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  • Oscar Peterson, “Motions and Emotions,” 1970 on MPS

    Oscar Peterson, “Motions and Emotions,” 1970 on MPS

    Oscar Peterson covering “popular” tunes, including “Yesterday,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Ode to Billy Joe.” I know some folks will find this schmaltzy but as an Oscar Peterson fan I really enjoy it. My copy is the 2018 reissue in the Ambassadors for MPS series, on 180g vinyl pressed at Optimal GmbH and an insert reproducing…

  • Bud Powell, Time Waits (The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 4),  1958 on Blue Note

    Bud Powell, Time Waits (The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 4), 1958 on Blue Note

    Powell joined by Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack NJ, and produced by Alfred Lion. Sleeve notes by Leonard Feather. My copy is the 2022 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series reissue, pressed at Optimal GmbH and mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent – wonderful pressing.

  • Do they no longer teach people about type kerning?

    Do they no longer teach people about type kerning?

    Do they no longer teach people about type kerning? Front cover, iconic, from Blue Note in the 50s. Rear cover, done 2012 for a reissue. What’s up with the E and T bumping into each other? Feels like someone has to go out of their way