NEW!! Reel to Reel Rips

I have not seen anyone posting Reel to Reel rips, and as you have noticed my posts are few and far between, mainly due to my time is limited, and most of my music on LP has been released on CD or Digital release.  Since I have started to try these rips for a bit, I wanted to mention the process.

My LP rips can be seen on this post.  The process is basically the same, except the need for ClickRepair is gone, reel to reel format has no clicks.  However, they can have some excessive white noise.  I have tried to reduce using electronic means, and I do not like the artifacts that it adds to the recording. Therefore the music is  left intact, noise and all.  On the 7-1/2 IPS (inches per second), the noise is well controlled, but the 3-3/4 IPS, the noise can become a bit excessive.  The rips were made on Pioneer RT-909 (see pic below) from 1979.  This was my second reel to reel unit, my first was a Revox B77, very well built and wonderful sounding, but not a lot of sex appeal, some may disagree.  It too was a 10" reel capacity unit, like the RT-909.  I sold the B77 for a great price, and got the RT-909 and has been working ever since.  The only maintenance was changing the drive belts and two capston rollers.

The Pioneer RT-909; a thing of beauty . . .

Without further adieu, I will start to post some of these rips.... I hope you enjoy!!

Lani Hall - Hello It's Me - 1974

I know it's been awhile since my last post...well things have been very busy... but this next one is a real gem!

Many of you may have originally stumbled upon Lani Hall's vocal work when she was with Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Brasil '77.  She went on to become the wife of famed trumpeter Herb Alpert.  I came across this LP from another blog, and thought this album was fantastic, however the recording fidelity from the blog was sub-par.  So I purchased a VG+ LP on eBay and started archiving...
The title track is a cover from the all too familiar Todd Rundgren, I thought it was performed with restraint and great taste.  I hope you will enjoy this LP as much as I have.

Enjoy!

See Tracklisting here:

Eddie Henderson - "Inside Out" 1974

When I first purchased this LP in 1978, I was not thrilled with the content and performance.  I would certainly rate this genre in the Avantgarde arena, however as my musical tastes have matured, so has my appreciation for this LP.  If you did not know that this was Eddie Henderson, you would swear you were listening to a follow-on album from Miles Davis called "Bitches Brew 2".  That would be my closest classification, of course that came out in 1970, so it seems to make sense that's where inspiration to this LP came from....The talent on this album is awesome: Bennie Maupin, Herbie Hancock, Buster Williams on bass, and of course Eddie can be heard on Cornet, Trumpet and Flugels here...

This seems to be a rare LP Rip, I could not find another on the blogs, so please enjoy !

  Eddie Henderson - "Discoveries" by littlejazzarium

 Discoveries by littlejazzarium 

Bass, Bass [Fender] - Buster Williams
Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass], Flute, Flute [Alto], Piccolo Flute, Saxophone [Tenor] - Bennie Maupin
Congas - Bill Summers
Drums - Billy Hart , Eric Gravatt
Piano [Electric], Clavinet, Organ - Herbie Hancock
Producer - Skip Drinkwater
Synthesizer - Patrick Gleeson
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet - Eddie Henderson

Matrix - "Harvest" 1981

This is my second post of a Matrix LP.  The group has their own website (www.matrixjazz.com) where LP's and CD's can be purchased, however "Harvest" and "IX" are totally out-of-print in any medium.  This LP still maintains the tight and dynamic brass arrangements that Matrix is known for.  It is amazing that the LP can still deliver the "punch" that CD's are well known for.  I am also displaying the back cover artwork just to give an idea of the group's makeup (photo of recording session). Click on the image below to get a full size view:

  Pony by littlejazzarium

I actually like this LP more than "IX", because I believe it is more melodic and structured, and therefore in my opinion, more to my liking.  My favorite cut is "El Tigre" and "Harvest", but all tracks are very good.  If you like this, go the group's website and purchase the CD's that are available.  Each track unfolds a story that is worthy of telling....I hope you enjoy!!

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Track 1: "El Tigre"

Soloists - John Harmon on Piano; Jeff Pietrangelo on Flugelhorn; RandyTico on Bass

Track 2: "Pony"

Soloists - John Harmon on Piano; Larry Darling on Flugelhorn

Track 3: "Harvest" (In Honor of the American Indian)

I. Prayer of Thanksgiving

II. Feast

III. Celebration Dance

Soloists - John Kirchberger on Alto Flute; Jeff Pietrangelo on Flugelhorn

Track 4: "Blue Black"

Track 5: "Maestro" (for Aaron Copland)

Soloists - Kurt Dietrich on Trombone; John Kirchberger on Saxophone

Track 6: "Balthazar"

Soloists - John Kirchberger on Soprano Saxophone; Mike Hale on Trumpet; Randy Tico on Bass