Art Taylor AT’s Delight is Underrated

I listened carefully side 1 and 2 and compared how they sound differently….and here is what I found.Side 2 – RVG STEREO side has much clearer and deeper low especially bass sound than side 1.But with high and middle, I don’t see any big difference, maybe high is stronger in RVG side but not that…

Welcome back again to JBJ Jazz lab!This time, I did an insane sound comparison!John Coltrane Blue Train, Toshiba LNJ, Toshiba BLP, King Record GXF, King Record GXK, and King Record Premium reissue!!Yes! all 5 audio samples at the same time!Insane right?Just watch the video above and listen to those 5 audio samples! And, judge by…

Yes, I think not many Jazz collectors know about this Japanese Jazz label, Venus Records Japan.The founder is called Mr. Tetsuo Hara who used to work at RCA, Victor Music Japan and some other major music companies as a producer. He founded his own Jazz label, Venus Records in 1992.Since then, he has produced and…

I just talked about the history of Prestige reissues in Japan. But…I found out that there is more story…haha!In 1991, Swing Journal (one of the most popular Jazz magazine at that time) and Shinseido (one of the biggest Music stores at that time) joined together and made a Jazz Reissue series called,Gold Of GD 100GD…

I think, this Blue Note reissue by Toshiba EMI is a kind of RARE and interesting.Sabu Paolo CongoYes, this Sabu’s album was reissued twice here in Japan and King Record NEVER REISSUED, only Toshiba EMI did.More over, Toshiba EMI reissued it as STEREO in the mid 80’s and MONO in the early 90’s as one…

Peculiar RVG pressings again…this time, 2 of them!Sonny Stitt Bud Powell Prestige PRLP 7024Esquire UK and Barclay France released the same album in the 60’s with the same matrix,PRLP 7024 RVG Hand Etched!Matrix is the exact same. That means they used the same metal stamper to press these copies. That is a fact.BUT!What happened to…