Not On CD: An Evening with Henry Russell (1977)

Monday, November 17, 2014

An Evening with Henry Russell (1977)

Nonesuch H-71338

Clifford Jackson, baritone
William Bolcom, piano

This was a thrift shop find (99¢), along with three other Nonesuch LPs featuring William Bolcom. They all had a "Promotion Copy" sticker, and they were all in excellent condition.

I really enjoy Bolcom's piano playing; I'll listen to any music when he is the accompanist, some I wouldn't otherwise listen to.

Bolcom is also a composer of note. His "Graceful Ghost" is a personal favorite.

The Ivy Green (Grado Blue/Paratrace; Technics SL-7, Pro-Ject Phono Box S, harman/kardon CDR-2)

My Heart's In The Highlands (Audio Technica 132EP, Technics SL-7, Pro-Ject Phono Box S, harman/kardon CDR-2.)

7 comments:

FazeJanuary 11, 2015 at 10:19 AM
Thank you for posting. This is a great, a grand album, and Clifford Jackson is marvelous. Why this has not been made into a CD is baffling. Another great song: "Woodman Spare that Tree".
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FazeJanuary 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM
This a great, a grand album. Clifford Jackson is peerless. Another magnificent song is "Woodman Spare that Tree". Why this, and Bolcom's "Who Shall Rule This American Nation: The Songs of Henry Clay Work" and "Lime Jello Marshmallow" are not on CD is a mystery.
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KurtJanuary 11, 2015 at 10:29 AM
Thanks for your comments. I'm pleased you like the tracks and this album.

There are sample tracks for "Lime Jello" here:
http://notoncd.blogspot.com/2013/08/joan-morris-and-william-morris-lime.html
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AnonymousJuly 5, 2017 at 3:35 AM
Could you pls upload the Ivy Green from this record?
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KurtSeptember 4, 2017 at 7:41 AM
Thanks for coming back and for the info.
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(Update: my digitization process was foiled by advancing technology; I mostly post work that others have digitized for YouTube. Older tracks should still be accessible per the following procedure) Click on any song title to go to a box.net page for that song. Our goal is to post only tracks that are not available on CD or as mp3s – songs that cannot be purchased anywhere. We hope to raise interest in these out-of-print LPs without taking away a single cent of revenue from those who profit from the sale of music. If you find any of these tracks available digitally, please contact us and they will be promptly removed.

If you enjoyed any of the music, please leave a comment. I hope that these sample tracks will inspire you to track down this out-of-print music.

All LPs are cleaned with a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine, then converted to CD using a harman/kardon home audio CD recorder, which uses an AKM 24-bit/96 kHz analog-to-digital converter. No digital or electronic effects are used. (Prior to November 12, 2012, all LPs were cleaned with a Spin Clean Record Washer.)

Associated equipment:
Turntables: Technics SL-7; Thorens TD-316.

Phono cartridges: Grado ZF2/Paratrace; Digitrac 300se; Ortofon X1-MCP; Audio Technica AT-132EP & AT-122EP; Sonus SPM-4; Grado Blue; Grado Blue/Paratrace; Grado Signature Jr; FrankenShure M111HE/N94e.

Preamplifiers: Hagerman Cornet3; Pro-Ject Phono Box S; NAD PP 2i, Rotel RA-931 integrated amplifier.