What LPs have you listened to recently?

GentleBender · « **Reply #7400 on:** 28 Aug 2015, 10:31 pm »

Great way to start Friday night!
Bad Brains- Omega Sessions 1980

neobop · « **Reply #7401 on:** 1 Sep 2015, 02:01 pm »

1968 Blue Note

Woody Shaw – trumpet
Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, wooden flute
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Ron Carter – cello
Herbie Lewis – bass
Freddie Waits – drums

Slightly avant-garde and all hard bop, this is a great one.
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brooklyn · « **Reply #7402 on:** 1 Sep 2015, 05:05 pm »

GentleBender · « **Reply #7403 on:** 2 Sep 2015, 12:01 am »

Muse- Showbiz 2009

GentleBender · « **Reply #7404 on:** 2 Sep 2015, 11:30 pm »

Another chance to listen to some spinning black circles.

Weezer- Raditude 2009

GentleBender · « **Reply #7405 on:** 4 Sep 2015, 12:30 am »

Got a box of records today and had time for three. So far it's made an awesome first night!

Good night to all.

hifi12002 · « **Reply #7406 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 01:59 am »

hifi12002 · « **Reply #7407 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 02:19 am »

hifi12002 · « **Reply #7408 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 02:38 am »

jrobinson · « **Reply #7409 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 02:59 am »

"Ambergris?"

hifi12002 · « **Reply #7410 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 07:57 pm »

hifi12002 · « **Reply #7411 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 07:59 pm »

Vinyl is super quite and the recording quality is superb. Mastered by B. Grundman from original 30ips ¼” analog master, recorded January 2014.

GentleBender · « **Reply #7412 on:** 6 Sep 2015, 10:38 pm »

Mad Season Live at the Moore (recorded April 29, 1995) Released 2015

brooklyn · « **Reply #7413 on:** 9 Sep 2015, 06:56 pm »

neobop · « **Reply #7414 on:** 12 Sep 2015, 01:50 pm »

1988 Landmark

1990 Landmark

1987 Criss Cross Jazz

Don't let the digital designation scare you away. The Landmark records sound good and Ralph Moore sounds great. "C Street" is a little lively, but the playing on all of these is excellent.
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brooklyn · « **Reply #7415 on:** 16 Sep 2015, 05:12 am »

neobop · « **Reply #7416 on:** 18 Sep 2015, 02:49 pm »

1988 Criss Cross

1985 Reservoir

neobop · « **Reply #7417 on:** 19 Sep 2015, 07:20 pm »

1978 Blue Note Orig rec 1954, 1961

Sides 1, 2,3
Wayne Shorter
Freddie Hubbard
Curtis Fuller
Cedar Walton
Jymie Merritt

Side 4 (mono)
Clifford Brown
Lou Donaldson
Horace Silver
Curley Russell

All cuts previously unissued. Great stuff.
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neobop · « **Reply #7418 on:** 20 Sep 2015, 03:17 pm »

BROWNIE EYES 1974 issue recorded 1953/54

Gigi Gryce
Charlie Rouse
John Lewis
Percy Heath
Art Blakey

Lew Donaldson
Elmo Hope
Percy Heath
Philly Joe Jones

Brownie was one of the all time great soloists. This is a terrific classic album.
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neobop · « **Reply #7419 on:** 22 Sep 2015, 03:32 pm »

1981 DG

Sorry for the picture quality. The cover looks much better (glossy silver and grey) , but my digital equivalent to a Brownie wasn't up to the task.

This is an fascinating record. The opening notes seem different from any Brahams 4th I've heard. As the symphony progresses, familiar passages are re-voiced into a coherent flow and it's easy to forget about voicing/phrasing and get lost in the beauty.
Kleiber spent most of his career conducting opera, which explains much about the phrasing. He makes it as if it's to be sung, and quickens the pace.

A digital recording from 1981 seems scary and it is a little bright. But with a judicious selection of a slightly mellow cart and VTA adjustment, SQ was quite good. I played this a high volume w/o earbleed. I suspect you'll have better results with the LP unless you have digital EQ.
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