Michael Brecker Quintet
Town Hall
New York City, NY
October 12, 1990
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 31)

Recording: Nak 300's (likely) > Sony TC-D5

Transfer: Master Cassettes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 Itsbynne Reel
02 Minsk
03 Choices
04 Band Introduction
05 Meaning Of The Blues
06 Dogs In The Wine Ship
07 Two Of Two
08 Sea Glass
09 Original Rays

Michael Brecker
Joey Calderazzo
Jay Anderson
Adam Nussbaum
Wayne Kratz

Known Faults:
-None

Welcome to Volume 31 of an exciting master series featuring the master recordings of dime member "tapetyrant". The series will predominately feature captures in the Northeast and Southern California areas. We will touch on multiple genres
with a strong focus on Jazz Fusion, New Wave and Rock.

Tapetyrant was an active taper in the 1980's and much of the 1990's before, like many of us, hanging up the mics. What he captured during that time is uniformly excellent quality, his master tapes have been safely stored and are in pristine condition.
Some shows may circulate from lower generation copies but most have remained uncirculated until now and have never circulated directly from the masters.

Prior to DAT, the heavy lifting was entirely done by a Sony D5 with NAK 300's and taping was serious business, acquiring the best seats possible and working to keep neighbors in check.

Volume 31 features the the companion to Volume 30, Andy Summers Band's opening set, with Michael Brecker's headlining set.

This doesn't appear to be in general circulation but is on youtube and appears to be from TapeTyrant's capture, it is difficult to 100% confirm as the audience is very well behaved.

This is the first azimuth adjusted release directly from the Master tapes, as with the Andy Summers release there were phasing issues that have now been corrected.

Quality is excellent and the combination of the excellent capture, azimuth adjusted transfer, correcting the phasing and slight tweak on some frequencies makes this one come alive.

Thanks as always to goody for his pitch checks and helping to identify the phasing issues. He keeps us tuned each and every week!

The biggest thank you to "tapetyrant" for doing such a great job capturing these important shows, for reaching out and entrusting me to present his excellent work for all to enjoy for decades to come we are indebted to his generosity
(tapers don't let those tapes and your hard work get lost to the ages, there are plenty of folks to get in touch with here to help get them out, we're all working to leave no tape behind).

Artwork and samples included.

mjk5510 and tapetyrant

Previous Releases:
001 R.E.M. 1984-10-16 Providence, RI
002 The Smiths 1985-06-14 Boston, MA
003 Joe Jackson 1985-06-26 Boston, MA
004 Bryan Ferry 1988-09-19 Los Angeles, CA
005 Echo & The Bunnymen 1984-08-19 New York City, NY
006 Santana 1990-11-07 New York City, NY
007 Squeeze 1982-11-25 Uniondale, NY
008 Paul Simon 1987-04-28 New York City, NY
009 Pat Metheny Group 1985-06-27 Concord, NH
010 Squeeze 1985-12-17 Boston, MA
011 Sade 1985-12-05 Boston, MA
012 Joan Armatrading 1986-07-12 Portland, ME
013 Stanley Clarke 1984-09-11 Boston, MA
014 Joan Armatrading 1985-04-05 Boston, MA
015 Police 1983-08-12 Hartford, CT
016 Robert Palmer 1986-04-15 Boston, MA
017 Joe Jackson 1986-01-02 New York City, NY
018 Police 1984-02-05 Providence, RI
019 Pat Metheny 1985-07-10 Boston, MA
020 Psychedelic Furs 1983-04-21 Worcester, MA
021 Yes 1991-07-15 New York City, NY (official release)
022 Jean-Luc Ponty 1993-09-25 Huntington, NY
023 Elvis Costello 1984-04-18 Boston, MA
024 Art Blakey 1983-02-25 New York City, NY
025 Pretenders 1984-04-27 Boston, MA
026 Miles Davis 1986-03-21 Early Show Boston, MA
027 David Bowie 1990-07-16 Uniondale, NY
028 Sting 1985-02-27 New York City, NY
029 Stray Cats 1982-11-25 Uniondale, NY
030 Andy Summers Band 1990-10-12 New York City, NY
031 Michael Brecker Quintet 1990-10-12 New York City, NY

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