Listening Report: John Coltrane Live At The Village Vanguard On Verve / Acoustic Sounds 180-gram Vinyl A Great Deal Collector’s Classic
Mark Smotroff revisits a jazz classic with a more seasoned mind set…
Listening Report: Minnie Riperton’s Come To My Garden, RSD Essential Reissue
Mark Smotroff gets disappointed by a reissue…
Charles Mingus’ Black Saint & The Sinner Lady, 180-gram Acoustic Sounds Re-issue
Mark Smotroff wonders if it is possible for orchestral-leaning classic jazz to rock?
Listening Report: Lou Reed’s 1971 RCA Demos
Mark Smotroff likes hearing the gritty sounds of Lou’s early New York unplugged…
Listening Report: Max Roach’s We Insist! Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff is glad to have Mono and Stereo versions of an important release…
Listening Report: The Who’s My Generation & A Quick One In Half Speed Mastered Stereo
Mark Smotroff living in Stereo as well as Mono…
Listening Report: Mingus Three a.k.a. Mingus Trio, Record Store Day Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff explores some differences between new and original versions…