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March 18, 2007
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"Jazz giant" is a relaxed and enjoyable all-star session, which has always been an audiophile classic.
This is sonically a rather disappointing SACD, especially since Fantasy chose a great sounding recording by the legendary Contemporary engineer Roy DuNann for this release. Many other Fantasy ... more |
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December 28, 2006
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I had first bought this album on a midpriced Sony CD. Surprisingly for a recording from Eighty Eights, the sound was terrible, with compressed dynamics and very muffled treble, almost like if it was recorded in a tunnel. The back cover of the CD states that "Mad 6 was remixed and remastered ... more |
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December 12, 2006
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I have to agree with DeSelby's description of the sound. On this recording, the top treble spectrum (brilliance) is missing from all the instruments. The sound is veiled and boxy. It's definitely a problem and not just a question of taste. I haven't heard any other Telarc jazz SACD sounding like ... more |
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October 27, 2006
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This 1972 album is one of the best of McCoy Tyner's career, recorded in his most innovative and original phase. The quartet with reedist Sonny Fortune, bassist Calvin Hill and drummer Alphonse Mouzon uses african rhythms, asian sounds (there is a solo track with Tyner playing a japanese Koto) and ... more |
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October 15, 2006
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I did an A/B comparision of the two JSACDs "My Funny Valentine" and "Four and More" (both recorded at the February 12, 1964 concert) with the tracks in the "Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-64" 7CD box set, which contains the concert in the order it was ... more |
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