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February 11, 2007
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I bought “Jazzin’ Surround”, a Heads Up jazz sampler, more than a year ago but never got around to opening it. I did not know what I’ve been missing. For me this disc is 10 tracks of pure joy. I was inspired to place it ahead of the unopened SACD queue because of the recent performance I attended of ... more |
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January 15, 2007
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On the hi-rez forum jdaniel (see comments above) alerted us to the new Ondine SACD with the Philadelphia Orchestra to be released that features the Poulenc, Barber, as well as the Saint Saens Organ Symphony. So, I thought this was the perfect time to revisit the Linn SACD which I just completed ... more |
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December 31, 2006
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“New York Time” was recorded only two days after “West of 5th” (see previous comments), on January 31, 2006, in the same venue, with the same piano, the same 1950s quintessential jazz feel, and with the identical Chesky recording team. In addition, 2/3 of the trio in “West of 5th”, Cobb and McBride, ... more |
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December 31, 2006
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I purchased “West of 5th” and “New York Time” (for which I will provide comments immediately following) at the same time. I reached first for “West of 5th” with Hank Jones, Christian McBride and Jimmy Cobb. I have immensely enjoyed recordings of all three musicians (and McBride live on several ... more |
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December 16, 2006
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Wow! What a staggering performance! It starts off being merely monumental but over 80+ minutes relentlessly ups the ante to astonishing. The only ingredient missing at the end was the applause. And yours truly provided that for Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Without getting into ... more |
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