What are you listening to right now?

[tmazz]

Lester Young: Prez Conferences

Jazz Records Inc. CD

A collection of Lester Young recordings made from the mid 40s to the late 50s.

It's funny how the lack on SQ on the jazz messengers CD I just posted about really bothered me, but on the Lester Young recordings from the 40s the lack of frequency and dynamic range seem to add to their charm. There is some kind of musical magic in those jazz and big band recordings from the 40s that somehow overcomes their lower fidelity. And in fact in many cases I prefer the original recordings to more modern performances with great SQ like the GRP recording of the new Glenn Miller Orchestra called "In the Digital Mood".

Although I have to admit I do enjoy the performances of the M&Y direct to disc LP "For Duke", so it is not absolute (what in this hobby ever is?  )

[richidoo]

Hey Tom, belated congrats on the 6 bars! You are Out of your speaker cabinet!

[tmazz]

Hey Tom, belated congrats on the 6 bars! You are Out of your speaker cabinet!

Thanks Rich.

Of course my wife just thinks I'm out of my mind. 

[tmazz]

Jackson Browne: Solo Acoustic - Vol. 1

Inside CD

[tmazz]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live Rust

Reprise CD

[tmazz]

Merl Saunders & Friends: Keepers

  Fantasy CD

From Amazon:

"Keyboardist Merl Saunders roamed through the vaults at Fantasy Records in 1997, where he had recorded a voluminous amount of material in the 1970s, and put together this scintillating retrospective. Filled with multi-track remixes of forgotten masters, unreleased gems, restored parts over previously released material, this features Saunders fronting a bunch of different lineups and utilizing the talents of Jerry Garcia, Michael Bloomfield, David Grisman, Tom Fogerty, Vassar Clements, Kenneth Nash, John Kahn and a young Sheila E. Escovedo."

[tmazz]

Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994

    A&M CD

[tmazz]

Eric Clapton: Blues

Polydor 2 CD Set

A nice collection of clapton's work from the 70s, but 21 out of the 25 cuts are previously released material, so if you  already have a good amount of 1970s Clapton in your collection look carefully at the track listing before laying out money for this one.

[tmazz]

Nirvana: Nevermind

  Geffen CD

[tmazz]

Elton John: Tumbleweed Connection

 Island CD

[tmazz]

Stan Getz: The Gold Collection

Fine Tune  24k Gold CD

[tmazz]

Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite - Dorati/Philharmonia Hungarcia Orchestra

Mercury Living Presence CD

[etcarroll]

Horace Silver And Jazz Messengers,
Label:Blue Note ‎– BLP 1518,
Series:Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative – Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono

Tom -

Listening to this and tapping my foot like crazy, though that may be because of the Dogfish Head Pumpkin Ale I'm swilling.

First time I've played this since installing your old Classe amp, and the bottom end is tight and bouncy.

Eveything above is joyous.

That CD you have must be crap.

Have a great weekend.

[etcarroll]

Lee Morgan ‎– Cornbread

[etcarroll]

She's a nice woman, and correct.

Hey Tom, belated congrats on the 6 bars! You are Out of your speaker cabinet!

Thanks Rich.

Of course my wife just thinks I'm out of my mind.