“…his Standards Trio, which I think set the standard for piano trios post Bill Evans.”
I totally agree.
Dave
I quote re: Enlightenment Series:
“They are gray-market public domain labels using other, legitimate CDs and/or vinyl LPs as sources, sometimes with some sonic manipulation (noise reduction, etc.). Generally, reports are they sound pretty poor.”
Just saying.
Dave
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Thanks Dave. Although there is nothing obvious wrong, they do sound indeed rather flat. Not knowing the original it is hard to judge but nothing like the Blue Note Rudy van Gelder series from the same era. Perhaps not worth the money in the end. I will be more careful in future.
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Some say it would be electro, others rate it as fusion jazz and again others would name it to be synth-pop, but it’s definitely French. First pressing on the Source label (V 2848) first published in 1998; sounds good and spends fun - awsome
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tried this one @narcom; thanks for recommending. Stunning piano-jazz and very entertaining
iver
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I am pottering doing my housework etc. but come back after ten minutes and have ten minutes of this set.
I have quite a few standards trio but was never able to afford this one.
Sounds good on Qobuz
N
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This with THE Sunbear Concertos boxes are jewels in my collection, I hope they will even get a high res makeover…
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Sun Bear recently got a makeover. It was released as a limited SACD box in Japan (900 copies) and as a DSD download
https://www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/dpmdk9/keith-jarrett-sun-bear-concerts-remastered
I have the SACD box so plan to rip it one day. I have no idea if the DSD is any use to a Naim streamer…
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Thanks @Lontano. Mastering by Christoph Stickel.
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Who does a lot of ECM - just done the new Jarrett too
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
These are the recordings that made Keith Jarrett famous. Originally released as a three-LP set, the two solo piano recitals feature Jarrett freely improvising and never seeming to run out of ideas. A simple figure often develops through repetition and subtle variations into a rather complex sequence and eventually evolves into a new figure. One of the improvisations lasts for three LP sides (64 minutes), while the second concert has two long solos for 30 and 35 minutes, respectively. Despite the length, the music never loses one’s interest, making this an essential recording for all jazz collections.
Dave
PS My favourite solo album, after Koln, but I haven’t heard them all. 
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Keith Jarett with John DeJohnette and Gary Peacock. Still Live. ECM LP.
I also give Keith Jarrett a spin but with his trio.
Claude
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Locked Down Jazz Appreciation - Album of the Week
19: Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool (Capitol)
A trendsetter who was not afraid to shun convention, Miles Davis became tired of bebop’s frenetic verbosity in the late 40s and experimented with music that replaced sonic heat with a studied, cool elegance. Leading a nonet that included saxophonists Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan, as well as drummers Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, across 1949 and 1950 Miles recorded a series of singles for Capitol that redefined modern jazz. Significantly, arranger Gil Evans also worked on the session, and his friendship with the trumpeter would lead to future collaborations in the late 50s (on the albums Miles Ahead, Porgy And Bess and Sketches Of Spain). The seeds for those large-canvas later works can be heard in Birth Of The Cool (especially on the Evans-arranged track ‘Moon Dream’). The album’s title – given to the sessions on their original album release in 1957 – reflects the influence the sides had on the West Coast “cool jazz “sound.
Key Track: ‘Boplicity’
Enjoy
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Judith and Dave O’Higgins: His ’n’ Hers review – duelling saxes
The multitalented forensic pathologist teams up with her husband on this tenor sax masterclass
The joy of sax… Dave and Judith O’Higgins. Photograph: Christine Ongsiek
Dave Gelly The Observer Jazz 31 October 2020
How do they do it, those rare individuals who combine playing music at the highest level with another, totally different and demanding occupation? In jazz alone I can think of a consultant surgeon, an acoustic architect, a newspaper cartoonist and several more, now joined by Judith O’Higgins, saxophonist and forensic pathologist. Dave, her other half, has to content himself with merely being one of Britain’s top jazz saxophonists. Here, they engage in a traditional “tenor battle”, in which two well-matched tenor saxes take it in turns to show what they’re made of.
In fact it’s far too good-natured for that; they keep agreeing with each other, which is fine by me because there’s plenty of imagination and down-to-earth swing to enjoy in these seven tracks. The outstanding piece, though, is a ballad, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, cleverly and sensitively arranged. I listened to this as a CD, but Dave O’Higgins says it works best as a vinyl disc. He should know, but the sound and general feel of the two saxes plus piano (Graham Harvey), bass (Jeremy Brown) and drums (Josh Morrison) come across perfectly.
Streaming on Qobuz
Enjoy
Dave
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