXjo4c5WeSY McLaughlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2GAAK3PFII Beck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK14So3O5_k |
nsp, I have this 4 disc version of Art Pepper live at Ronnie Scotts: https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Fisherman-Unreleased-Pepper-Vol/dp/B005BY8XA4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qi... I was unaware of the Milcho Leviev releases. I believe he plays piano on the set I have released on the Widows Taste label (Laurie Pepper). I compared the second link you posted, with the tune Goodbye, which is 11:18 on youtube, with the version I have which clocke in at 11:11. After repeated listens of the first minute, they are identical versions. I searched for the Milcho Leviev cd on Amazon and it was not to be found. However I did see the following: https://www.amazon.com/Milcho-Leviev/dp/B013PUGSCK/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1535... I listened to the samplings and its on my wish list. I like his playing and I just might buy it. |
rok2id, Thanks for that link. That is some smoking New Orleans style jazz. Eric Clapton looks like he's having a great time sitting in with that terrific band ensemble. Did you know that Clapton's bandmates from the super group Cream, Jack Bruce (bass) and Ginger Baker (drums) have both released a few jazz albums. I saw a documentary on Ginger Baker in which he states his 3 biggest influences on the drums were Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Elvin Jones. Sizzling Baker drum solo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1VNOw1JASM From Baker's 2014 jazz album "Why?" this is titled "Ginger Spice" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PphC5h10Q_A Ginger had spent a long time in Africa in the early 70's and embraced their culture as he was obsessed with their music and the percussion rythm which is evident in the above song. |
acman3, I only listened to disc one last night and the recording was remastered as good as one could, I think, from the source tapes. Very open soundstage and separation of the instruments. I will listen to disc 2 next Friday and compare it. My listening night is Friday as my sound room set up is quite loud and I had to make a compromise with my wife. Other nights I use my Sennheiser headphones so I cannot do an apples to apples comparison until next Friday. The wifey does not appreciate all of the walls in the house shaking when I listen to my jazz in straight stereo or mono with my JBL dual subwoofers and the front R/L towers at -15-20 db. |
I think frogman made a lot of good points and I agree with him. Not trying to start a war here but if you blindfolded any jazz aficionados, man or woman of any race and played many different variants of jazz, (songs they were not familiar with) they would never be able to tell what race the musicians are. |
More from Ginger Baker. This is his trio sessions with Bill Frisell on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass. These 3 videos are from the same concert at the jazz festival in Frankfurt Germany. On the 3rd video Baker solo’s from 9 minute mark to 12:30, showing why he was such a highly regarded drummer of multiple genres of music. Circa 1995. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6iGLZL14w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUWusjBxQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVF50PI3db4 Would other members like to share video's of other jazz drummers playing a kit with 2 bass drums as Baker does here as the majority of jazz drummers use a kit with one bass drum. In the first minute of the solo you can see both of Bakers legs pounding the pedals!...It was said that on some occasions his bass drums were nailed or screwed into the floor! |
Ginger Baker in a drum solo duet with one of his idols Art Blakey. As I mentioned in an earlier post his top 3 influences on the drums were Blakey, Max Roach and Elvin Jones. Of course, being influenced by, and playing in style firmly rooted in jazz, he was an extraordinary drummer and far better then much of his contemporaries in the rock and roll genre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghrsBfSbgk This video is slightly more focused then the above. And I do mean SLIGHTLY! I wish I could have been there. |
East coast west coast, black/white, soul or no soul, rythm or no rythm.....I think its all a good and worthy debate. At the same time I did post some Ginger Baker jazz songs and Baker and his idol Art Blakey doing a drum duet. Black and white, both at the top tier of drummers in the world, playing off each other in and enjoying every moment. Both have cigarettes in their mouths with an inch of ash hanging off! Can you guys lay off the debate for a second and let me know what you think of Bakers foray into jazz music? |
nsp, Thanks for the audiophile review of the vinyl LP's of Shelly Manne and His Men Live at the Blackhawk. I'm glad they were engineered and pressed properly. The discs in the remastered 4 disc set which includes volumes 1-4 plus 5 ie: "the bonus tracks," Are awesome. I have already described the sound of disc one as best I could and this Friday will have a listening session with disc 2, 3, and 4. |
