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January 20, 2005
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Well, by now, we've all heard the old cliche, "It sounds like he's really in the room when I listen to this SACD!" And for this release, it's true. Any fan of Dylan's will remember how awful the sound was on the old Columbia reissues. They make up for that in spades with the Dylan SACDs. This was ... more |
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January 18, 2005
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Truthfully, I'm not the world's biggest classical music fan. But I do love most of the works of RVW, Sibelius, Nielsen, Stravinsky, and Beethoven. So when looking for a good SACD of the Sibelius Violin Concerto I browsed the reviews and saw the 5-star reviews for this recording. So I bought it. Put ... more |
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January 18, 2005
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Well, it's up for a Grammy this year in the Best Surround Recording category (even though I bought it in 2003), so that should give you some kind of idea of the quality of this SACD. In fact, next to Pink Floyd's DSOTM SACD, this is my favorite SACD in my collection. It's probably the most elegant ... more |
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January 16, 2005
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There's a reason why many people consider this the greatest jazz album ever made. Look at the lineup for cryin' out loud!: Miles, Coltrane, Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Wynton Kelly. Plus the modal compositions and improvisations are some of the best you will ever hear. ... more |
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January 16, 2005
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My favorite "avant-garde" jazz artist, and the only SACD release of any of his solo releases. WHY hasn't "Out To Lunch" been given a multi-channel SACD release?!?!? Anyway, next to "Out To Lunch", this is my favorite solo work of Dolphy's. As has been stated before about this release, this is more ... more |
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