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Blues for Aficionados
Willie DixonTHE ORIGINAL WANG DANG DOODLEMCA Chess   1995Excellent informative booklet.Notes: "By the time Willie Dixon died in Glendale, California, on January 29, 1992, his music had won him widespread recognition, numerous awards including a 19... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
With streaming sounding as good as it does I don’t see how the CD market is going to survive much longer.. Possibly.  But remember, they said the same thing about LPs.  In any event, most Aficionados would have all the great works and performan... 
Jazz for aficionados
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzCBS Records 1987CD # 5 West Coast Blues  --  Wes Montgomery Quartethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvf2e6hm9lUrecorded    1/26/60   or   1/28/60So What  --  Miles Davis Sextethttps://www.youtube.com/wat... 
Blues for Aficionados
Junior WellsMESSIN' WITH THE KIDPaula Records     1957 to 1963No notes. It Hurts Me Too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQE0IY4uSIYCome on in this Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv5r6f83TG4 Messin' With The Kid https://www.youtube.com/wa... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Very, very true.   There is a serious packaging / marketing problem with CDs.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33_Szpz2l-oCheers 
Jazz for aficionados
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzCBS Records 1987CD # 4Boplicity  --  Miles Davis and his Orchestrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGSUUQFTf_Irecorded  4/22/49 Haitian Fight Song  --  Charles Mingus Quintethttps://www.youtube.com/watc... 
Blues for Aficionados
Willie DixonTHE BIG THREE TRIOCBS Records    1990wiki: Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues. A short list of his most famous compositions includes "Ho... 
Blues for Aficionados
Junior WellsHOODOO MAN BLUESDelmark   1965Notes: "I went to this pawnshop downtown and the man had a harmonica priced at $2.00.  I got a job on a soda truck...played hookey from school...worked all week and on Saturday the man gave me a dollar and... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
BeethovenStaatskapelle Dresden - BlomstedtIf you want to hear the Bass lines and the Woodwinds, esp in the 2nd and 4th Movements of the 9th, this is the place.  Excellent recording.Cheers 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I would go to and do go to Herbert Blomstedt Yesterday I received LvB Nine Symphonies, Staatskapelle Dresden, Blomstedt.They stuffed 5 CDs in one jewel box!! What’s wrong with putting them in cardboard sleeves in a cardboard box?Cheers 
Jazz for aficionados
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzCBS Records 1987CD  # 3Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6HV88uRdFoBen Webster, soloistrecorded 5/4/40 Ko-Ko - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppershttps://ww... 
Blues for Aficionados
Junior WellsBLUES HIT BIG TOWNDelmark   1998Notes: 'Blues Hit Big Town' contains the historic first recordings of Junior Wells.  Junior was still a teenager at the time of the first session and had replaced Little Walter in the Muddy Waters band. ... 
Jazz for aficionados
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzCBS Records 1987 CD #2 Moten Swing -- Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f2YIl-IpPgrecorded   12/13/32, Camden N.J.Ben Webster(ts), Count Basie(p) Dinah - Red Nicho... 
Jazz for aficionados
Stuff like this is good reason for keeping a “quality” TT system if your own vintage leaves you with a good collection of vinyl My Jazz collection on LP does not justify me getting back into vinyl.  I have a lot of nice Classical stuff on LP, b... 
Jazz for aficionados
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzCBS Records 1987Great 5CD Box Set. Best Booklet ever! These are the actual recordings that are in the Smithsonian set. The Recorded dates match.CD #1 Jelly Roll Morton, piano solo: (JOPLIN) "Maple Leaf Rag...