Back to 1987 levels of popularity for vinyl sales in the US over CD Writing today in 2023 on the topic of how to care for your vinyl records at home, turntable platter mats and stylus brushes might seem an out-of-date obsession of an era of music centres and a pre-digital world. Nevertheless, the endurance […]
For the Record: Photography & the Art of the Album Cover
Fri 08 Apr 2022 – Sun 12 Jun 2022 at The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London AQ highly recommends a trip to, The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London, at the gateway of Soho for a rare and special exhibition of 200 vinyl album record covers exploring the connection with the photographers and the visual artists behind the […]
Charlie Parker: The Savoy 10 inch LP Collection
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 the 40s to our times today. great music, like all art and culture, can bring light to darkness, raise the spirits and to give hope This August, is the […]
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 BGP Records, and yes vinyl fans, released on vinyl! Buhaina was me of the four main albums Blakey cut fo Prestige around his time and ever since has been […]
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 on the Analogue Productions Revival Series; another classy pressing. They seem to have it all to a fine art at Analogue Productions. The lacquer expertly cut by master engineer […]
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 in his AQ interview, this album of remixes is less of another story and more of a continuing one. For him, it is the next step in his ongoing […]
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 of the Mosaic magic. There is meticulous research and thorough investigation of the Capitol and Blue Note vaults before they even decide which artist is the next to be […]
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 deluxe sound quality is some of the finest sounds you would like to hear. Filed under this category is “Black Unity”, 1971 album which deserves its reappearance, and deserves […]