Jazz for aficionados

Today's Listen:

John Coltrane  --  BLUE TRAIN

The big guy on Blue Note.  So not surprisingly, this is one of his better album covers.    Another Van Gelder recording.

With / Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, "Philly" Joe Jones  

The notes are OK, nothing worth reporting on.  Mostly an ad for all the Blue Note recordings that the players have appeared on.   Did point out that Coltrane was a member of Monk's group when this was recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT_Zs5FKDZE  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkxI2jKlSvM  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc5P60O30rI 

Cheers

What can one say about that record that hasn’t been said a thousand times.  Awesome.

Make sure you have speakers hooked up to the amp before you turn it on.  Any speakers.  

Miles vs Cannonball:

Does the 'Music Business'  enter into this talk of whose album is it?

i.e.  Legal requirements or personal commitments to appear on sessions?  Whose name goes on the top etc...   This happens a lot in Hollywood, or used to.

Cheers

You got it! Happens all the time.

Perhaps not so much in this case. They are co-leaders and I’m sure that was the intention. Notice the order of the names; alphabetical, the default way to do it when the performers are to be considered equals: “Cannonball and Coltrane”. “Adderley and Coltrane” doesn’t have nearly as much ring 😊. Other records that shall remain nameless....what you suggest definitely happens or are factors.

rok, a word of caution with your Yamaha. I’m not an EE or a tech, but electrolytic caps go bad with age. There is no universal life expectancy I’m aware of, some say 10 years, others say 15. The point is they will leak or fail at some point. If your Yamaha is 35 years old there is a very high probability it will have problems. It may still play but it certainly won’t perform at its design capability.

The fact it has been in a closet (not being used) makes the problem worse. Capacitors need to be charged (turned on) with some regularity to last as long as possible.

I speak from experience. I had two amps in storage for some time before I got around to selling them. Both were more than 10 years old and both had been idle the last few years. Both also failed on turn-on and required repair to sell them. And yes, both worked fine the last time I tried either of them before setting them aside.

Sorry but this also raises the question; how old are your HK and Marantz amps? If either is 10 or more years then even though they work they may not be up to their designed performance. Restoring any of your amps should cost much less than buying a new one. But if you do consider a new amp I would say one of the Parasound models should be a reasonable choice.

PS -- I think you hit upon the answer to the "Somethin Else" album credit.