News

"Deconstructed" Record Collection Now Online

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 23, 2015

The record collection documented in the story "Deconstructing a Record Collection" can now be viewed online in its entirety in catalog form.

Album Reviews

Music Matters' Somethin' Else   Is Somethin' Else!

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 23, 2015

Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley
 
Blue Note/Music Matters MM-BST-81595 180g LP
Produced by: Alfred Lion
Engineered by: Rudy Van Gelder
Mixed by: Rudy Van Gelder
Mastered by: Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
 
MUSIC
SOUND
While this much-loved Blue Note lists Adderley as the group leader, this pick-up session—recorded in 1958, just before Kind of Blue—sounds, for the most part, as if Miles Davis is in control and was labeled as an Adderley session due to contractual issues.

With Hank Jones on piano and the rhythm section of Sam Jones and Art Blakey, whoever is in charge leads the group through a set of three standards ("Autumn Leaves," "Love For Sale," and "Dancing in the Dark") and two originals (Nat Adderley's funky "One For Daddy-O" and Davis' own "Somethin' Else").

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Cannonball Adderley
Album: 
Somethin' Else
Cred Label: 
Blue Note/Music Matters MM-BST-81595 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
Alfred Lion
Cred Eng: 
Rudy Van Gelder
Cred Mix: 
Rudy Van Gelder
Cred Mast: 
Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Michael Fremer
While this much-loved Blue Note lists Adderley as the group leader, this pick-up session—recorded in 1958, just before Kind of Blue—sounds, for the most part, as if Miles Davis is in control and was labeled as an Adderley session due to contractual issues.

CES 2015

Audionet PAM G2 MM/MC Phono Preamplifier Available With Multitude of Options

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2015

The Audionet PAM G2 from Germany is a single input MM/MC phono preamplifier costing $10,100 but that's just for starters.

News

Analogue Productions Releases First Wave of Beach Boys Albums

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2015

Analogue Productions has released its first wave of mono and stereo Beach Boys albums.

CES 2015

Hanss Acoustics T-60 Belt Drive Turntable

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

CES 2015

Jonathan Monks Shows You the New Keith Monks Discovery One Mini Record Cleaning Machine

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

Jonathan Monks gave me a "tour" of the new, limited edition Keith Monks Discovery One Mini record cleaning machine.

CES 2015

Mobile Fidelity's Kind of Blue  Test Pressing Played at CES

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

One of the most long awaited reissues will soon come from Mobile Fidelity. Selected room visitors had a chance to listen to a test pressing of one mastering of the legendary Kind of Blue most likely sourced from Mark Wilder's 1997 mix to analog tape from the 3 track safety copy.

CES 2015

All Points Bulletin! Have You Seen This Turntable?

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

The photo shows Clearaudio's top of the line $170,000 Statement turntable.

CES 2015

Music Hall Demos New Soundsmith Designed Moving Magnet Cartridge

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

The news here is twofold: first, Music Hall will soon introduce a line of moving magnet cartridges designed by Soundsmith and second Soundsmith is manufacturing a line of moving magnet cartridges.

CES 2015

Furutech Shows SK-III Version of Electrostatic Brush

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 20, 2015

Furutech introduced at CES 2015 a MK III version of its effective de-stat brush made of goat hair and Corona discharge fibers. The new version features a Rhodium coated metal grounding sleeve that improves conductivity.

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