Audiophilia

The Acoustic Sounds Verve Jazz Series has become one of the most consistently rewarding reissue programs in recent years. Last year’s reissue of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book impressed me deeply and convinced me that these classic recordings are in the right hands. When the Cole Porter Song Book was announced, I couldn’t wait for it ...

I thought I had settled on the way I wanted to experience music.

Vinyl had always remained at the center of my system. I enjoyed a brief affair with the compact disc, but records never really surrendered their place. My curiosity about digital, however, remained. As computer audio gave way to standalone DACs, music servers, and eventually streaming, I watched the techno...

The song playing on my setup right now is HM Surf’s “Making Love and Sweet Noodles” from the fabulous album Mujura (2018). It sounds reminiscent of what you might hear if you were to combine the soft sounds from a Radiohead album with the delicacy of “Zero 7”. A few minutes ago, I was listening to the new album (2026) Mountail Call (Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJ...