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RE: In case anybody missed 'em, here are the new Tone Poet releases.

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In Reply to: RE: In case anybody missed 'em, here are the new Tone Poet releases. posted by ghost of olddude55 on February 08, 2021 at 14:38:31

Got the Byrd In Hand and Tina Brooks TP LPs a few weeks ago. As OD noted, packaging and vinyl is top notch, as is sound. BiH is a favorite Byrd LP, and I've never found a copy before (did have the CD version), so this was a welcome addition.

But Tina Brooks...eh, not a favorite. Unleass you're a Tina Brooks fan or a BN completist, I'd hold on this one. Music is fairly standard stuff, and sounds less than polished in spots. Sound-wise it's great, but there's something just a bit...off here. Certainly not True Blue or Back To The Tracks, or even Minor Move. YMMV, of course. I am happy to see a rarer title, not just the 40th reissue of Somethin' Else, Moanin', Blue Train, etc etc.

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"Byrd in Flight" kicks ass. - ghost of olddude55 11:50:42 02/10/21 (5)
My copy came today and I've got it on the turntable right now.

The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
- Great to hear my friend. My copy should be here tomorrow. nt - viridian 14:39:00 02/10/21 (4)
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  - If you also ordered "The Rajah," you should like that one, too. - ghost of olddude55 08:08:30 02/11/21 (3)
    So far, I'd have to say it's my favorite Lee Morgan album. The only fly in the ointment is the way the kick drum was miked. Might be why Alfred Lion didn't want to release it when it was first recorded.
    
    The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
    
    Edits: 02/11/21
    - RE: If you also ordered "The Rajah," you should like that one, too. - rrsands 10:14:30 02/15/21 (0)
      There's a great article in this month's Stereophile on a small jazz label. Titled 'The Reservoir Story', it goes into the story of the lable, a small indie company run by a couple doctors in the 80s. They used RVG on some of their recordings. The owner 'parted ways' with RVG in 1998 after 47 recordings. He didn't like what he called 'VanGelderoids', how bass was often too loud, pianos sounding 'hooded'. Very interesting commentary if you're so inclined.
    - Yes, I did. I enjoy "Live at the Lighthouse", just not enough to buy the... - viridian 14:55:24 02/11/21 (1)
      ...expanded 12 record set. Being a Dex fan I can heartily recommend "One Flight Up", what a fantastic album. I have an older, DMM copy so will not be buying the new one, but the music is just marvelous.
      - "One Flight Up..." - ghost of olddude55 14:29:58 02/12/21 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yes, I did. I enjoy "Live at the Lighthouse", just not enough to buy the... posted by viridian on February 11, 2021 at 14:55:24
        
        My copy is a Blue Note with the all-blue label and the black "B." It's a Van Gelder master though.
        So I'll be skipping the reissue also.
        
        The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?

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