Sadamitsu Neil Fujita & his Columbia records artworks 💫

 

Jazz (and classical) album cover arts by Japanese/American graphic designer Sadamitsu Neil Fujita. 

He was the head designer for Columbia Records.

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Da Blooze 💫

 

Thanks to Robert Crumb 🙏

Quad ESL’s porn - The Mark Levinson HQD 💫

 

The details of workmanship, woodworking and wood quality, are worthy of the fame of this iconic speakers.

TOA horns from Japan 💫

 

Historical photos of outdoor horn speakers released by TOA Corporation of Japan in 1962. 

This super large PA system boasts a total length of 6.6m and a horn caliber of 3m, and the sound reached the furthest 12km.

That’s BIG, indeed 💫

Steve Tibbets’ new on ECM 💫

 

COMING SOON: 24-10-2025 (only CD)

Freedom to be free 💫

 

“I've read that the Japanese prioritize not passion, not romance, not flowers at parties. But respect for personal space.

There, it's not customary to "enter" into each other's lives, to question each other, to demand total fusion.

We say: "If you love, you must always be there."

They say: "If you love, let the person breathe."

In Japan, there's the concept of "oyakate bukaeru"—it's the silence. When you can sit with someone for an hour without speaking. Not because you're offended and ignore each other. But because you're happy that way.

In our culture (at least in the past), silence was a sign of a problem. In their philosophy, it was a sign of depth.

And yes, I agree: stability isn't in words, but in the fact that you don't need to always be interesting to avoid being abandoned.

In Japanese couples, there's no urge to "always be together." It's much more normal than sleeping in separate rooms. Separate holidays are not cheating. Different interests are not the end.

There, the essential thing is not to prevent the other from being themselves.

In our country, this would most likely be called distancing.

For them, happiness is not a function of the other, but the result of the inner peace you bring to the couple.

According to statistics, they have fewer divorces. Fewer tantrums. Less exhaustion.

Perhaps because relationships are built not on consumption, but on respect.

On care without fuss...”

Thanks to Tatiana Matveeva for the above 🙏

Peter Hammill’s Monument 💫💎💫

 

A must buy 🥇

Gems from South Africa 💫

 

… but Made in Germany 💫

A possible future 😌

 

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How can Man thinks about War if it’s also able to conceive (this) Beauty?

 

Such a sad mystery to me 😌

I’m in tears…

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Danny Thompson passed away 💫💫💫

 

Pentangle and John Martyn bassist Danny Thompson has died, aged 86.


Thompson was best-known as a member of folk rock pioneers Pentangle and as bass foil to the late John Martyn, but also worked with Kate Bush, Incredible String Band, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, Nick Drake and many more.

In a brief statement, his PR said: “Legendary acoustic bass player Danny Thompson died peacefully yesterday at his home in Rickmansworth, UK.

“A musician who was both beloved and admired by everybody he worked with, his body of work is unparalleled in its quality and also in the incredibly varied number of musicians he worked with.

“Danny was a force of nature. A player who served the song and who enriched the lives of every single person he met. He will be sorely missed.”

Born in Devon, England, on 4th April 1939, Danny built his own bass out of a tea chest when he was just 13, stealing some piano wire to use for strings. 

Aged 15, he got a beautiful 1865 Gand double bass, which he affectionately named “Victoria”. He played it ever since. 

In 1963, he got a job playing electric bass with Roy Orbison on a tour supported by The Beatles, who were just starting out. It was the only time he ever played electric bass.

In 1964, Danny joined Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated replacing a pre-Cream Jack Bruce.

He played in bands with Ginger Baker and John McLaughlin and in 1967 joined forces with musicians John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Terry Cox and Bert Jansch to form Pentangle, one of the first supergroups. In the 70s, he became John Martyn’s sideman.

 

A musician of extraordinary skills with an unbelievable CV, he played with Little Walter, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, John Lee Hooker, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Rod Stewart, Donovan, Ralph McTell, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, John Martyn, Incredible String Band, Billy Bragg, John Williams, Kate Bush, Marianne Faithful, Richard Thompson, Talk Talk, David Sylvian and many more.

Thanks to Pete Sanders for above 🙏💫🙏

RIP to his family and close friends 🌸

Loupe 💫

 

They don’t do like they used to do, anymore…

 

Ian Carr’s Belladonna is one of my Desert Island discs 💫

I’m jokingly using Shazam while playing my beloved, well cared for, sought after Vertigo Swirl vinyl disc 💫

Keith & Manfred playing table-tennis 💫

 

This is such a classic photo of Keith Jarrett and Manfred Eicher playing table tennis in 1991. The photo was taken by Peter Laenger who has worked as a sound engineer on many ECM recordings (particularly New Series).

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Da Vinci Audio Labs 🇨🇭

 

Grandezza passive line stage 🥇

Something special, indeed 💎

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