This is Stefano Bertoncello's Blog (ステファノ・ベルトンチェッロ - トゥーグッドイアーズ − ブロガー、オーディオ＆ミュージック・コンサルタント) devoted to pacific topics like Music - live and reproduced - i.e. discs, audio, guitars and whatever musical: concerts, workshops, exhibitions, etc. Furthermore: travelling - as a mind-game and real globetrotting - and books, movies, photography... sharing all the above and everything which makes Life better and Earth a better place to stay, enjoying Life, in Peace. Proudly ads-free since 2007! Enjoy.💫
Photography by Cal Schenkel
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This music truly hits my most inner strings, indeed.
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•• Remembering Legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist and Guru Pandit Pran Nath on his 108th Birth Anniversary (3 November 1918 – 13 June 1996) ••
Pandit Pran Nath was a distinguished Hindustani classical vocalist and one of the foremost exponents of the Kirana Gharana of Indian classical music.
Born in Lahore, he developed an early passion for music and began his rigorous musical training under the legendary Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan Sahib, dedicating nearly twenty years to learning from his guru.
Renowned for his profound understanding of ragas, impeccable intonation (Sur) and meditative, slow-paced elaboration of the alap, Panditji remained a staunch custodian of the traditional Kirana style. He served as a teacher of Hindustani classical music at the University of Delhi from 1960 to 1970.
In 1970, he travelled to the United States, where he introduced Western audiences to the depth and intricacies of Hindustani vocal music. He subsequently established the Kirana Center for Indian Classical Music in New York. His disciples included influential American minimalist composers La Monte Young and Terry Riley, among others.
Remembered for his uncompromising dedication to musical tradition, spiritual approach to raga and extraordinary contribution to the international appreciation of Indian classical music, Pandit Pran Nath occupies a unique place in the history of Hindustani music.
On his Birth Anniversary, Hindustani Classical Music And Everything pays rich tributes to the legend and are very grateful for his contributions to the Hindustani Classical Music.
62, yes sixty two years spread these two pictures: the B/W is dated 1964 and a (much) younger Jorma (with friends and relatives) happily shows his newly acquired gorgeous BMW motorcycle.
The cool book where I found the above picture.
… and here is the now 85 years old Jorma, still on two wheels.
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Here is the original master-tape of The Alan Skidmore Quintet’s “Once upon a Time” disc on Deram Nova (Decca Records Ltd. Group) issued in 1970.
A masterpiece: let’s not forget these were the years Paul Buckmaster’s The Chitinous Ensemble was published, always on Deram label.
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Ten millions, I’m impressed!
It’s like a large city population!!!
Thanks to all readers for the loyalty and always great feedback.
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Miles Davis and Ron Carter, drawn by Daniele Sturiale.
“This piece highlights the true essence of finding the right notes and working with others to do so. The night was filled with our melody and the audience’s joyous energy.
Thank you, Mr. Sturiale, for your beautiful art, and for reminding me to reflect on times shared with those I hold close.”
Thanks to Ron Carter for sharing the above.
A seldom seen rarity.
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Everybody into reel to reel knew him worldwide.
We are deeply saddened by the news that Fritz de With has passed away.
On behalf of OpenReelToReel and The Sound of Tape, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Netty and all the family.
Our thoughts are with you, his friends and everyone who knew him during this difficult time.
We remember Fritz with respect and gratitude for the music and listening experiences he shared with the audiophile community.
Rest in peace, Fritz. You will be dearly missed and fondly remembered.
This masterpiece from 1970 has been officially reissued (not a bootleg!), at last… the stellar quintet is British Jazz Who’s Who at its very best, indeed.
Some battered VG+ original copies are available on Discogs at > € 200 so I gladly welcome this amazing sounding reprint.
Buy it, period.
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This Japanese issue of magnificent Tony Coe’s clarinet captured live is a beauty!
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NEWS is a collection of 23 new paintings by Joni Mitchell, presented in a hardback book conceived and designed by the legendary artist herself.
Published by Julien's Publishing, NEWS is a powerful expression of Mitchell's creative independence, sharp wit and uncompromising vision.
Painting has been a constant practice throughout Joni Mitchell's life. Across an iconoclastic career, she has followed her own instincts over anyone's expectations, developing a visual language as distinctly her own as her music.
NEWS brings that practice to the fore in a forthright response to the world as she sees it today.
"In the current climate, I felt a need to express my concern. It is an artist's duty to speak up."
In NEWS, Mitchell combines slogans, song lyrics and compelling paintings to skewer power and politics. These new works articulate protest and resistance, revealing an artist whose voice remains as fearless and individual as ever.
NEWS invites readers to encounter
Mitchell's perspective through color, words, and images. It is a testament to her undimmed creativity and the enduring power of art to speak to the moment.
"NEWS is my protest song - a song not for the ears but for the eyes," says Mitchell.
"This is not fake news!
The book is already sold out on JM’s site.
This 1945 D’Angelico Scroll Model previously owned by David Grisman! Carved Top Mandolin in its original brown hard shell case.
It has a very well documented history since its creation including having belonged for a time to David Grisman as part of the “Dawg Collection” from which a COA and pick are included.
This is a singular instrument in every way.
Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in a private audience earlier today in the Vatican.
The Holy Father presented Dylan with a rosary, while Dylan reciprocated with his autobiography Chronicles: Volume One
I’ve been a bulimic collector and admirer of these elusive Philips’ records for decades.
First, by chance, then self-consciously, I appreciated the superb recording quality of these discs which I avidly accumulated in a lifetime of collecting.
The phrase "A Harlekyn recording" is a specialized production credit found on a selective run of avant-garde and classical albums released by Philips Records in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
These records were produced in cooperation with the Holland Festival and the Harlekyn foundation - an artistic venture and production company established by the iconic Dutch cabaret artist, musician, and theater producer Herman van Veen.
Driven heavily by the influential Dutch conductor and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, these releases highlighted rare, experimental twentieth-century compositions.
Because of their highly niche, limited-run nature, there are only a handful of specific Philips releases documented with this exact production stamp.
I today watched a very cool Michael Fremer’s video where he introduces to his audio system, turntables, amps, speakers, etc.
Everything is first class both in quality, performance and price-tags… truly enjoyable is the last part of the YouTube video where he gives away his knowledge about some nice records best pressings, very kind of you Mr. Fremer, indeed.
Right now, a few hours after watching at the video, I’m handling and enjoying my system and enjoying music at my place and a consideration hit me like a meteorite: hey, but I made my myself many - oooh, ok: some! - of my stuffs: my Garrardzilla with The Peak 13” arm, the welded racks and plywood/metal racks, the ebony/bronze clamp, the ball-bearings isolation platforms, the SUT for moving-coil cartridges, my Gotorama 2.0 solid-aluminum towers…
Needless to say: the Gotorama 2.0 and the Garrardzilla make me quite - i.e. most - proud of their performance and uniqueness.
I made them… sure, I’ve been hiring and directing the best artisans, but all the above came from my pen, tastes and vision.
I made it and no need to hype here and there… right or wrong: I made it.
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Congratulations for such an achievement!
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