AQ’s Jazz editor, Phill Brett raises the spirits in these dark times from the BeBop music of Charlie Parker, with mono recordings transcending the times from
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Audio Quarterly Magazine vinyl spotlight
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Buhaina.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Buhaina, produced by Orrin Keepnews. BGP records BGPD 1114 Originally released on Prestige in 1973, Buhaina has been re-released by
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Art Pepper: “So in Love”
Art Pepper: So in Love Produced by John Snyder and Laurie Pepper Analogue productions revival series. APR 3013. “So in Love by Art Pepper”: another release
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Pink Triangle Tarantella
AQ reports on the story of the Pink Triangle Tarantella turntable Archive text to be soon published from Audio Quarterly editon one.
COURTNEY PINE: ANOTHER STORY VARIOUS PRODUCERS TALKIN LOUD RECORDS. 536 9281
world at large can hear the results of what happens when the likes of Roni Size and Attica Blues meet Courtney Pine As Courtney Pine indicated
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Miles Davies/Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings. Mosaic Records MQ11-164
Since their inception in 1982 Mosaic Records have become a byword for quality audiophile jazz releases. No detail is left forgotten or ignored in the pursuit
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PHAROAH SANDERS:BLACK UNITY PRODUCED BY LEE YOUNG. IMPULSE IMP 219
The decision by Impulse to reissue some of their back catalogues on 180-gram vinyl should be welcomed by audio and music fans alike because coming with
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British audio makers 2.0
Audio Quarterly outlines a snapshot of British audio soon to be reported on by the editorial team. AQ has from early publication in print back in
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Marco Fullone: Of music and optimism
AQ interviews Marco Fullone, DJ, Radio host, music designer and brand ambassador to Solid Steel Italy, makers of exceptional audiophile furniture. Post the first and the
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New York City’s DeVore Fidelity’s 0/96 arrives in London 2021
AQ is a print magazine in its DNA, We are not prone to running the latest news story. Magazine journalism is a slow burner to create
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Rogers LS3/5a Classic
Save the best for last Our German correspondent, Christian Bayer listens to the new Rogers LS3/5a model of the older Rogers LS3/5a model he fell in
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Crafted Analogue: Acoustand Evolution Turntable
“Now’s the Time” was written in 1945, Parker’s audience would have understood. Equally, white racists probably wouldn’t have, and that would be no bad thing. Phil Brett, AQ
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Albert von Schweikert, March 13, 1945 – May 29, 2020
All about the emotions of the music”, Albert Von Schweikert AQ is sad to learn of the passing of this kind and generous man. It was
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American legends: VAC amplifiers and Von Schweikert loudspeakers
Christian Bayer, takes a music trip down memory lane for AQ as part of our series of articles on American Audio today. It’s legends time An
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Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp
AQ’s German corresponded reports on his “unforgettable” love from Italy. My long encounter with the Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp, Christian Bayer. A live performance
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Audio Quarterly Print Archive
Dinah Washington: What a difference a day makes! Produced by Clyde Otis. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. UDCD 698.
Writer: Phil Brett It is a shame how underrated Dinah Washington is, especially amongst the sniffier elements of the jazz clan, because her gusty, gossip influenced
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John Coltrane: The complete 1961 Village Vanguard recordings. Produced by Bob Thiele. Impulse IMPD4-232
Unquestionably John Coltrane stands as a colossus of modern music. With maybe only the exception of Lisa from The Simpsons, every major sax player has been
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Gerard Presencer – Platypus – Audio Quarterly Magazine. Linn Records.
Gerard Presencer is probably best known as the young trumpeter who played on the US3 mega hit of “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”, although his debut album, “Platypus”
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Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Buhaina.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Buhaina, produced by Orrin Keepnews. BGP records BGPD 1114 Originally released on Prestige in 1973, Buhaina has been re-released by
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Art Pepper: “So in Love”
Art Pepper: So in Love Produced by John Snyder and Laurie Pepper Analogue productions revival series. APR 3013. “So in Love by Art Pepper”: another release
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The Naim Story part II
masters of the universe Naim and Linn together grew very rapidly throughout the Seventies, so by the early Eighties both were becoming quite big fish in
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The Naim Story
masters of the universe part I Founded at the beginning of the Seventies, just before the British hifi industry went through its deepest ever recession, Naim
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COURTNEY PINE JAZZ’S URBAN NARRATOR
I like jazz, but I like popular music. So I like to hear a vocal song, for example, it a melody I can hum along to.
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