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Yes, the sunburst one is a Robert Cray Fender Strat.

Hi Matthew, is that a fender pictured on your right? If so, which model is that?

Way Out West is one of my fav. jazz records too :-) It took a long time and three different 70's US Contemporary reissues to find the "right one" for my taste : a "yellow label" with early D2 / D2 Stampers.Surprised how good this sounded. Original metalwork stamped on clean, 70s vinyl !(Good way to hear an early stereo cut without breaking the bank.) You can read a very interesting and detailed review by Robert Brook in his blog : thebrokenrecord .(WAY OUT WEST Reveals the ENDGAME In ANALOG AUDIO , February 23, 2023)

Excellent conversation

I've always liked this album and have played a guitar version of Tom Thumb. It's not really his most essential one, but it's good. several earlier albums like Speak No Evil are considered his best. Thanks for the review.

My favorite jazz pianist and vocalist. But I still have to see her live 😥

thank you matt!

In the UK the Rega Planar 1 is the same price Fluance RT82. Planar 2 and RT85 seem more comparable.

Thanks for doing this.

My main instrument is the piano. My only complaint here is almost all of her stuff is CD only. Her "After Dark" album is right in my sweet spot and of course I'm from Kansas.

Wayne Shorter’s Blue Note recordings are truly precious and significant. It is difficult to select a favorite since all of them echo with the rich ever evolving story that is jazz music. I have an advantage having only been 18 yrs old and already almost five years in as a committed jazz fan when this album made the scene in 1969 even though it was recorded in 1967. Mr Shorter was already a clear hero for me and many of my contemporaries. We were always ripe with anticipation for his latest releases. With “Schizophrenia” we get some fine fine musical moments with Wayne and cohorts pushing the existing boundaries of hard bop. With the addition of James Spaulding and Mr Fuller in the front line he expands the color spectrum and gives us a peep into his broadening universe. Of course he and Curtis worked together with Buhaina as Jazz Messengers so they are old stablemates. Spaulding out of Naptown knows the blues and plays with soulfulness/aggression and has the credentials required to hang. Mr. Joe Chambers, is a gift in any musical setting and clearly one of the best percussionist of his generation. When you see his name on a recording you can expect depth and understanding of the Jazz vocabulary. Ron Carter and Herbie both sidekicks of Wayne’s in Miles Davis’ band(they recorded “Sorcerer” with Miles just two months after this) are masterful and really intuitive here. Go! plus Miyako are favs of mine but you can’t miss with Mr Shorter on Blue Note. He shines in every context as sideman and leader. Matthew, you do justice to the artist and thus the music. I encourage you to proceed on your journey and continue to enjoy the unfolding mysteries of the art form.

woh. how did you play so much of the songs without fear of copyright? Thanks! Fun to actually hear the albums when someone does an album review.

I pre-ordered the Police Synchronicity 6 CD set from Import CDs for $90. A much better value than the terribly over-priced LP set; and you get the same book in both sets. I already have an original that was pressed on a transparent audiophile vinyl and also a repress that was reissued last year. Maybe I will pick up the vinyl box set in a year or so but only if the price crashes through the floor. The Chick Corea Trilogy box set looks wonderful but that price....!

Top on my wish lists are: Esperanto Spaulding and Milton Nascimento - Esperanza & Milton on August 9th; MeShell Ndegeocello - No More Water on Blue note on August 2nd,.

Hey Matthew, I have the Bill Evans Ojc, I just got the UHQR’s. Depending on how much postage is. I can send my OJC copies. I probably going to get rid of them anything due to having too many copies because I also have the Analogue Productions Bill Evans Riverside Box set.

Wes is the best! I also love “Smoking at the Half Note” on Verve.

Matthew - I have the album already, but I really appreciate the reviews that you are doing Super helpful

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am a big Charles Lloyd fan and didn't know what great jazz was til I heard him for the first time around 20 years ago. I have 2 signed CD's by him that were signed in person at the Healdsbug Jazz festival in the past several years so adding this box set to my collection today will put an exclamation point on my signed Charles Lloyd collection. Thanks for the heads up.

ElusiveDisc has a sale going on, they have a few Tone Poet for sale for 24 dollars. Lots of Jazz and if you are into Classical music they have a lot of all analog classical music on sale too.

sounds like a great album! i've never heard it before!

People are probably surprised that i play cds Or Cassettes. I have a few Neil Diamond or hank Williams Sr

I collect mainly the 70s and 80s so have all kinds of “fun”. Music is subjective, like what you like.

Does the recent 2 CD set have good sound too? Or is it sound like the older CD from the 90s?

What a fantastic recording. I picked this one up 3 years ago. You chose a another good one. For me, this is easily McBride's very best effort. While McBride, in my opinion, is one the best bassist of his generation I find his work as a leader to be somewhat inconsistent; while his work as a supporting player is always solid. Like you, I typically appreciate live recordings over studio recordings. The personnel on this recording is exception throughout and they all swing hard, as you alluded to. In addition, the tunes are all excellent and if I'm not mistaken, I believe they are all original songs and no standards. Another nice segment Mathew.

Fantastic

Fantastic set Mathew. I love live recordings and this is a great one. I preordered mine some time ago and really enjoy it. Very nice, gentle and swinging performances throughout. In addition to the performances, Craft did a great job in selecting the right people to Master, press and package it. I, for one, appreciate the excellent job that you are doing to promote jazz in particular and for giving it the exposure that it deserves. Thanks.

Hey Mathew. This appears to be a very solid straight-ahead jazz session and I appreciate that several jazz standards are included. Very nice and thanks for bringing this to our attention.

The Wes Montgomery in Germany is not the same pressing as in the USA, the sound is more poor than the US pressing. Blessings from Germany

Thank you so much for this review. I didn't know about this musician, sounds great. Here in Germany I would have to pay 42 € and I had to wait around 4 weeks before I would receive it. Blessings from Germany

There is no such thing as an audiophile. They are just self proclaimed clowns. There is no college degree for it. There is no standardized way. I don’t know where you get thousands of people losing there minds over this . At best l have only seen a few dozen. Full of shit

Just read Herb Reichert’s article where he enthusiastically agrees with you. I love my MP110, but I do get an inordinate amount of static and always looking for an affordable and noticeable sonic upgrade. Will be ordering a MP200 soon. Nice video, very helpful.

I love this album, Matthew. I have it on cd. The other day I bought one of Wes's too ("Wes Montgomery in Paris", 1965, with Johnny Griffin): it's a pitty that Mr. Zev Feldman [Elemental/Resonance Records] makes few copies (and numbered) in vinyl. It's imposible to get them: the Jazz lovers don't understand why. Madrid, Spain.

Sounds great, thank you

Yessss!! Great album, i have cd copy from 1998 with 11 song's and now i will get this LP for sure. Thank you sir.

Check out Muriel Grossmann, like Rawicz a European based jazz musician.

Thank you for this one I was thinking about this one.

Secondhand records are always a gamble especially if they haven't been play tested at least with ebay it's free and easy to send back.... it's just not as described.just because it looks mint doesn't mean it will sound mint

Other very good video about Jazz of Matthew, thanks so much. "Hot house": yes, a monument of Jazz music, excellent musicians. However, it is not good recording. I have got it in double compact disc. If you are not a heavy collector, it is worth buying in vinyl. 🤔Regards from Madrid, Spain 🎷No violence: peace and jazz music, please.

I love it!! lp is on my list :)

I got into Jazz 2/3 years ago and I'm still discovering Jazz artist's but i can definitely say that my fav time of Jazz is 50's and 60's and Bepop is my fav!! While i'm watching your video I'm listening this triple album on youtube and i will for sure buy this album thanks to your video. Thank you sir!!

Mathew, once again, a very thoughtful, informative and well presented record review. I purchased this Craft version back in November of last year. With this version, I can finally truly enjoy this historic set. I purchased a previous version of this back during the mid-seventies that is unlistenable. My 70's version sounds like someone through a blanket over all of the instruments and the record surfaces are extremely noisy and crackly. However, this new Craft version is outstanding, in that it plays cleanly, sparkles, actually has dynamics and the vinyl surfaces are silent throughout. I paid the full price for this recording ($100.00). For me, it was well worth it for a 3 album set that has been brilliantly Restored, Mastered and Packaged.

Thanks for the demo. I have probably the first CD issue of the concert and yeah, the quality is pretty rough. If I can find the CD of this version, I’ll probably buy it.

Nagaoka all the way!

Listened and ordered today.

I appreciate the fact that you’re trying to promote newer jazz music on your channel! Not many of the other jazz oriented channels are doing that!! Hopefully you can find an audience that is interested in newer jazz music!

I just got this as well. I love this record, but not as much as my wife. It's her all time favorite band and album. Because of this, I've been on the hunt for the best sounding copy. So far, I have this, the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs pressing, the Abby Road Half Speed Master, the original US pressing and all of the 12" singles. Up until this release, I still thought the 12" singles sounded the best. But this is now my hands down favorite pressing, and she agrees. It's rich with a wide sound stage. The highs are crisp and clean. The low end is there and deep with a good punch of the kick drum, but not overpowering. I feel at least to my ears that this is the definitive copy on vinyl for this album, and am very pleased with it. Worth every penny.

The singer had a little of that Mose Allison phrasing. I like southern jazz singers.

Emma Rawicz is a phenomenal player, glad you covered this record!

Mathew, to provide exposure to new and young contemporary talent I believe is very noble. I'm always on the lookout for fresh talent, personally. This group has chops, for sure. Here's my issue with not just this group, but many young groups on the scene today, that I've been exposed to. Technically, they are extremely skilled. However, I often find the material not to be up to the same level of skill and maturity as their instrumental or playing skills. I often ask myself, with so many proven and wonderful songs to select from, why not produce an album with a combination of standards or classics along with original composition pieces. I believe new groups, for the most part, do themselves a disservice by producing an album completely filled with original songs only. Compositional skills take time to develop. Just my own two cents, for what its worth. Another engaging segment Mathew. Thanks

Mathew, that's one swinging recording. Thanks, I'll be picking up this one for sure.