@stuartk
the Hegel is a SS integrated and the PS Audio’s are tube input and SS output on all three pieces. I just plugged in the Hegel for the first time in months and it sounds terrible. I’m sure, that by tomorrow when all the caps are charged again, it will be back to its full glory.😁
Now for something Jazz related. Because I am breaking in the new speakers, I put on a three CD set of The Chick Corea Trio and let all 3.5 hours play. It has Christian McBride on bass and Brian Blade on drums. I liked about 98% of it.
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@stuartk
No, I did not. So I will start with it tomorrow. Hopefully the caps on the Hegel will be well on their way to like I remember.
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Hey @zlone
I had a pair of KEF Reference 5’s that I never fully liked. The sounded very good, but very anaalog. The SF’s straight out of the box sounded warmer. I have about 25 hours on the new speakers and they are definitely changing for the better. I had a fully broken in loaner pair for a couple of weeks, so I know what to expect.😁
All the best.
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@acman3
Thanks for posting the Sonny Rollins links. Both were good and I subscribed to both of their channels.
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@alexatpos
Great post. Great story. I’m going to look around for Echoes From Nature Boy. (edit, found it and two other albums)
Thanks for the post.😀
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@stuartk
I spent an additional 72 hours with the Hegel and just switched back to the PS Audio gear and played the last tune I listened to. The PS Audio BHK preamp and amps sounded noticeably better! While the $6000 H390 is no slouch it really can’t compare to $23,000 worth of separates. So it will be for sale shortly.
I’ll be interested to hear what you decide.
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@jafant
Thanks,
The Hybrid aspect really got me curious. After a bunch of reading and a few videos, I decided to look around for used, that had a bit of warranty left. I bought the amps and was pleased. About six weeks later I found a preamp. It came with six new PSVANE ART tubes, so I said why not. Sadly, PSVANE had a bad run of tubes and five out of six started making popping noises within six weeks. Note to self, never but PSVANE tubes, their customer service is not good. On the glass half full side of things, I was able to do a little tube rolling.
So far, I am very happy the preamp and amps.
Nice score! on those P.S. Audio separates. The BHK series is quite special
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Lately I have been listening to more and more Bop. Any suggestions for smaller names that I should check out?
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Reid Anderson, Dirty Show Tunes.
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Listening to Dizzy Gillespie, 20th And 30th Anniversary.
This is just a fun album to start your day with.
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I just got “One Night With Blue Note.”
It’s the historic all-star reunion concert that resurrected Blue Note back from the ashes in 1985. The show includes a very young Stanley Jordan, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Reggie Workman, Grady Tate, Stanley Turrentine and many many more.
This 2003 DVD is a definite keeper. However, it’s also on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/G6kAmdzfvC8?si=SAmwL178WvgmI9ZY
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@acman3
Wow, Jaco with frets on his bass. 😁
Blast from the past!
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Listening to the Tyshawn Sorey Trio for the first time. So far, I’m finding their style just okay. I listened to Continuing and just started Mesmerism, and it has a bit more life to it.
What do you guys think?
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Having a good time listening to the Monty Alexander Trio. Currently playing The Montreux Years. The song Renewal is one of several great cuts. (1993)
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@acman3
I agree, 100%!
Very, very good straight ahead jazz.
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@jbuhl
Not yet. I want to hear it first. I like a lot of Miles Davis, but not all of it.
Anybody pony up for the physical media of Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol8?
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@jbuhl
I just listened to the first disk and it’s really good! So yes, it will be on my Xmas list. Here’s to trying to be good for the rest of the year.😁
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@acman3 @alexatpos
Thanks for posting such wonderful videos. I could listen to them all day long.
RIP Roy Haynes.
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Thanks @alexatpos for the Phineas Newborn JR. I definitely enjoy most all of his work.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Today has been a Booker Little day. Far Cry, Out Front, Booker Little & Friends have played so far. Qobuz has “The Complete Album Collection” so with repeats, I think I’m good until dinner time.
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Listening to Miles Davis, Miles 54, The Prestige Recordings. (2024)
Below is the synopsis from Qobuz.
Focusing on a transformative period in Miles Davis' career, the 2024 anthology Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings rounds up all of the tracks the legendary jazz trumpeter made for the label that year. Certainly, 1954 was an important time for Davis. The rising jazz star had just recovered from heroin addiction, a nagging habit he had struggled with on and off since the late '40s. Clean and fit (he had also started working out in a gym and boxing), he returned to the studio for a handful of sessions that showcased his strong trumpet chops, as well as a renewed creative approach that found him moving further away from bebop and embracing more of the spare lyricism and bluesy swagger that would come to define his work from the late '50s into the '60s. It was a style that took deep inspiration from the work of pianist Ahmad Jamal, whose classical-informed playing was a major catalyst for the cool jazz movement. While still evincing a cool atmosphere and often utilizing his distinctive Harmon mute played close to the microphone, Davis' playing in 1954 was more confident, a style imbued with the rhythmic grooves and bluesy harmonies that prefigured the sleek-edged hard bop and modalism to come. It was also a vibe that would come into full flower on his subsequent albums Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin'. Here, he surrounded himself with equally confident and forward-thinking luminaries, including players like pianist Horace Silver, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke, among others. These are tracks that were first released on such 10" LPs as Miles Davis Quartet, Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis All Stars, Vols. 1 & 2. Soon after, they were compiled on more well-known albums, Blue Haze, Walkin', Bags' Groove, and Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants. Included are classic recordings like Davis' original versions of "Four" and "Solar," his iconic version of "Walkin'," and puckishly sparring collaborations with Rollins, including "Oleo" and "Doxy." All of these are considered essential recordings, and there is nothing but superb playing throughout the Prestige box. It also doesn't hurt that we get a nice book of photos and liner notes with writing by Ashley Kahn and Dan Morgenstern, all of which helps put the recordings in context. That said, given that Davis recorded some of the tracks on these albums in 1953, such as side A of Blue Haze, those recordings are not included here. Furthermore, these are just his Prestige sessions and do not include any of his similarly classic 1954 sessions for Blue Note. Still, this was arguably the year Miles Davis came into his own as a bandleader and entered his first truly auteur period, something Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings spotlights nicely.
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Listening to Thad Jones-Mel Lewis, Consummation and OMG Is it great!
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Joe Henderson, Charlie Haden, Al Foster - An Evening With.
Excellent!
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@stuarti
I listened to both of you suggestions and thoroughly enjoyed both.
Thanks as always.
JD
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@acman3
I haven’t listened to Forces Of Nature in years! It and Umbria are on today’s playlist.
Thanks for jogging the grey matter.
JD
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@jafant
Im thinking my days of buying of physical media might be over. I only bought one CD this year and only listened to it maybe twice. I have close to two thousand CD’s and about triple that ripped on a NAS. We have Qobuz and Amazon HD, so I can listen to most anything I want and if the album isn’t on either service, then I’ll buy a copy.
And Happy Happy-Merry Merry to you and yours.
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Houston Person, Ron Carter- Remember Love.
Nice Listen.
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Art Pepper, Gettin’ Together! Remastered 2024
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@acman3
Another great album by a great trumpet player who was taken from us way too early.
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@tyray
It’s not surprising that I haven’t heard of the Milton Banana Trio, but I really am enjoying this album.
Thanks for sharing.
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It’s gray and chilly this morning, so what better time to listen to Pharoah Sanders.
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It’s a Chris’s Potter morning here. Eagles Point is playing now
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@tyray
Just listened to Gene Russell, New Direction and it’s another great pick.
Thanks!
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@tyray
There’’s a tune Glasper did with Norah Jones, Let It Ride, that’s pretty good. Pretty sure it is not on an album yet, but I could be wrong.
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I just listened to Michel Petrucciani, Live-Montreux Jazz Festival (1993) (HD) again and it was like hearing it for the first time. I closed my eyes and just smiled. What a wonderful album!
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@stuartk
I pretty much like all of his recordings. There’s something about the way he pounds those keys and you can tell that his bass player and drummer seem to enjoy playing with him as well.
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Listening to Bent Jaedig, The Free Spirit. It’s a well recorded live album.
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@tyray ,
Since I am not the target audience for this album, I gave Black Radio 2 a wide berth. Although there are some okay bits, I don’t think I will be rushing out to buy a copy. 😎
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I’ve been listening to Wes Montgomery this morning. What a great guitar man!
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Any Avishai Cohen fans here? Listening to and enjoying Bright Light.
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Todays a Sonny Rollins day.
I’ve listened to three albums already and the days still young.
Any suggestions for the next album?
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Oh, sorry. I have heard the rest of the albums on your list and I listened to Sonny and Hawk, Frredom Suite, Moving Out and Newk’s Time yesterday.
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@stuarti
I’m listening to Plus 4 now and have never heard The Bridge, so I’ll put it on next.
As always, Thank you for your suggestions.
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@alexatpos
I listened to Sonny & The Modern Jazz and didn’t get through the first song. Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood or maybe it just sounded like more of the Modern Jazz Quartet, I don’t remember, but I’ll give it another try later.
Thanks.
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