Thanks for your comments Jose! Looking forward to Way Out West when it comes out later this year in the Contemporary series. Roy DuNann is great. I've covered several of the albums he engineered for Contemporary. To think a young Bernie Grundman had his first job mastering those DuNann records. And today he gets to do them again in the Acoustic Sounds Contemporary Series. Please check out my video on Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section and some of the other titles released so far. Great to have you here, your comments are very welcome!

Thanks for watching Oz!

Always my pleasure@@ThePressingMatters!

Thanks Chance, I'm feeling much better and glad to be back. I think the conga was what first caught my ear on that record, and love the sound Candido adds to the album. Beautiful record.

Aww, thank you very much! That support really helps, my friend!

Once I heard that I was entranced with this record. The rest is great too. Love it.

Thank you, Stephen. I'll check out Easterly Winds.

Yes, I recall when I decided to get my first Tone Poets, I was a little late by a year perhaps. I streamed everything that was available, but could only afford one. Right from the start I knew that was the right choice. There's been so many great ones, Katanga right up there for me too. Wish I could get them all but I'm adding one a month.

@@ThePressingMatters Scott, Since you don’t have all the Tone Poets and I don’t either, I wanted to give you my favorites in case you needed some help deciding. My Divinity Albums are: Katanga, Introducing KB, Now He Sings Now He Sobs, One Flight Up and Dance With Death. Albums I classified as great are: Picture Of Heath, Kenny Burrell, Byrd In Flight, Chant, Stick-Up, It’s Time, Bring It Home To Me and Contours. Now, there are lot of really nice albums but these are the standouts for me. I’m happy you are back and I pray that you have recovered from your surgery.

Thank you Christopher!, I know I need to get Now He Sings Now He Sobs! Dance With Death is one I've considered, I'll have to give it another listen. Byrd In Flight is a must, and I'll check out Chant, It's Time and Contours. The rest I do have. Great stuff! Thanks for taking a moment to recommend these and thank you for you well wishes. Everything is healing well!

Thanks Jeffery!

That's one I must get before it disappears. I will get to hear the UHQR at a friends soon. I have the Acoustic Sounds release but haven't delved deeply into it yet.

I also have the 45 AP A Love Supreme mastered from the original master tapes some years ago. It sounds really good too, but the UHQR sounds better to me. I love the celebration of a UHQR and how UHQR releases receive the royal treatment with extras and packaging. I found some really nice bargain classical albums on the RCA, London, Capitol, Mercury, and Deutsche Gramophon labels on my recent LP Safari. I also found the Reader's Digest Beethoven Symphonies Box Set you mentioned in a previous video. Unfortunately the box had water damage. What I've noticed in for profit second hand venues is that they're now checking the value of these records. They're pricing them up. They wanted $20 for the Beethoven Box Set. It's still a relative bargain, but with the surge of interest in vinyl records in recent years, the true bargains are harder to come by now. Everybody seems to know that vinyl records are worth something now. @@ThePressingMatters

Yeah, I haven't been out there thrifting in years but I know the landscape has changed. I might have paid $10 for my copy as. When I was buying these, none were over $10. Still Classical often falls through the cracks as "undesirable" and can be had for cheap. I need to get back out there and see how my area is for bargain hunting.

You'll find good stuff, but in some cases you may pay more than you did in the past. Part of these increased costs are due to inflation. I did find a number of cool records for $1.00 to 25 cents, but that was only at two non-profit second hand stores out of the many I checked out. Talked to a guy who evaluates and prices records at one non-profit store, he said that classical is a slow seller, and I could get terrific deals if I came back to the store. Good luck with your second hand store safari; it's a fun thing to do. 👍👍👍@@ThePressingMatters

Thanks Tony! I'll probably do a second one with some classical and rock series as well. Thanks for watching

Thanks Cesar!

I really had to make a hard decision on whether the Chet Baker would make it for Tone Poet. Obviously a great record and one of my favorites from that series. As inclusion was not scientific, Chet was initially my first choice. Hard to say which got more play!

That Little Girl Blue has been on my radar for a while. I've bought a few Nina Simone albums but don't listen too often. Would you put its accessibility over Pastel Blues and I Put Spell On You?

Andrew, That's great news. I was a little concerned about the pressing for Eartha. Glad that turned out well. I assume it is not a gatefold? Midnight Blue should be fine. The first run had a few issues. Let me know and thank you for using the storefront. It all makes a difference!

@@ThePressingMatters Great pressing on the Eartha LP. There was some debris that needed wiping away, but not anything unforgivable. Are the commissions coming through ok? I'm always paranoid I didn't do the purchase right

@AndrewBell yes any link in the description or the store is a link generated especially for my account. I will doublecheck it to be sure.

Did Eartha purr throughout the album lol!

@@ThePressingMatters she sure does! She was definitely the Nicki Minaj or Cardi B of yesteryear, but with actual class!

Yes, for sure. I'm going to try some type of list that will feature deeper catalog titles.

Hi Anthony! Thanks for watching!I do love them both, but Exodus was played so often for years, I really got off on the freshness of Rastaman. Both are top tier Marley and great UHQRs. So glad I pounced on those!

@@ThePressingMatters I’m glad to hear that you have Exodus as well. I bought all the Marley records recently reissued by Tuff Gong and pressed in Jamaica … don’t believe the people who said the quality was sketchy .

Good to know, because I heard those reports and wasn't sure what to think. There's great options for those who missed the UHQR, or were not about to drop 150 on one! Growing up Exodus was my favorite, and I took a copy on cassette to Negril one year on vacation. I know it inside and out. Next one I want to track down which o have never owned except in CD is Kaya. That one is a sleeper!

@@ThePressingMatters I'll listen to the Tuff Gong Kaya reissue this arvo . Also I wanted to thank you I was at the record shop the other day and I wasn't sure what to buy ... they had a copy of the A.P Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster Encounters . I had never heard it but trust you ...... and it's amazing 🤩🙏

@@anthonyburke223 I'd appreciate your thoughts on that version of Kaya when you get to it. As for Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster, I'm glad you took a chance on it! A beautiful record.

I haven't heard otherwise. But I just checked on the Craft website and it's missing. That's odd because everyone else is still listing it, with Amazon stating February 2nd. That would be a shame, such an interesting album and that One Step was so limited and difficult to get. I'll see if I can call and get an answer. Cannonball is an automatic for me. It's on my list of titles I have wanted to add to my collection.

Thanks! I keep both on hand but I prefer to use 12" if possible I'm still getting some extra material on the right side, but not with every album. I wish I could figure a way to get them a bit more snug. Still the best I've found!

Absolutely, I'll check this link out!

Andrew I've been burned too many times with MOFI One Steps. Even with the digital issue out of the way, the mastering is often not to my taste. I won't buy any unless I hear at least some file or hear it at a friends, or borrow it from a friend.

I think the Van Halen could be a fun listen but unless I was a big fan, I wouldn't drop that much on it. I'm going to be visiting a friend who has it so I'll take a listen on his system and let you know.

@@ThePressingMatters That would be so helpful, thanks Scott. I'm sure the V-shaped EQ sounds ridiculous on a revealing system. Also, the 2015 Van Halen reissues are AAA Bellman cuts for under $30 that already sound great. I only ask because you seemed to like The Nightfly Mofi. How I wish Acoustic Sounds would do 45s of that album! I'd pay anything for that lol.

I recently heard a needle drop of the Van Halen One Step and also the same track on an original pre recorded cassette. The One Step was overloaded with high frequency energy. Not in a good way the cassette sounded more natural! I'll see if I can get the links. One Step "On Fire" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZhjiNOrl9-7cqs.htmlsi=iJIH8fqa13BEKAbM Cassette "On Fire" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMp8gtecuJvFf3U.htmlsi=vn8wKIPWI5qZmUd5

Good point, but just consider I'm going on this jazz journey through the reissue series. The list was specific to the titles released in these series and not a list of the greatest or favorite jazz recordings of all time. The earlier big band type stuff is great but not well represented as of yet by the reissue companies. An interesting observation for sure though. Thanks so much for watching and your perspective is much appreciated!

You're right and I have acquired some of the big band reissues from the artists you mentioned. Thankfully, you can find a lot big band originals in the aftermarket, and they're often nicely priced. Demand is always the key to whether or not a record will be reissued. If they can't make money, then it's not going to happen. I'd like to see more blues reissues, especially some of the earlier stuff from long forgotten pioneers of the blues. Don't know if it will ever happen.

I have a LOT of Stan Kenton - I would be surprised if we ever see that picked up by audiophile label, although I would buy a 1step of Cuban Fire! if it was ever released for La Suerte de los Tontos alone or Adventures in Jazz for Malaguena.

@@markdecker2112 Yes I don't think it likely to see a Stan Kenton title but I believe some Capitol Jazz is coming from one source.

Appparently, The Jazz Bums have suggested that Tone Poet may have some Capitol offerings in 2025! Joe Harley said he has already mastered some Capitol titles! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bKiTbNid2bTOp5c.htmlsi=Lxqhcpx3Vh-qVK0g

No, I buy all my records. It's about time to sell some I think!

Doubtless you own a lot 😉Me too@@ThePressingMatters

I have slowed down this last year! 2021 and 2022 were crazy. I had to start being more selective.