Harold Vick, Steppin’ Out!, 1963 on Blue Note
Debut album from Harold Vick (as a leader), recorded Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with a wonderful supporting cast: Blue Mitchell, Grant Green, John Patton, and Ben Dixon.
Vick would also go on to play with folks like King Curtis and Aretha Franklin, and passed in 1987. Great album of early 60s Blue Note jazz.
My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is the Blue Note Tone Poet reissue from 2022.
#1960s #1963 #2022 #AcademyRecords #BenDixon #BlueMitchell #BlueNote #EnglewoodCliffsNJ #GrantGreen #HaroldVick #JohnPatton #NYC #TonePoet #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Late last year, the Tone Poet released a new version of this classic album, after finding a basically never played, simultaneously recorded master.
And, as would not have been said at the time, holy shit, this thing really does sound incredible. (Yes, blah blah blah digital recordings don't degrade, etc, but c'mon, listen to this.)
Paul Seydor, an actual expert, discusses: https://trackingangle.com/music/frank-sinatras-in-the-wee-small-hours-of-the-morning
„Normally, your old boy #Tonepoet would not post his own music except by sneakily inserting into an episode. Well, I just released some new music, and I really wanted to share this with you all.“
radiant pastures | #SpacemansTransmissions https://tonepoet.podbean.com/e/radiant-pastures-tonepoet-release/
echoes in the cosmic dust https://tonepoet.podbean.com/e/echoes-in-the-cosmic-dust/
#Spaceman‘s Transmissons:
„Shhh..... Dear listener, I hear something.... It's very, very faint. THERE it is again! Did you hear it?? It's an echo of some sort. A repeated signal nuance and sonically degrading follow-on carbon copy of an initial sound (which is perhaps long gone)…“
Time for some #Coltrane - an #NC native! Add to that one of my favorite trumpet players - #LeeMorgan. Playing one of only a few #BlueNote #TonePoet issues I have…I love the way they sound, but I don’t know that they sound any better than the Classic Vinyl Series reissues…which are also absolutely fantastic. (And were on sale last week…I may have been a bit irresponsible…)
But I’m sure some audiophile with a much more expensive system will claim there is a huge difference…
Tone Poet or not it sounds amazing. Someday I need to get the RVG stereo mix.
A new message from #Tonepoet: memoirs from the lone voyage
https://tonepoet.podbean.com/e/memoirs-from-the-lone-voyage/
Turn on, tune in, sleep...
<<//sysboot//commcheck//==// <<%sys%lone%voyage%>> <<dlr8con>><<affirmative>> <<dr3am s3qu3nc3>> Dear listeners, are you there? Hello?? I'm not sensing a distant feedback loop from prior transmissions, and I'm beginning to wonder if my comm links have expired. I will have to send this transmission as if I'm being monitored at this time (and, I assume that I am). In the meantime, a recalibration of the dynamic dream mainframe is in order, and I sense that the malfunction has to do the the latest systems upgrades. I definitely explained to the Aural Mechanics engineers that upgrades before missions tend to be problematic and introduce risk. It sucks to say that I was the one that told them this and am still suffering the consequences of a directionless drift. Dear listeners, am I the only one that deals with such a predicament? How often is it, my fellow co-pilots, that you feel as though you are the single one with clarity, awareness, and a vision of how to succeed at co-op missions? Yet, from not exercising initiative, you take a back seat to the unsuccessful endeavors of those around you? Worst yet, you are the one mostly affected by these miscalculated setbacks. Dear listeners, your old boy Tonepoet feels your pain. We are aligned in our algorithmic endeavor as seekers of peace and solitude. Thus, we'll confide in one another. Sometimes you must face your battles alone and head on. This brings initial discomfort and discontent. It's a turbulent cosmic storm, dear listeners, and the best we can do is ready our space pod for the incoming forces and brace ourselves. It goes without saying that better times are ahead, and the relief and release of such tense times and actions find us being rewarded with a sense of freedom. Not every storm weathered will leave us undamaged, so we need to strive to have our brighter moments be our (imaginary, yet optimistic) co-pilots as we steer through the debris fields of life. My fellow travelers, let us focus on the light at the end of the dark tunnels and be patient with our arrivals into the brighter days. We might not come out the other end undamaged, but don't let us be defeated. Let us ride this journey on the wings of our aural staircase to the stars and take just a moment to breathe, focus, and recalibrate. Track your journey in a mental travel log as memoirs of a voyage to a distant yet accessible region lined with stars. Turn on, tune in, sleep... https://www.tonepoet-music.com https://www.facebook.com/tonepoetmusic <<//sysboot//commcheck_compete//==// <<%sys%lone%voyage%>><<dr3am s3qu3nc3>> <<complete>> TRACK LISTING “Station ID” by Tonelady from Pumpkin8r (Start Time: 00:00) “Leaves and Storm” by Idra from Duet (Start Time: 00:28) “Wellspring” by Hollan Holmes from A Distant Light (Start Time: 03:36) “Twilight” by Hollan Holmes from A Distant Light (Start Time: 08:37) “A Letter to No One” by Andrew Heath and Mi Cosa de Resistance from Café Tristesse (Start Time: 19:06) “Drifting Circles” by Anne Müller from Heliopause (Start Time: 22:43) “Death Of An Astronaut” by Euan Dalgarno from A Short Dream About Jupiter (Start Time: 29:08) “The Lonely Crowd” by Thomas Bingham from Suddenly I'm So Tired (Start Time: 31:06) “The Wormhole Suite” by Replicant Stardust from Maybe Those Spaces Are Meant To Be There (Start Time: 34:11) “Drake Equation” by Cosmic Cadence from Planetary Forces (Start Time: 43:47) “It's Lonely Out In Space” by Magpie Souls from Feathers II (Soundscapes) (Start Time: 48:02) “Anoxic Event” by Mathoms from The Woe Trumpets (Start Time: 54:45) “Five Corners of Blue” by Emil Friis from Moving Images (Start Time: 56:08) “Hope and Tender Longing” by With Open Arms from Some Place Like Home (Start Time: 59:05)
the dream factories
https://tonepoet.podbean.com/e/the-dream-factories-change-audio/
Turn on, tune in, dream...
—#Tonepoet
Ah, dreams, so bizarre and unexplainable at times. The glorious world where imaginary adventures spring to life and deep seated fears come crawling into your grey matter. Not only do we rely on our sleeping dreams to show us new avenues of inspiration that illuminate the pathways to creativity, we largely seek to focus on our waking dreams. You know, the aspirations and goals that constantly push us deeper into commitment and determination. That, dear listeners, is the goal to today's session. We often hear the tired phrases 'dream big' and follow your dreams'. Great for motivational posters, yet this is barely sufficient wisdom enough to push us to our zenith. Your old boy Tonepoet will share a bit more words of wisdom with you by providing the adage 'share your dreams'. Sharing your dreams with others could potentially uncover a co-pilot that will provide checks and balances towards your goals and aspirations. For every situation and person, there does indeed exist a co-pilot that has tread along a similar pathway you seek to traverse. A worthy co-pilot gives you motivation when you need it most and may provide creative solutions to dilemmas along the way, as if they were shooting the asteroids that block your pathway. When you need the support, your co-pilot will provide this. Keep in mind, though, that this co-pilot does not provide this valuable service completely free of charge. The small cost is to be the same beacon of light and hope to those around you that need your guidance and assurance along their own pathways to victory. Small price to pay that only requires the fields of karma are reaped with care. So, let's fire up the machinery of the dream factories. We'll develop a prototype mental backdrop for which you can envision milestones along the way towards your dreams. Let the comfort of sound provide you with moments of solitude that smooths our the waves of turbulence upon the ocean of discomfort and discouragement. Stay motivated and keep your eyes towards the stars. Every step back will be met with two steps forward, don't give up. Make sure to high five your co-pilot following each bit of forward momentum and let them know that Tonepoet sent you. Peace. Turn on, tune in, dream... https://www.tonepoet-music.com https://www.facebook.com/tonepoetmusic TRACK LISTING “The Factory Awakens” by Tone-Bro from Emanon Lasts Forever (Start Time: 00:00) “Rough Water” by With Open Arms from Some Place Like Home (Start Time: 00:41) “Through Air” by Emil Friis from Moving Images (Start Time: 02:20) “Peaceful Glen” by Carl Lord from Illuminated Expanse (Start Time: 04:10) “An Upward Motion” by Emil Friis from Moving Images (Start Time: 11:41) “The Crystal Village (Excerpt)” by Anders Nils from Ideas of the Far Future (Start Time: 12:58) “Being Anne” by Anne Müller from Heliopause (Start Time: 15:05) “Kyrie” by Brian James Bell from Mass I (Start Time: 19:09) “Morning Mist” by Black Brunswicker from Wilder Paths (Start Time: 20:53) “Out Beyond” by Cousin Silas from Amidst Silence (Start Time: 23:18) “New Dawn” by Daniel Vickers & Sergio Mariani_MRN from New Dawn (Start Time: 28:50) “DAY VII - Empty Streets” by Fallen from Of Memories And Hopes (Start Time: 31:07) “Hairat” by Jon E.K. from As Water In A Fountain Flows (Start Time: 34:01) “Spiral Overture” by John Foxx from The Cathedral Complete Oceans (Start Time: 42:01) “Wind In Our Ears” by Jónsi & Alex Somers from Lost and Found (Start Time: 47:05) “Golden Hour” by Jon E.K. from As Water In A Fountain Flows (Start Time: 55:01)
Morgan accompanied by Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean, Billy Higgins, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley. Very enjoyable album.
Lee Morgan - Cornbread
(2019 – Worldwide, Tone Poet, Stereo 180 Gram, Blue Note – B0029911-01, BST 84222)
#nowplaying #nowspinning #jazz #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #hardbop #HankMobley #leemorgan #billyhiggins #herbiehancock #jackiemclean #bluenote #tonepoet
Sonny Clark Trio, Sonny Clark Trio, 1958 on Blue Note
Sonny Clark with Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums – recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1957 in Hackensack. Liner notes by Leonard Feather, cover designed by Reid Miles.
Love these renditions of “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” and “Two Bass Hit” – and the “I’ll Remember April” with just Clark solo on piano is wonderful too. Classic Blue Note jazz – you can’t go wrong.
My copy (via Academy Records in NYC) is from the Blue Note Tone Poet Series, mastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray.
#1950s #1958 #AcademyRecords #BlueNote #jazz #KevinGray #NYC #PaulChambers #PhillyJoeJones #RudyVanGelder #SonnyClark #SonnyClarkTrio #TonePoet #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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