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Anyone care to share what they think is the essential pick among the Resonance records coming out for Black Friday?

Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
George Coleman
Monty Alexander?

I’m having a hard time deciding between Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans at the moment. The other jazz releases don’t really thrill me too too much.
 
mitchwagz said:
Anyone care to share what they think is the essential pick among the Resonance records coming out for Black Friday?

Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
George Coleman
Monty Alexander?

I’m having a hard time deciding between Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans at the moment. The other jazz releases don’t really thrill me too too much.
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The Coleman. Great player, not a lot of leader recordings. Second is the Rollins. I suspect the Evans isn't a prime audio specimen, although I expect it to sound fine.
 
RHANDMJ said:
The Coleman. Great player, not a lot of leader recordings. Second is the Rollins. I suspect the Evans isn't a prime audio specimen, although I expect it to sound fine.
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I feel like that’s the one that I may enjoy the most. I do like his work as a sideman on some albums I have: Maiden Voyage, Impact, The Sermon. I think I’ll pick it up. I’m assuming the Bill Evans will be the most in demand, at least initially day of.
 
mitchwagz said:
Anyone care to share what they think is the essential pick among the Resonance records coming out for Black Friday?

Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
George Coleman
Monty Alexander?

I’m having a hard time deciding between Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans at the moment. The other jazz releases don’t really thrill me too too much.
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I've been posting semi-regularly about these. There's a 1hr+ interview with Zev Feldman (of Resonance) where he discusses each one. They all sound fantastic but my preference is the Rollins and Coleman. The other 2 will be great for sure but I already have quite a few of the Bill Evans Resonance releases and not really heard of Monty Alexander before. There's a decent interview with Rollins in Jazzwise, where he discusses the recording of the album and music at the time period.
 
Selaws said:
I've been posting semi-regularly about these. There's a 1hr+ interview with Zev Feldman (of Resonance) where he discusses each one. They all sound fantastic but my preference is the Rollins and Coleman. The other 2 will be great for sure but I already have quite a few of the Bill Evans Resonance releases and not really heard of Monty Alexander before. There's a decent interview with Rollins in Jazzwise, where he discusses the recording of the album and music at the time period.
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Monty Alexander is, to me, a bit of a lounge player. His best work by far is on MPS and some of those should be tracked down first by anyone wanting to check out Monty. I'm gonna pass on the RSD, but will get the Coleman, Rollins and maybe the Evans.
 
MikeH said:
Hoffman himself says (and the label says) that PP are indeed an analogue label who uses analogue sourcing. Hoffman, who worked on some of the PP releases, says they “often use copy tape that is acceptable to me”. They are not a digital reissue label. I also don’t believe they ever say they use master tapes—just that they are analogue sourced.
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Yeah, they are basically just like Speakers Corner. European all-analog label who outsources the mastering. They use Ray Staff at Air Masterting mores where SC uses the likes of Kevin Gray and Maarten De Boer. Probably not original master tapes very often, but definitely pretty good sounding masters for the most part based on what I hear. Good quality control. Great pressings too done at Pallas.
 
keylime_5 said:
Yeah, they are basically just like Speakers Corner. European all-analog label who outsources the mastering. They use Ray Staff at Air Masterting mores where SC uses the likes of Kevin Gray and Maarten De Boer. Probably not original master tapes very often, but definitely pretty good sounding masters for the most part based on what I hear. Good quality control. Great pressings too done at Pallas.
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PP is actually a UK label, but yes, PP uses Ray Staff, Hoffman wouldn't know, and the label is somewhat vague when I have spoken with them about their sources, declining to say definively 'master tapes'. But very good sounding regardless.
Ray Staff, as I understand it, is into semi-retirement now, so that may change.

SC is on a higher level, I trust them to really be all analog.

ERC is a complete ripoff for people with more money than brains, who must have the most expensive, ultimate pressing. Mal2 isn't all that essential, featuring Coltrane not in his prime and early Jackie McLean.
 
MikeH said:

ERC - Mal Waldron - Mal/2 Preorder up. Hot damn. Can't pay these prices but somebody here might want it!
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Saw that-- felt tmpted for a second, then found a Toshiba Japanese repress for like $50 and pulled the trigger instead. Saved a ton of money and it'll probably sound great!

mitchwagz said:
Anyone care to share what they think is the essential pick among the Resonance records coming out for Black Friday?

Bill Evans
Sonny Rollins
George Coleman
Monty Alexander?

I’m having a hard time deciding between Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans at the moment. The other jazz releases don’t really thrill me too too much.
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I'm buying all four.... and nothing else, even though there are a few other titles dropping I might be interested in. Trying to "limit" my spending. Of the group though, I'm most excited about Rollins and Coleman.
 
RHANDMJ said:
PP is actually a UK label, but yes, PP uses Ray Staff, Hoffman wouldn't know, and the label is somewhat vague when I have spoken with them about their sources, declining to say definively 'master tapes'. But very good sounding regardless.
Ray Staff, as I understand it, is into semi-retirement now, so that may change.

SC is on a higher level, I trust them to really be all analog.

ERC is a complete ripoff for people with more money than brains, who must have the most expensive, ultimate pressing. Mal2 isn't all that essential, featuring Coltrane not in his prime and early Jackie McLean.
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Hoffman has worked on 20+ pure pleasure pressings by the way so he does have experience with them and they seem to have used copy tapes on the ones he worked on. And Ray Staff isn’t the only engineer Pure Pleasure uses.

I agree that SC is better overall though.

And I am amazed that ERC constantly sells out at that price point. Even if they did a top 5 album of mine I wouldn’t buy one.
 
botherly said:
Saw that-- felt tmpted for a second, then found a Toshiba Japanese repress for like $50 and pulled the trigger instead. Saved a ton of money and it'll probably sound great!



I'm buying all four.... and nothing else, even though there are a few other titles dropping I might be interested in. Trying to "limit" my spending. Of the group though, I'm most excited about Rollins and Coleman.
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Yeah I played some snippets of both the Coleman and Rollins albums and they will be fantastic. I’m getting both and maybe that’s it. I’m going to hold off on the Bill Evans until I hear more about the quality of it even though I’m sure it will be good.
 
RHANDMJ said:
PP is actually a UK label, but yes, PP uses Ray Staff, Hoffman wouldn't know, and the label is somewhat vague when I have spoken with them about their sources, declining to say definively 'master tapes'. But very good sounding regardless.
Ray Staff, as I understand it, is into semi-retirement now, so that may change.

SC is on a higher level, I trust them to really be all analog.

ERC is a complete ripoff for people with more money than brains, who must have the most expensive, ultimate pressing. Mal2 isn't all that essential, featuring Coltrane not in his prime and early Jackie McLean.
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UK is in Europe though ; D
Yeah, I actually did email PP about a couple releases when I first started buying some of their releases to ask them if they were all analog and they said they were. I think the ones with the analog limited edition sticker are. Their early catalog at any rate. This doesn't mean they are original masters, probably copy tapes in many cases.
 
RHANDMJ said:
PP is actually a UK label, but yes, PP uses Ray Staff, Hoffman wouldn't know, and the label is somewhat vague when I have spoken with them about their sources, declining to say definively 'master tapes'. But very good sounding regardless.
Ray Staff, as I understand it, is into semi-retirement now, so that may change.

SC is on a higher level, I trust them to really be all analog.

ERC is a complete ripoff for people with more money than brains, who must have the most expensive, ultimate pressing. Mal2 isn't all that essential, featuring Coltrane not in his prime and early Jackie McLean.
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keylime_5 said:
UK is in Europe though ; D
Yeah, I actually did email PP about a couple releases when I first started buying some of their releases to ask them if they were all analog and they said they were. I think the ones with the analog limited edition sticker are. Their early catalog at any rate. This doesn't mean they are original masters, probably copy tapes in many cases.
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Exactly this, they won't always use the master tape but neither do MoFi, AP or SC. That doesn't mean they don't use analogue tapes.
 
keylime_5 said:
UK is in Europe though ; D
Yeah, I actually did email PP about a couple releases when I first started buying some of their releases to ask them if they were all analog and they said they were. I think the ones with the analog limited edition sticker are. Their early catalog at any rate. This doesn't mean they are original masters, probably copy tapes in many cases.
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Personally I'd never listen to ANYTHING from COPY TAPE, only HOT STAMPERS from the very first pressing using PRISTINE tape with perfect sonic fidelity, so powerful I can feel the spit spraying from the ends of the horns.
 
Anyone have any thoughts about the Herbie Hancock Trio RSD release tomorrow? Get On Down hasn't been the best in the past, but their Mingus Ah Um RSD release from October sounds pretty great. Worth the shot on the Hancock?
 
bother said:
Personally I'd never listen to ANYTHING from COPY TAPE, only HOT STAMPERS from the very first pressing using PRISTINE tape with perfect sonic fidelity, so powerful I can feel the spit spraying from the ends of the horns.
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That reminds me, is that HOT STAMPER scam dude still going?
 
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