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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
keegiam
731 posts
 
Ha!  Not physically.  It was getting stuck on 64th notes (I didn't really count) in the highest octaves.  Now "Arietus" is the Freddie I know and love.

Re: a discussion we had months ago, note Paul Chambers getting top sideman billing on the Oliver Nelson cover.  Wonderful, classic piece by the way, thanks.

Will have to return and check out the Berg cuts - looking forward to it.  Interesting we both chose the word "passionate."
pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
I have 2 versions of Cedar Walton's "Eastern Rebellion". One disc has Bob Berg on tenor sax and the other features George Coleman on tenor sax.

Both are very good albums that the frogman pointed my direction to.
pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
Hate to post technical stuff because last time I did everyone stopped posting for 2 days. LOL.

I plan on conducting my cable experiment on Sunday. It may take a few hours because I will listen to just 1 song with old cables then the same song played through the same transports with new cables.

Then I will put back old cables and repeat with a second song.

I feel this is the only accurate way to accomplish this. I have chosen the source discs. They are as follows.

A new (2020) release of J.C's. A LOVE SUPREME. Its a Japanese pressing using the DSD source on a  MQA-CD, UHQCD remaster format.
I picked it up last week after the guys on the Steve Hoffman music forums confirmed it was one of the best sounding re-issues of this classic.

My favorite Paco de Lucia album ALMORAIMA 2006 Remaster Spain (originally recorded 1990).

And lastly, at frogman's suggestion, Sonny Rollins' A NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD RVG remaster from 1999. (originally recorded 1957).

Wish me luck.


frogman
7,478 posts
 
Hope you don’t mind another suggestion.  
I wouldn’t approach the test that way at all.  Don’t go back and forth between cables after only one song each.  You know the sound of your system.  Listen with the old cables for AT LEAST one entire record.  Then, the same entire record record with the new cable (ideally, live with the new cables for a couple of days).  THEN go back to the old cable.  The differences will be much more apparent this way.  Just one man’s opinion.  Yes, good luck and have fun.
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ghosthouse
4,319 posts
 
Good luck @pjw81563 
FWIW - I agree with Frogman's suggestion to go longer term with your listening comparison.  You might hear a difference in audio quality right after making a change though I personally think unsettling things by moving wire (and even the act of unplugging/re-plugging) can affect the sound.  I'd also suggest listening for differences (or lack thereof) using a recording you have had for some time and know very well.  You can certainly use the method you have outlined, but I think living with new and then going back to old after a few days of listening to recordings you know well will give you a firmer basis for deciding if the new wire is doing something better in your system.  Good luck.

BTW - I think you might be the one that had suggested the Eastern Rebelliong recordings to me.  Thanks.  I have enjoyed them (vol 1, especially) and in in particular the George Coleman composed, "5/4 Thing".


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