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Jazz for aficionados

Jazz for aficionados

I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.

Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".

"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.

While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10
pjw81563
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BTW Orpheus did you like the 2 songs from Stan Getz’ album titled "West Coast Jazz"


Big Stan Getz fan here. Could make an argument he is one of the top 10 tenors of all time. The following was downloaded from a turntable with a USB connect into a laptop then uploaded to You Tube and you can hear its sonics are better then 90% of the stuff on You Tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1EKY8p5pk

I am listening to "Sweet Rain" through my headphone gear as I write this and it sounds much better then the upload on You Tube above and that upload, as I said, is really good.

"Sweet Rain" is from the Stan Getz album of the same title "Sweet Rain" which features a very young Chick Corea on piano. Chick also composed a couple of songs on the session.




orpheus10 OP
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Pjw, let me answers your questions in order: I upgraded my analog so that it would be as good as my digital. Presently, I can almost flip a coin as to which is better. It goes back to the original input; which was better, the CD or the record?

No matter how good your rig is, it can not compensate for a compressed disc. Believe me, I can hear the difference, primarily because I’ve heard the same music sound better.

East Coast, West coast; they both sounded more like West Coast.

There are so many differences in uploads, that I listen to several before I choose one.

I use WAV, FLAC is a compressed lossless audio stream, WAV is uncompressed lossless audio stream. FLAC is like ZIP in audio world, you can compress/uncompress the data multiple times without any loss. But compression ratio is better than ZIP, because this compression format is tailored specifically for audio.

But if it’s compressed, it will also be compressed on "you tube", and I can tell the difference. Ultimately, I listen mostly to 2 track reel to reel at 7 1/2 speed, which is better than a vinyl record or CD.
orpheus10 OP
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Sweet Rain is very high quality and that's easy to hear. Compare it to that Black Hawk CD;


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mvuMvT4xac
pjw81563
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"No matter how good your rig is, it can not compensate for a compressed disc"


That is what I already stated. I don't know if you skipped over that part of my post here it is again word for word:

************First in the chain of listening is the source. In this case a compact disc. If the engineer overly compresses the dynamic range will suffer.************

Reel to reel is an expensive proposition:

From an "audiophile" forum:

"I've been an audiophile for over 30 years and attended many related events and shows. The last couple of years at AXPONA I had the opportunity to hear some of these new reel to reel decks and the high quality tapes mentioned here and was completely floored by what I heard. The realism, tonality, and harmonic density of these playback sources was far beyond anything else I've ever experienced with either the best analog LP or digital sources. Personally I can't justify purchasing such a front end due to the limited amount of music available in the format as well as the high cost of the tapes themselves, but it is an experience I will never forget!"

Complete page here:

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30923-the-sound-of-high-quality-reel-to-reel/











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orpheus10 OP
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