New Music: Five Recently Released Works

December 31, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Yes… No… Maybe… Is Colored Vinyl Really That Bad? Part 2

December 30, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News • One Comment

Every now and again an audio-centric person on social media raises the specter of hatred towards the much beleaguered — and...

Yes… No… Maybe… Is Colored Vinyl Really That Bad? Part 1

December 29, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Every now and again an audio-centric person on social media raises the specter of hatred towards the much beleaguered — and...

Lou Donaldson’s Mr. Shing-A-Ling Jams On Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue

December 28, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

A Holiday Playlist For You

December 25, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Some of you know that among the many music sub-genres I collect, holiday recordings are one of the most fun niches for me. My...

What If There Were One Set of Audio and Music Rules?

December 24, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

I tend to enjoy home improvement shows. I particularly like the ones showing the construction phase and how homes are built. Builders on...

Dan Penn’s Great New Living On Mercy Album Finally On Vinyl

December 23, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Why You Need To Hear Monty Alexander’s Love You Madly

December 22, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

On the last Record Store Day event of 2020, several fascinating archival jazz releases were issued which I previewed (click here to read...

High Resolution Streaming McCartney III on Qobuz and Tidal

December 21, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Initially I wasn’t entirely sure about how to approach reviewing Sir Paul McCartney’s new album. But I realized recently that I...

When Does Performance Clash with Convenience?

December 18, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile

Best of 2020: All You Need Is Love and Music!

December 17, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music • One Comment

It feels like we’re in a sort of home stretch getting through this year. 2020 has been such a strange and unsettling time. ...

Orange Sunset: Funky Soul Jazz Essentials From The Jazz Dispensary

December 16, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

One of the more fun Record Store Day releases this year is an album called Orange Sunset issued by Craft Recordings’ wonderful Jazz...

Charlie Brown, Vince Guaraldi, Santa Claus & Martians On Holiday Vinyl

December 15, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Jackie McLean’s “It’s Time!” On Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl vs. Original

December 14, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

This kind of review is hard, pitting a vintage recording from 50 years ago against a new reissue. There are so many reasons why the...

Is There A Split Brewing in High Performance Audio?

December 11, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile • 2 Comments

When I look over the landscape of our beloved hobby these days, I get the pervasive feeling there is a schism brewing between the historic...

Elton John’s Jewel Box Part II : Deep Cuts and More

December 10, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s

December 9, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

One of the big surprises from the third Record Store Day celebration this year came from the good folks at Resonance Records: a previously...

Elton John’s Jewel Box Part I : The B-Sides

December 8, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

In the universe of record collecting, there has long been a need for a well thought through and curated collection which presents a good...

Esoteric Recordings Makes Good On Chris Squire Surround Mix In New Blu-ray

December 7, 2020• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Esoteric Recordings Delivers On Chris Squire Surround Mix Blu-ray

New Music

December 4, 2020• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music

Ashley Lockheed & Chris Rottmayer – “So In Love” Timucua Arts Foundation Vocalist, bandleader and recording artist...

Month: December 2020