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So far today...
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, "Outbound" 2000 Columbia HDCD
Dexter Gordon, "A Swingin' Affair 1964 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Art Blakey, "A Night in Tunisia" 1961 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Art Blakey, "The Big Beat" 1960 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Horace Silver, "The Cape Verdean Blues" 1965 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
David Holland Quartet, "Conference of the Birds" 1973 ECM RBCD
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Freddie Hubbard "Open Sesame" 1960 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Jacky Terrasson "Reach" 1995 Blue Note RBCD
James Taylor "Dad Loves HIs Work" 2003 Columbia SACD
Bill Evans Trio "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" 1987 Riverside RBCD |
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" 1967/1999 Capitol RBCD
Jaco Pastorius "Jaco Pastorius" 1976/2000 Epic/Legacy RBCD
Carole King "Tapestry" 1971/1986 Ode RBCD
Sonny Clark "Cool Struttin" 1958/ 1999 RVG Edition Blue Note RBCD
Creedance Clearwater Revival "Willy and the Poor Boys" 1969
Fantasy RBCD
Hank Mobley "Soul Station" 1960/ 1999 RVG Edition Blue Note RBCD |
@reubent--City to City is a terrific album and IMO the best pop/rock sax solo to make it to the radio.
Janis Joplin "Pearl" 1970/1999 Columbia Legacy RBCD
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" 1959/1997 Columbia Legacy RBCD
The Band "Music From Big Pink" 1968/2000 Capitol Remaster RBCD
(Track 5 "The Weight"--doesn't get any better for 60s song writing)
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" 1964/2010 Impulse/Analogue SACD |
@reubent Agreed. I picked Rafferty's City to City LP up at a Half Price Books for practically nothing, gave it to one of my kids and then listened to it all weekend booming from his bedroom. It was sweet! |
@reubent Great Deal! Clearly Half Price Books has a chain-wide manual on how to make the chase difficult. But, I'm with you...in there hunting for gold that other people don't value. Makes my head hurt that the current music buying model is to pay $1.29 for one digital song download when a kid (or an adult) can own the whole record, whether CD or LP, in many cases for 20-60 cents a song, and sometimes less. Of course, there is the problem of the newest music model where the buyer never owns any music but simply listens to it via a subscription of some kind. |
John Coltrane "Blue Train" 1958/1985 Blue Note RBCD
Miles Davis "Milestones" 1958/2012 MoFi SACD Mono
David Bowie "Hunky Dory 2015 Remaster" 1971/2015 Parlophone RBCD
Otis Redding "The Dock of the Bay Remaster" 1968/1991 ATCO RBCD
Charles Mingus "Mingus Ah Um" 1959/1998 Columbia/Legacy RBCD
This Mingus Ah Um album is magic! The arrangements are varied, musical and memorable. If you haven't heard this album because jazz is not your thing, it's a good bet you'll enjoy the record. |
Bruce Springsteen, "Wrecking Ball" 2012 Columbia RBCD
Dave Brubeck Quartet, "Time Out" 1959/2012 Columbia/Analogue SACD
The Replacements, "Tim" 1985 Sire RBCD
Thelonius Monk, "Brilliant Corners" 1956/1987 Riverside OJC RBCD
Bob Dylan, "Time Out of Mind" 1997 Columbia RBCD |
Eric Clapton "Slow Hand" 1977 Polydor RBCD
Oliver Nelson "The Blues and the Abstract Truth" 1961/2001 Impulse/Verve RBCD
The Police "Synchronicity" 1983 A&M RBCD |
@nutty Ah, Texas Blues/Rock, nothing else like it. FWIW Dust Hill grew up in the Dallas neighborhood known as Lakewood and attended Woodrow Wilson High School, where my aspiring bass player now attends. When Dusty was at Woodrow, word has it he played the cello. |
Wes Montgomery "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of..." 1960/1987 Riverside/OJC RBCD
Beck "Sea Change" 2002 Geffen RBCD
Eric Dolphy "Out To Lunch" 1964/1999 Columbia RVG Edition RBCD
Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti 1975/1987 Atlantic Swan Song RBCD
Horace Silver Quintet "Song For My Father" 1964/ 1999 Blue Note
Ornette Coleman "The Shape of Jazz To Come" 1959/1990 Atlantic
Blondie "Parallel Lines" 1978/1990 Capitol/Chrysalis 24 bit Remaster |
John Coltrane "Giant Steps" 1960/1987 Atlantic RBCD
Rolling Stones "Exile on Main Street" 1972/1994 Virgin/Rolling Stones Remaster RBCD
Joe Pass "Virtuoso" 1974/2001 Pablo/Fantasy 20bit K2 Remaster RBCD
Billy Joel "52nd Street" 1978/1998 Columbia/Sony 24bit Remaster RBCD
Miles Davis "In A Silent Way" 1969/2002 Columbia/Sony Remaster RBCD
Eric Clapton "Pilgrim"1998 Reprise RBCD |
Cannonball Adderley "Somethin' Else" 1958/2009 Blue Note/Analogue SACD---(This is a terrific recording top to bottom.)
R.E.M. "Out of Time" 1991 Warner Brothers RBCD
Grant Green "Idle Moments" 1963/1999 Blue Note RBCD RVG Edition
Bruce Cockburn "World of Wonders" 1986 MCA RBCD---(I am a dedicated Cockburn fan, but this recording is mediocre. The songs are great...the recording of them is not.)
Wayne Shorter "Speak No Evil" 1965/1987 Blue Note RBCD
Oasis "Definitely Maybe" 1994 Epic RBCD---(I use this recording to test speakers. Track #1 "Rock 'n' Roll Star." It is bright and full of vocal distortion like the whole album. If speakers can't make this recording palatable, then they aren't right for me, because I'm going to listen to Oasis--LOUD!) |
@nutty Yes, this is a great recording. If I had to have only one record on a deserted island (that had electricity--weird island), the chances are high I'm picking this one. I have seen Boston in concert after Brad Delp's death. They are a good show, but it is clearly Scholz and Company, and always has been. Rumor is that the record company listened to the demo tape and demanded to see "Boston" play a live show before they would sign the band because they doubted the sound could be reproduced in a live concert. After the show, the label wisely signed Scholz, although they would have been wiser to also sign Delp. It appears Delp's depression leading to his suicide was fueled, in part, by the fact that he was indisputably Boston's vocal sound yet in Delp's mind Scholz treated him merely as an employee. Scholz disputes such claims, which are made by Delp's family. Delp's vocal talent proved too much for one man to cover (such as the new Journey front man covering for Steve Perry). Boston now has two singers, one to cover Delp's lower registers and one to cover Delp's higher registers. The show is worth the ticket. Scholz still plays a great guitar and his organ playing continues to shine. All this makes me want to play that record.... |
Mahavishnu Orchestra "The Inner Mounting Flame" 1971/1988 Columbia Legacy Remaster RBCD
Eric Johnson "Ah Via Musicom" 1990 Capitol RBCD
Sonny Rollins "Saxophone Colossus" 1956/1987 Prestige OJC Remaster RBCD---This recording is one of my jazz favorites. Max Roach on the drums demonstrates that a small kit can produce big and varied sounds when a master is playing it. Rollins' sax playing is always full of life and energy.
Joni Mitchell "Court and Spark" 1974 Asylum RBCD |
@facten I perceive your doubt about the strictures of admission ;-) Nevertheless, a few names of bands stolen from the site notinhalloffame:
Dire Straits
The Replacements
The Smiths
Rage Against the Machine
If I had a vote (never going to happen) I would vote for the first three and give a nod to the guitar player in the fourth listing
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Lee Morgan "Sidewinder" 1964/2008 Blue Note RVG Edition RBCD
Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" 1950/2001 Capitol RVG Edition RBCD
Iggy and the Stooges "Raw Power" 1973/1988 Columbia Remaster RBCD
Elton John "Honky Chateau" 1972/1988 MCA RBCD |
Yesterday's play list:
Wynton Marsalis "Black Codes (From the Underground)" 1985 Columbia RBCD--This is probably Marsalis' best recording of mostly songs he composed.
Jane's Addiction "Nothing's Shocking" 1988 Warner Bros. RBCD--I played this recording right after the one above and my wife came and asked me, "Who is this?"...and not in a way that said she was loving it. I generally listen to jazz and rock interspersed together; I think it clearly reveals that in many rock records earlier jazz records paved the way. This CD goes back on the shelf for another year.
Thelonius Monk "Monk's Dream" 1963/2002 Columbia/Legacy RBCD--Monk was a musical genius; not appreciated early, but covered like crazy by many jazz artists. |
Don Henley "The End of the Innocence" 1889 Geffen RBCD
Pat Metheny "Bright Size Life" 1976 ECM RBCD
Green Day "Dookie" 1994 Reprise RBCD
Herbie Hancock "Maiden Voyage" 1965/1985 Manhattan/Capitol RBCD
Big Star "#1 Record" 1972/1992 Ardent/Stax RBCD
Big Star "Radio City" 1972/1992 Ardent/Stax RBCD
Man, if the record companies could have promoted and distributed these Big Star records better, Alex Chilton would have been a major rock star. Both these albums are terrific and still hold up years later. |
@nutty blessed Easter to you. |
@geoffkait Only if you had to get out a pencil to rewind the tape ;-) |
@ghosthouse Thanks for sharing "Spirit of the Century". This goes on my gonna get it list. |
London Philharmonic/John Alldis Conductor "Handel's The Messiah" 1987 Sparrow RBCD--I do not recommend listening to this recorded version of The Messiah. Having listened to it, I need to replace it with a better recording. If anyone has a version they like, please share your recommendation.
Bonnie Raitt "Nick of Time" 1989 Capitol RBCD
John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" 1961/1990 Atlantic RBCD
Chick Corea "Return to Forever" 1972/1988 ECM RBCD
Counting Crows "August and Everything After" 1993 Geffen RBCD--This album is well recorded and a T-Bone Burnett production.
Franz Ferdinand "You Could Have It So Much Better" 2005 Domino RBCD |
@reubent Glad I could provide a reminder. I own several Counting Crows albums, but that one is easily the best IMO. |
Return to Forever "Romantic Warrior" 1976/2011 Sony Japan RBCD
Bruce Cockburn "Nothing But A Burning Light" 1991 Columbia RBCD--Here is another T-Bone Burnett production. Well recorded master song craftmanship.
Kenny Burrell "Midnight Blue" 1967/1998 Blue Note RVG Edition RBCD
Genesis "Invisible Touch" 1986 Atlantic RBCD--While this was playing digitally downstairs, my teenager came down, listened a bit, and upstairs he went to play the LP. And, no surprise, the LP is sonically better.
Patricia Barber "Smash" 2013 Concord/MoFi SACD
Dexter Gordon "GO" 1962/1999 Blue Note RBCD RVG Edition
Bruce Springsteen "Greetings From Asbury Park" 1973/1984 Columbia RBCD
Tina Brooks "Back to the Tracks" 1960/2013 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Marc Cohn "Marc Cohn" 1991/2007 Atlantic/MoFi 24bitGCD--This album deserves special mention. The recording is terrific; the songs are great stories and memorable. Oh yeah, he won an Grammy as Best New Artist on the strength of this album. A few years back I saw him in Dallas at the Kessler Theater, which seats/stands 200 people. Cohn on the piano; Ben Wisch, his co-producer and good friend, on the bass. That's it. Great act, musical, funny and worth every penny. Highly recommended. |
R&B/Soul tonight...
Ray Charles "The Genius of Ray Charles" 1959/2012 Atlantic/MoFI SACD
Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It on" 1973/2008 Motown/MoFi SACD
Whitney Houston "Whitney Houston" 1985 Arista RBCD
James Brown "Live at the Apollo Theater" 1962/2004 Polydor Remaster RBCD |
@nutty Tumbleweed Connection is Elton John at his finest IMO. |
Finishing up R&B/Soul set...
Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" 1998 Ruffhouse RBCD
Then to other genres...
Mahavishnu Orchestra "Birds of Fire" 1973/2000 Columbia/Legacy RBCD
Gram Parsons "Grievous Angel" 1974/2012 Warner Bros./MoFi SACD
Getz/Gilberto "S/T" 1963/1997 Verve RBCD
Pink Martini "Hang on Little Tomato"2004 Heinz Records RBCD
Santana/Mahavishnu "Love Devotion Surrender" 1973/2011 Columbia/MoFi SACD
Billy Joel "Piano Man" 1973/2010 Columbia/MoFi SACD
McCoy Tyner "The Real McCoy" 1967/1999 Blue Note RBCD RVG Edition |
@reubent Warren Zevon...a good night! |
Bob Dylan & The Band "The Basement Tapes" 1975/2009 Columbia RBCD
Miles Davis "My Funny Valentine In Concert" 1965/2014 MoFi SACD
Film Studio Orchestra "Immortal Masterpieces of Screen Music" 2003 Victor XRCD24 |
Horace Parlan "On the Spur of the Moment" 1961/2011 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Pink Floyd "The Wall" 1979 Columbia RBCD
Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" 2002 Blue Note 5.1SACD
Carly Simon "No Secrets" 1972/2015 Elektra/MoFi SACD
Bruce Cockburn "Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu" 1999 Ryko RBCD |
Rosanne Cash--"The Wheel" and "Rules of Travel"--I've decided this is one of those rare artists that makes almost every song she sings worth listening to...and the recording quality is consistently high. |
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Countdown to Ecstasy--Steely Dan (RBCD ripped to server)
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