Whats on your turntable tonight?

Joan Baez, Joan (Just bought for $2.99, flawless, blew me away!)

Many of the recordings made for the Vanguard/Vox/Turnabout labels were simply outstanding sonically. The Joan Baez Vanguard records were particularly nicely recorded by one of the great recording engineers: Marc Aubort. (See the Mike Fremer interview with Aubort in which he comments about recording Joan Baez and The Weavers, among other topics.) It's no wonder this LP sounds so good! Congratulations on finding a copy in good condition.
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great album, jaybo--havent heard it in 20 years--sign on the cross is classic

Today is "mono day". Saxophone Colossus, a bunch of early Miles, Art Blakey, some very early Billie Holliday...

I have been listening to George Melly--"Melly sings Hoagy". I saw him twice and what great shows. Very interesting man.

Today will be a "listening free-for-all" with frineds coming over to share music. By concensus, because everyone will be familiar with the music, the initial line-up to calibrate everyone's ears to our audio system will be:

...a couple of cuts from Hank Mobley's "Soul Train" (Music Matters 45rpm reissue)

...The "Fields of Gold" cut from Eva Cassidy's "Songbird" album

...The last side Stravinsky's "Firebird" from the 45rpm Mercury reissue by Classic Records for a big symphonic piece

From there, the field will be open. Other candidates we considered for calibrating everyone's ears and our system included: Malcolm Arnold's "English Dances" on Lyrita, Stravinky's "Petrouchka" conducted by Danon on Chesky, Ravel's "Rhapsodie Espagnole" with Reiner on Classic's 45rpm reissue, Starker's Bach solo cello on Mercury, Armstrong's "St. James Infirmary" on Classic Records 45rpm, Ella Fitzgerald's "Mack the Knife" or a duo with Armstrong...

What would you have chosen?