Jazz

Gerry Mulligan – Reunion with Chet Baker, 1962 LP

Baker Chet, Jazz, LP Remastering, Mulligan Gerry, Pacific
Anton Stepichev


Pacific Studio Hi-Fi of 1962 lacks warmths and softness of the 1950s. The vividness of the sound is also not very good. The trumpet, as usual is recorded the worst. Mulligan’s baritone is excellent, he improvises more subtly than Baker, but this point of view may also be related to the differences in the quality of the brass’s recordings.

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Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson, 1947 78 rpm shellac rip

Columbia, Goodman Benny, Green Freddie, Holiday Billie, Jazz, Remastering from shellac records, Vdisk, Wilson Teddy, Young Lester
Anton Stepichev

The 1947 Columbia Hot Jazz Classic is a re-release of records from the 1930s and 1940s. The records are quite worn out, the quality is so-so – it is the tape re-recording with all the ensuing losses. Musically, Billy’s tandem with Wilson is great, never later was she so lucky with her partner.

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Oscar Peterson – Plays Pretty, 1952 LP

Clef, Jazz, LP Remastering, Peterson Oscar
Anton Stepichev

From the point of view of musicality, the recording is great. By the mid-1950s it is almost impossible to find tracks on the LP recorded with such warmth and expressiveness, in the 1960s studios with such a sound were already absent, as a class. The record itself is ruined by bad needles. However, if you listen to it on a old tube system, a warm, enveloping sound fills the room so that the cracks will not interfere at all. Oscar Peterson is young here, his fingers are not clogged with cliches, and the most important thing – maestro does not play too fast passages, which makes a very pleasant impression.

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Modern Jazz Quartet – Pyramid, 1960LP

Atlantic, Jackson Milt, Jazz, LP Remastering, Modern Jazz Quartet, Vibraphone
Anton Stepichev

Sound quality is very good for 1960, the vibraphone is excellent. There is somewhat lacking of overall clarity, but jazz club atmosphere is very pleasant and above all – how great the Pyramid performed!

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Billie Holiday – Stay With Me, 1958 LP mono Rip

Holiday Billie, Jazz, LP Remastering, Verve
Anton Stepichev


The record lacks the bottom support and has problems with the sibilants, but Billy’s voice is quite lively and in a good shape. The songs seem to have been recorded in the mid-1950s, since by 1958 the singer's voice was already quite harsh.

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Billie Holiday – The Lady Sings, 1955 LP mono rip

Decca, Holiday Billie, Jazz, LP Remastering
Anton Stepichev

Recorded in the 1940s, Billie is exquisite and unique. After her songs, you want to turn off the sound and sit in silence to cool down and it seems that it is simply impossible for a singer to be so truthful and convincing. Good Morning, Heartache… I bow my head in admiration.

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Billie Holiday sings, 1950 LP rip

Columbia, Holiday Billie, Jazz, LP Remastering
Anton Stepichev
NEW – Energophone take – 28-02-2020


Compilation of records of the 1930s, the record in decent condition, light cracks are present. The golden period of the great Billie Holiday's work.

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Charlie Parker : Why the bird? – 1950th Mono Vinyl Rip

Clef, Davis Miles, Jazz, LP Remastering, Parker Charlie, Saxophone, Verve
Anton Stepichev2 Comments


When we’re listening to Charlie Parker through the Internet, it is difficult to understand why they call him The Bird – the digitization muffles the unique sound of his instrument and inspired passages. Initially substandard recordings are also interfered – there were only two illustrative tracks among five LPs, I placed them at the beginning of the collection. These beautiful melodies allow you to appreciate the genius of the Bird. I wonder where is he flying now.

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Charlie Parker 1947-1949 Dial and Live Broadcast – Mono Vinyl Rip

Davis Miles, Jazz, Kessel Barney, LP Remastering, Magic music, Parker Charlie, Pickwick, Roach Max
Anton Stepichev


Parker's early recordings on Dial are full of drive, inspiration and craftsmanship, the quality of the shellac originals is above all praise. Unfortunately, it is not possible to get these 78 discs, and vinyl reissues presented here sound by all criteria worse. At Pickwick, all records were passed through the reverb, but even such recordings with a competent remastering often sound preferable and give a better idea of Parker's playing than technocratic digitizations from the originals on YouTube, so let them be here. Maybe someone will love them, as I once listened to this particular Pickwick album and fell in love with the music of "Bird of Paradise".

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Miles Davis and John Coltrane, 1957-1959 LPs mono Rip

Coltrane John, Columbia, Davis Miles, Garland Red, Jazz, LP Remastering, Prestige
Anton Stepichev4 Comments


A remarkable period of Miles Davis and John Coltrane cooperation, the records are more than good, even russian perestroika copy album and the German 1980s reissue of Relaxin' sound good . Miles's muted trumpet sounds natural, I would also strees your attention on Red Garland's cool piano sound in Oleo and If I Were A Bell.

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