I just came across this wonderful service by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), in conjunction with the Naxos classical music label: Daily Download https://www.classicalmpr.org/topic/daily-download MPR offers a new track from a Naxos release every weekday, which you can download for free in MP3 format. I...

Yes, it is definitely the case the way things are going makes the entire process and experience quite different, and in some ways less satisfying. The good news is that you should be able get by regarding your offerings to listeners by having both CDs and audio burned to thumb drives, with the thumb...

The good news is that car makers do tend to listen to market trends, which had led to the current trend of doing away with CD players, in favor of touch screen systems with access to Bluetooth audio and streaming services. But as a counter to this notion is this article, published exactly one year a...

I feel (perhaps incorrectly) that the production costs on CDs have come down enough in recent years that it would not be enormously cost prohibitive to produce CDs now. There are also online on-demand CD production options where you do not have to maintain inventory, but just order individual copies...

I should add that the places I mentioned above are for digital purchases, as I purchase physical media very seldom nowadays. When I do purchase physical media, they come from Amazon, Discogs, eBay, individual record label or artist pages, or other smaller online retailers. Even Goodwill's online sto...

Hi, Jazzooo. Lately, I find myself on Bandcamp a lot, since it provides about the widest swath of genres and artists out there (and many interesting labels such as Edition Records, Gondwana Records, MoonJune Records and Jumpsuit Records), with much more of the proceeds going back to the artists, and...

For me, that is really the only key difference from the consumer side in favor of hi-res recordings: With these recordings, there will generally not be the presence of the compression that is used in the CD mastering process, which can impact the overall quality if done in excess (I like your rule o...

I'm going to post the latest Smalls/Mezzrow newsletter in its entirety here, as it is worthy of re-posting: mezzrow.jpg SmallsLIVE/Mezzrow Newsletter June 4th, 2018 My worknight was done. It was about 2:00 AM and the late show was in progress. Everyone had been paid and I was bushed – time to go hom...

YouTube title: Chris Potter Going Completely Insane on Moment's Notice This dates from 4th of July, 2010 appearance of Green, Wind, Wilson Trio with Potter, Strickland at JazzBaltica, Salzau, Germany. Certainly worth checking out. https://youtu.be/OJxGmD7ePME The entire set can be viewed here: https...

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Bernard "Bunky" Addison
April 15, 1905 – December 18, 1990

daps.jpg (Prepare yourself for a little bit of a read.) Although I am pretty happy with the sound quality coming out of my HTC One A9 smartphone (I did a lot of research on its audio capabilities before pulling the trigger), it takes a big bite out of my battery when I am not next to a power outlet...

Happy Birthday ... http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/iTunes+Live+Soho+Corinne+Bailey+Rae+lmIATQcgs-yl.jpg Corinne Bailey Rae February 26, 1979 https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/12301/remembers-john-kirby-and-the-big-small-bands-2-lps-on-1-cd.jpg Dave Pell February 26, 1925 – May 7, 2017

https://static.spin.com/files/2017/12/trump-dt-eoy-1513797362-640x427.jpg Spin Magazine put together quite a list at the end of 2017 highlighting what has to be only a handful of the bizarre things that were witnessed in the first year of the Trump administration. Eight Insane Trump Stories We Shou...

The answers to these two questions are closely connected, as both relate to this site's founder and operator, and my dad, Ron Thorne. As some of you already know, the end of 2017 brought on health worries, with a sinister, life-threatening bout with pneumonia that hit him in November. After a l...

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Pekka Pohjola
January 13, 1952 – November 27, 2008

http://createway.com/images/shared/the-guardian.png Jon Hendricks obituary Jazz singer who brought the vocalese technique to global audiences with the trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross http://createway.com/images/shared/hendricks-1969.jpg Jon Hendricks performing in 1969 When the singer Jon Hendrick...

http://createway.com/images/shared/variety.png Della Reese, ‘Touched by an Angel’ Star and R&B Singer, Dies at 86 http://createway.com/images/shared/della-reese.jpg Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing stardom in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a long career as a popular TV actress on “Touche...

Finally got around to listening to this album all the way through several times, and can now wholeheartedly recommend it, if you are looking for a solid album in the classic soul and blues traditions. This album came out 2 years ago, with a live album that followed. Would definitely like to hear mo...

And I was just talking about Higgins this past week... Another great actor gone.

http://j-t.us/images/shared/R0016946.jpg I attended the celebration event for Valerie at the Catalina Jazz Club. It was a great tribute for a great lady. Of course, one event cannot possibly do her justice, but it did provide a great way to bring many of Valerie's LA-area friends and family togethe...

How do you measure a life well lived? There a many different ways to do that, but what match up for me with what I know about Valerie are these two interrelated questions: ⋅  Did you positively impact people over the course of your life? -and- ⋅  Did you leave behind true friend...

Hello, everyone. Latest news from Jay is no improvement, unfortunately. Still sleeping most of the time. Waking moments are fleeting and not lasting.

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Although a sad loss for all of us who would love to hear him continue on, his rationale sounds solid, and the decision clearly comes after a lot of consideration and contemplation. Plus, who wouldn't want to do some serious traveling with all of those frequent flyer miles piled up?

https://www.hallaminternet.com/assets/https.jpg Keeping up with current Internet trends for sites which feature login functionality, we have switched the site from standard HTTP protocol over to the more secure HTTPS protocol this week. Please note that this should not impact your daily experience ...