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Serge Chaloff, Blue Serge. Released last year by BN/Capital Records under the Tone Poet Series. I was not familiar with Chaloff’s playing until this BN reissue. Pretty sleek playing and an excellent support cast. #sergechaloff #tonepoetseries #bluenoterecords #jazzonvinyl #ortofon

Days Of The New (Yellow). Y’all remember DotN? When Touch, Peel and Stand started playing on the radio (remember radio?), I used to mistake them for Creed... and AIC (don’t be hatin’). 1997 Outpost Recordings USA first edition CD. #daysofthenew #cdcollection #cdsaintdead #outpostrecordings #1997

Wilco, Wilco (The Album). Released in 2009 by Nonesuch Records in the USA and the band’s 7th studio album. One of my favorites albums from Wilco. Love the songs and relaxed vibe of it. First edition USA CD. #nonesuchrecords #wilco #wilcothealbum #magicospeakers #cdcollection

Art Pepper, Getting Together! Day off spin, amazing supporting cast, amazing album. 2024 Craft Recordings/Contemporary Records WW stereo reissue. #artpepper #craftrecordings #jazzonvinyl #contemporaryrecords #techdas

Art Pepper, Intensity. Well recorded and awesome performances. I have Craft Recordings reissue from 2024 and 2013 AP AJAZ 45rpm reissue but today I am playing 1997 DCC Compact Classics USA 24K Gold CD stereo reissue. #artpepper #dcccompactclassics #contemporaryrecords #cdcollection #aurender

The Cure, Five Swing LIve. 1997 Fiction Records UK CD. Very special CD for a Cure fan. They only released 5,000 numbered copies and only available on their website back in ‘97. #thecure #fictionrecords #fiveswinglive #dagostinoamps #cdcollection

The Smashing Pumpkins, Gish. 2011 Virgin Records WW reissue. Remastered by Bob Ludwig and it sounds really good. Now I need to find my fist pressing UK LP for a comparison. #smashingpumpkins #virginrecords #alternativerock #ortofon #gish

Duke Pearson, Wahoo! All but one track is his composition, and this sextet lineup is nothing short of incredible. 2017 Music Matters USA stereo reissue, part of the BN The Definitive Vinyl Reissue Series. #dukepearson #musicmattersjazz #jazzonvinyl #jazz #techdas

Art Farmer Quintet, The Time And The Place, The Lost Concert. 2007 Mosaic Records USA CD. #artfarmer #nycmoma #mosaicrecords #magicospeakers #livejazz

John Mayer, Paradise Valley. His sixth studio album, continues the evolution of the style started in Born and Raised. Really mellow and relaxing album to listen to at the end of the day. 2013 Columbia Records USA first edition CD. #johnmayer #paradisevalley #dandagostino #cdcollection #music

Morning listening session with The Stone Roses. Self-titled 1989 Silvertone Records UK CD first edition and Second Coming, 1994 Geffen Records USA CD first edition. Not the best sound but pretty cool albums from these Manchester chaps. #thestoneroses #madchester #manchester #dcsbartok #cdcollection

Red Garland, Red Garland’s Piano. I have a few reissues of this phenomenal album by Red, but this evening I took my ‘57 mono first pressing for a spin. Reissues are quiet ‘n loud but ain’t nothin’ like the sound of the OG. #prestigerecords #rvg #redgarland #jazzonvinyl #techdas

U2, DUALS. Released in 2011 to U2.com subscribers, it is a compilation of U2 collaborations #u2 #cdcollection #dcsbartok #stuckinamoment #magicospeakers

Stan Getz with Cal Tjader. 1990 JVC Records Japanese stereo XRCD2 reissue. #stangetz #jvcrecords #xrcd #caltjader #scottlafaro #dagostinoamps

Metallica’s Ride The Lightning, released in 1984 (LP). This is my favorite album from them and I am lucky to have the Megaforce Records on LP and Music For Nations 1986 European CD. #metallica #ridethelightning #megaforcerecords #musicfornations #heavymetal

Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk. Tremendous live performance by this ensemble. 2024 Craft Recordings/Contemporary Records stereo reissue, part of Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series. #shellymanne #theblackhawk #livejazz #craftrecordings #jazzonvinyl

Wilco, Being There. Their second studio album, quite the country influence and I can’t get enough of the steel guitar in this album! 1996 Reprise Records USA first edition CD. #wilco #repriserecords #cdcollection #magicospeakers #chicago

Beethoven’s 5th symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, directed by Fritz Reiner. Recorded in 1959 and sounds amazing. 2000 JVC Japanese reissued XRCD. #beethoven #jvcrecords #xrcd #fritzreiner #classicalmusic

Frank Sinatra, ‘57 In Concert. The legendary Seattle concert, reissued in 1999 by DCC Compact Classics on 24K Gold CD. Great sounding album! #franksinatra #dcccompactclassics #sinatra57 #cdcollection #music

Donald Byrd, Byrd Jazz. 2025 Sam Records/Transition Records France mono reissue. Iconic art cover, amazing performance! #donaldbyrd #byrdjazz #samrecords #livejazz #jazzonvinyl

Sunao Wada Quartet’s “Coco’s Blues” is an incredible album by guitarist Sunao. The playing is filled with energy, and as expected for a TBM release, it’s perfectly recorded. Japanese first pressing from 1973 on TBM Records. #threeblindmicerecords #sunaowada #japanesejazz #guitarjazz #techdas

Pat Metheny, Bright Size Life. Reissued worldwide in 2024 by ECM Records under their Luminessence series. #ecmrecords #patmetheny #jacopastorius #techdas #contemporaryjazz

The Corrs, MTV Unplugged. 1999 Lava Records European first edition CD. Not exactly “unplugged” but really good album. This is a beautiful rendition of Hendrix’s Little Wing. #thecorrs #mtvunplugged #littlewing #cd #dcsbartokapex

Jacqueline du Pré, Dvořák and Elgar’s Cello Concertos. The legendary recordings but on XRCD2 format. 1995 EMI Classics European CD. #jacquelinedupre #edwardelgar #antonindvorak #danielbarenboim #sirjohnbarbirolli

John Mayer, The Village Sessions EP. Really good album with some acoustic and different renditions of his songs. Great sound too! 2006 Columbia Records USA first edition CD. #johnmayer #thevillagerecorder #johnmayerttio #magicospeakers #cdcollection

The Bill Evans Trio’s “Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings” was released last November by Craft Recordings in a 5x LP and 3x CD boxset #billevans #billevanstrio #craftrecordings #dagostinoamps #techdas

Sting, …Nothing Like The Sun. The sounds of the 80s, taken to another level. I love Gordon’s rendition of Hendrix’s Little Wing. 1987 A&M Records USA first edition CD. #sting #littlewing #cd #cdcollection #magicospeakers

Just Because I’m A Woman, Songs Of Dolly Parton. A tribute album released in 2003 by Sugar Hill Records in the USA, features several female artists performing Dolly’s songs. #dollyparton #tributealbum #dagostinoamps #magicospeakers #dcsbartok

Frank Sinatra, In The Wee Small Hours. Reissued and released this last November by Blue Note/Capitol Records under the Tone Poet series, in mono. This is the best I have ever heard Frank, fabulous album. #franksinatra #tonepoetseries #monorecords #techdas #ortofon

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto & Sinfonia Concertante. Staatskapelle Dresden under the direction of Hans Vonk. Sabine Meyer, clarinet soloist. 1998 EMI Classics USA CD, part of the Great Recordings Of The Century series. #emiclassics #mozart #clarinetconcerto #classicalmusic #cdcollection