Deep Groove Mono is proud to announce the launch of two collector guides. These guides are the result of a research project intended to develop a better understanding of the methods of legendary jazz recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. The first guide is a “collector’s discography” of Van Gelder’s classic recordings, including sessions … More→
If you’ve read my first “Perspective” article here on Deep Groove Mono, you already know the story of how I acquired this record, which is special to me because it was the first vintage Blue Note album I ever heard that truly embodied the legendary “Blue Note sound”. And how about that cover? The symmetry, the cool blue on the dead… More→
Collection Favorites > Liberty pressing ca. 1966-70 (mono) “RVG” stamped in dead wax Personnel: All but “A Night in Tunisia”: Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone Wilbur Ware, bass Elvin Jones, drums “A Night in Tunisia” only: Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone Donald Bailey, bass Pete La Roca, drums Recorded live at The Village Vanguard, New … More→
I really wish I were the kind of person who could just settle for owning a classic jazz album on CD. To my dismay, I crave an authenticity of experience that can only be had by listening to rare and expensive fifty year-old records that require copious amounts of time and energy to … More→