It seems that the Sickler’s., who have supported Rudy for many years, runs the studio now. Pleased to know that the studio is active.
More Jay & Kai on the sunday morning " Trombone For Two" - Philips B 07110 L - recorded June 23, 1955
Unless noise reduction is applied only to remove the nastiest noises that would bother even the most purist of all audiophiles, it has to be avoided at all cost in my opinion (and I can't think of one instance where this kind of noise has ever occured or interfered with transferring a tape to digital of the top of my head) . It's almost always noticeable. When plain tape noise is considered "bad noise", you know what your dealing with. The Desmond / Hall Mosaic sounds very good to my ears, well worth losing one track!
For the sunday afternoon Columbia FC 44436 Supersax "Stonebird" - Engineer: Mauti Lathower - Arranger: Med Flory - Ⓒ 1988 CBS Records Inc.
And a firework for the evening Stan Kenton " Cuban Fire!" - Capitol SM-11794 - composed & arranged by Johnny Richards
Track 7 - These Foolish Things (Marvell-Strachey-Link) 6.10 Track 8 - 'S Wonderful (G. Gerswhin - I. Gerswhin) 5.54 (and very good they are too!)
The Very Thought Of You - Putte Wickman & Red Mitchell (Dragon) CD Recorded 1987-1988 in Red Mitchell's apartment, Stockholm. Digital remastering by Torbjorn Samuelsson An excellent sounding clarinet led album with (previously unknown to me) Putte Wickman on clarinet accompanied by Red Mitchell on bass. Red also plays piano on three pieces. Playing time is just shy of 68 minutes.
Jazz Beat - connections ASTRUD GILBERTO 5 ORIGINAL ALBUMS (Verve) 5CD Box A nicely presented package. All discs in separate mini cardboard replica LP sleeves. No mastering credits but at a guess they probably all have the same mastering as original CD editions. CD1 The Astrud Gilberto Album - ASTRUD GILBERTO (Verve) CD with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arranged & conducted by Marty Paich Astrud Gilberto (vocals), Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar & vocals), Bud Shank (flute & alto sax), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Milt Bernhart (trombone), Joao Donato (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass). Recorded 1965. Ten of the eleven tracks written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. CD2 Look To The Rainbow - ASTRUD GILBERTO (Verve) CD Arranged & conducted by Gil Evans Astrud Gilberto (vocals), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Dom Um Romao (drums & percussion). Recorded 1965.
(CD Blue Note Audio Wave XRCD24 AWMXR-0001) 2010 ....recorded February 7th, 1960 @ Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs .... Hank Mobley (ts) + Wynton Kelly (p) + Paul Chambers (b) + Art Blakey (dr) .... that`s how a Monday after work relax should run down - music and sound (Alan Yoshida !!) in perfect unity ....
A special group founded by Donald Byrd at a time when he was head of Howard University's Department of Jazz Studies Fantasy F-9472 "The Blackbyrds - Flying Start" from 1974 - Engineers: Val Christian Gary and Jim Stern - Producer Donald Byrd - Executive Producer Orrin Keepnews
Capitol ST-11177 " Supersax Plays Bird " - recorded 1977 - Engineer: Jay Ranellucci - Liner notes: Leonard Feather
Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, George Joyner, Jerome Richardson, John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Paul Quinichette, Pepper Adams – Groove Blues (1958)
John Coltrane, Albert Heath, Johnny Splawn, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Sahib Shihab – Coltrane (1957)
The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson – The Cape Verdean Blues Label: Audio Wave – AWMXR-0010 Series: XRCD24 – Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo Country: US Released: 2010 Genre: Jazz Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Latin Jazz
Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Mal Waldron, Ronald Tucker – Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955)
Jackie McLean, Billy Higgins, Butch Warren, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark – The Jackie McLean Quintet (1962)
Last LP for today Milestone MSP 9016 (Stereo) - recorded January 18 & 19, 1968 - Engineer: Elvin Campbell Featuring Nat Adderley (cornet) / Mel Lastie (cornet) / Joe Hernderson (ts) / Jeremy Steig (fl) / Joe Zawinul (p & ep) / Victor Gaskin (b) / Roy McCurdy (dr) + string section on one track
