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Jazz Great Lee Konitz, R.I.P.
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2020
Alto saxophonist, improv great Lee Konitz who was associated with every style from bebop to avant-garde and especially cool jazz died today at age 92 a victim of the coronavirus.

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Art Dudley, Rest In Peace
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 14, 2020
The hi-fi world has lost a giant, and we at Stereophile have lost a brother.

Art Dudley passed peacefully this morning around 4am after a short illness. The cause was metastatic cancer.

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The Vinyl Alliance Issues a Covid-19 Advisory
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 03, 2020
The Vinyl Alliance Just Issued This Press Release:

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is severe and hits the vinyl industry hard with a decreasing demand, closed stores, limited production, and transport bans. However, a quick survey amongst Vinyl Alliance members shows the commitment and resilience of the industry.

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Grado Consolidates & Upgrades "Statement" and "Reference" Series as "Timbre" & Intros OPUS3 Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 27, 2020
Grado Labs just announced a new "Timbre" series of cartridges that consolidates under one "roof" the previously separate mid-range "Reference" and "Statement" wooden bodied phono cartridges. Grado also introduced a new $275 OPUS3 cartridge. All, including the budget Prestige series, now incorporate techniques developed and incorporated into the top of the line Lineage series.

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StylusTimer, The Handy "Cartridge Odometer" Now For Sale
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 27, 2020
The recently reviewed StylusTimer, not quite ready for purchase then, is now available for sale at the StylusTimer website.

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Unreleased Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' Blue Note Just Coolin'  Coming AAA on April 24th
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 20, 2020
Not sure what's more amazing: how many recordings Alfred Lion produced for Blue Note, or how many great ones have remained in the vaults. Over the past few years, numerous unreleased Blue Notes have finally been released and none are sub-par "leftovers".

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ERC Announces Monk's Brilliant Corners From Original Mono Master Tape
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 17, 2020
Electric Recording Company announced today the forthcoming "true mono" reissue of Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners featuring Sonny Rollins due some time in April. ERC's costly limited edition releases usually quickly sell out. This one's still available but for how long?

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Record Store Day Postponed Until June 20th, 2020
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2020
For obvious reasons, RSD 2020 scheduled for April 18th has been postponed until June 20th.
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Ken Micallef Interviews AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer*
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2020
Jazz Vinyl Audiophile and Stereophile writer/reviewer Ken Micallef recently visited and interviewed me for his YouTube channel. Thanks to snappy editing and photo insertions, he's produced a fast-paced video you might enjoy watching. This is part 1 of 2 parts.

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AXPONA 2020 POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 7-9
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 09, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020 AXPONA announced just now that it's moved the Western hemisphere's largest show from this coming April to August 7-9 at Chicago's Renaissance Schaumberg Hotel and Convention Center.

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For Cream Fans 4 Complete U.K. & U.S. 1969 Concerts Including Final Royal Albert Hall Show
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 03, 2020
UMe will release on March 6th, 2020 a 4 CD live box set containing on 4 CDs 4 complete UK and US 1968 Cream concerts, including 19 previously unreleased tracks that include the final ever Royal Albert Hall concert—all recorded during Cream's "Farewell Tour".

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Joan Armatrading  Back on From Intervention
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 02, 2020
Intervention's long delayed release of Joan Armatrading's eponymously titled third album is now set to ship this May. It's now available for pre-order on the Intervention Records website.

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The Stooges' Fun House 50th Anniversary 15 LP Box Set Coming From Rhino
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 29, 2020
Rhino originally released this material in 1999 as a 7 CD box set, but to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Fun House release the label returned to the original tapes and Bernie Grundman cut lacquers directly from them for the original album and for the live concert LP. The outtakes are sourced from hi-res files. That's 21st century progress! The $399.98 15 180 gram LP plus two 7" 45 singles set is limited to 1970 copies and is scheduled for July 17th release.

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OMA (Oswalds Mill Audio) Debuts K3 Direct Drive Turntable—An AnalogPlanet Exclusive
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 28, 2020
Oswalds Mill Audio demoed yesterday (Feb. 27th) at its Brooklyn showroom the K3— a brand new, more than 3 years in the planning and manufacturing direct drive turntable that aims to define "state of the turntable art". What you see in the photo is not the final finish nor is it the 100% completed physical design.

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Mack Avenue Records Issues Limited Edition 5 LP Oscar Peterson Tribute Set
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 25, 2020
Oscar, With Love, was released as a 3 CD set in 2015 to observe the 90th birthday of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson (1925-2007). To honor her late husband, Kelly Peterson assembled some of the most celebrated jazz artists in the world to perform and record on the luminary's prized personal piano, then released the recordings as a deluxe collector's edition shortly before the 10-year anniversary of the celebrated pianist’s passing. Now, a deluxe limited edition 5-LP 180-gram box set, re-sequenced for vinyl, is slated to be released on February 21 in a two-piece box with a 40-page booklet.

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