Nyheter om lyd, video, film - audio, AV, PC, foto, spill, dvd, digital HIGH-END AUDIO and Arthur Salvatore Jazz Services Ltd untitled The complete guide to high end hi-fi “The Human Brain: It’s a funny ol’ thing” is an unlikely summary to be found in the dissertation of a prospective neuro surgeon. However, when given the unenviable task of reviewing a product like the Russ Andrews Clarity Pro you begin to enter a perilous world, doubting your sanity at times, constantly questioning your ears, brain and the connections between. If you are a fully paid up geek, you will find yourself performing the wackiest experiments, short of standing on your head, whistling Dixie, in order to try to get a grasp of what the heck “Coherence Technology TM” is supposed to be. The size of a small headphone amp, the Clarity Pro is marketed as a system enhancer. You simply plug it into your mains through the supplied 12V DC power supply and position the unit as close to the amplifier or source, as you can. My initial thought was how an unconnected device influences the equipment’s sonic abilities. (Wellness? I think I wanted to hear things but didn’t. Dave Malden Browne
Blue Note: 25 Essential Albums | Treble In the great discussion of the history of jazz, a handful of notable record labels will inevitably come up — Verve, Impulse, Atlantic, Columbia, and to a lesser extent, CTI and Riverside. But there’s one label that’s essentially synonymous with jazz: Blue Note. Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, Blue Note began as an imprint that specialized in pressing swing and boogie woogie records, and later began to build a reputation for releasing bold new sounds in jazz from hard bop to post-bop, and avant-garde and free jazz. (And let’s give a hand to the incredible album art by Reid Miles.) It went through numerous phases, first releasing 78 RPM records, then expanding into cohesive full-lengths during the jazz Renaissance in the 1950s and ’60s. On its 75th anniversary — for which the label has launched a new vinyl reissue initiative (!) Kenny Dorham – Afro Cuban (1955) John Coltrane – Blue Train (1958) Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’ (1958) Lift those gams! Next: Midnight Blue
Blue Note 1500 series - jazz album covers On Internet since 1998 The Birka Jazz ArchiveRecords we have bought and sold over the years - the rare and the beautiful! Please note! Scroll down and use the links to browse our comprehensive Archive of rare jazz album covers First page | Previous | Next COLUMBIA RECORDS The pioneers of album cover design CLEF, NORGRAN, VERVE (1) David Stone Martin CLEF, NORGRAN, VERVE (2) The photographic covers BLUE NOTE 10" LPs Searching for a modern jazz identity BLUE NOTE 1500 series Defining the hard bop style BLUE NOTE 4000 series Masterpieces of Reid Miles PRESTIGE RECORDS Images of East Coast jazz RIVERSIDE RECORDS Street cred with Thelonious Monk PACIFIC JAZZ Moods of Chet and Claxton CONTEMPORARY Cool West Coast, great Sound SAVOY RECORDS Masterworks by Charlie Parker DIAL RECORDS Small label, big Bird sound ATLANTIC RECORDS Bold and striking albums EMARCY RECORDS The classic drummer logo label BETHLEHEM RECORDS The beautiful design of Burt Goldblatt CANDID RECORDS Legendary, early 1960s LPs See also