Robert Baird

Recording of March 2018: Stardust
Recording of the Month
Robert Baird  |  Feb 13, 2018  |  8 comments
Willie Nelson: Stardust
Columbia/Analogue Productions AAPP 116-45 (2 45rpm LPs). 1978/2017. Booker T. Jones, prod.; Donivan Cowart, Bradley Hartman, engs.; Bernie Grundman, mastering. AAA. TT: 43:28
Performance *****
Sonics *****

In Nashville in the early 1960s, Willie Nelson hit his low point. He'd failed at singing and writing country music, and one snowy night, after a liberal drowning of his troubles at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, he decided to totter outside and lie down in the middle of Lower Broadway. In subsequent retellings of the tale, he's always maintained that he wasn't trying to kill himself. For that, he had a pistol.

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When Linda Ronstadt Became a Star
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Feb 07, 2018  |  9 comments
Mobile Fidelity reissues Heart Like A Wheel...
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Classic Rock Landmark Finally Reissued on 180 gram LP
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Feb 02, 2018  |  2 comments
Joe Walsh before the Eagles . . .
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The 2018 Grammies: Missing the Point
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Jan 29, 2018  |  11 comments
It is a given these days that the Grammy Awards telecast has devolved into a not very interesting TV variety show. And that most of the really interesting awards are given out off-camera the day before.
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Hugh Masekela
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Jan 24, 2018  |  4 comments
The "Father of South African Jazz" has died from prostate cancer at the age of 78.
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Analog Spark
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Robert Baird  |  Jan 22, 2018  |  2 comments
Another high-quality LP reissue label catches fire...
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The King of Space-Age Pop
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Jan 21, 2018  |  6 comments
The return of a Living Stereo masterpiece...
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Holly Cole
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Robert Baird  |  Jan 19, 2018  |  2 comments
A jazz singer's breakthrough album reissued by Analogue Productions.
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Recording of February 2018: Chopin's Last Waltz
Recording of the Month
Robert Baird  |  Jan 18, 2018  |  21 comments
Chopin's Last Waltz
Chopin: Ballade 4 in f, Op.52; Fantasie in f, Op.49; Mazurka in c-sharp, Op.63 No.3; Mazurka in f, Op.68 No.4; Nocturne in E-flat, Op.62 No.2; Prelude in c-sharp, Op.45; Valse in A-flat, Op.64 No.3
Robert Silverman, piano
IsoMike 5606 (LP). 2017. Available from Acoustic Sounds and other on-line retailers; DSD files available from NativeDSD, www.nativedsd.com. Ellen Silverman, prod.; Ray Kimber, Aaron Hubbard, engs. DDA TT: 50:05
Performance *****
Sonics *****

At the 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Ray Kimber was beginning to feel a little antsy. He'd just released his first LP, Chopin's Last Waltz, an all-Chopin program performed by pianist Robert Silverman, and while being part of the rush to re-embrace vinyl sounds great, pressing your first-ever long player can be a bit nerve-racking.

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The Crawfish Whisperer
Robert Baird
Robert Baird  |  Jan 05, 2018  |  7 comments
Long Out-Of-Print Louisiana Music Compilation Reissued.
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