Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra – Blues A-Plenty

https://youtu.be/a9b-JxHuO3I

https://youtu.be/_HNX2HHJHNo

 

 

 

 

Nina Simone – Pastel Blues - "Strange Fruit" - Acoustic Sounds Series 2020

 

Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson – Very Tall - "Heartstrings" - Acoustic Sounds Series 2023

 

 

Nina Simone – Wild Is The Wind

 

 

The Poll Winners - Ray Brown, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel - "Jordu"

https://youtu.be/YhF2uHBTTJQ

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery – Smokin' At The Half Note - "Four On Six"

https://youtu.be/MiJPiIezfbo

 

https://youtu.be/0f-0RFnXje4

Shelly Manne & His Friends – My Fair Lady - "Get Me To The Church On Time"

 

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago - "Stars Fell On Alabama"

https://youtu.be/usdGVUp3c10

 

https://youtu.be/LMoE6gH-MF4

Billie Holiday – Songs For Distingué Lovers - "One For My Baby"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are two video records of the same song are played on the same system.

One is a new Acoustic Sounds Series 2022 reissue and another one is original 1957 US issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knollbent...which Skynard did you get. 45 or 33...and how does it sound. The Doors QRP’s are indeed very fine...I have all but WFTS, and Parade. I tend to reach for my early US pressings, which sound great also. I have to admit, my 45’s tend to sit just because I’m lazy after working all day. I just bought Mingus: Black Saint, and 3 new Beach Boys to ad to my collection of QRP BB’s. I had Pet Sounds in mono and Stereo, and Surf’s Up. Just added Surfer Girl Stereo, Sunflower, and Smiley Smile Mono. Have yet to play SG, but Sunflower beats my OG Canadian press by a mile, and Smiley Smile is pretty darned special...even on my My Sonic Lab STEREO cartridge. It’s really hard to complain about what QRP has been putting out. I may grab Coltrane: Crescent soon too. What are the Hendrix stand outs? I only have the debut, and haven’t played it in a while. I get on pretty well with my Classic mono Axis..., Axis OG stereo, along with my OG Electric Ladyland. Shout out for the Classic press of Band Of Gypsies as well.

 

 

John Coltrane Quartet – Crescent

 

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"

 

The Gil Evans Orchestra – Out Of The Cool - "Stratusphunk"

 

Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus - "II B.S."

 

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

 

My experience with the Acoustic Sound Series.
Despite sound not bad, most of titles have some grain. I don't know what is it the problem
mastering equipment or the conditions of master tapes?
The best  Acoustic Sound Series sounding title is Getz/Gilberto. It has a real analogue sound smooth and transparent without any grain and roughness.
I have a number of old Verve records remastered on CD. And most of them sound very good.
I also have a number of original old Verve records and most of them sound smooth but a little bit dull (if you compare them to other jazz labels from 1955 to 1964). 

Muddy Waters, Folk Singer. A great way to get into the blues.

I have decided that in many instances when it comes to these older recordings, the high resolution digital files are better than the vinyl and not just the reissues but the originals also. The individual instruments are better delineated in space. The spaces between are blacker for lack of a better term. I do not think it is a noise issue either although the extra noise in vinyl can not help. The odd thing is I hear the difference better with the new turntable which is quieter and more accurate than the older one. What use to pass for ambience is now obviously not. It is certainly not a cartridge problem either. Yesterday I played the vinyl version of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. The first cut has intentional feedback in the low 20 Hz region which makes the bass thunder with a continuous rumble which causes most other cartridges to distort or even miss-track.
It wizzed  through the track perfectly, the two guitars perfectly focused right and left, drums layered out nicely, no distortion at all. Mr Ledermann knows what he is doing.

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

https://youtu.be/qQiTueGmVdY
https://youtu.be/MnXIZ3KPnKw
https://youtu.be/cDSu1KXzTgU
https://youtu.be/H0q_wOFdbR8

Sonny Rollins ‎– On Impulse! - "Hold 'Em Joe"
https://youtu.be/Zt4uslqYbyY

Oliver Nelson ‎– The Blues And The Abstract Truth
https://youtu.be/DNlNtQKrqHo
https://youtu.be/CNEw7dxntW0

Thanks!

Listening to Hoodoo Man Blues. Junior Well’s, Chicago Blues Band. Excellent.
Great list @alexburger

The Gil Evans Orchestra ‎– Out Of The Cool

  "Where Flamingos Fly"
https://youtu.be/4dX0exgAp1w
"Sunken Treasure"
https://youtu.be/JZduPQg0J-4
"Bilbao Song"
https://youtu.be/FnOW7omezkU
"Stratusphunk"
https://youtu.be/Y16heOFcv_4

Bags & Trane - Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - "The Night We Called It a Day" - ORG 45RPM
https://youtu.be/ll3vUiBsUEA

Standard Coltrane - "Don't Take Your Love From Me" - Analogue Productions 45RPM
https://youtu.be/GuM4kGDppiw