Post by hawk December 18, 2008 (1 of 8)
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I was just wondering if anybody out there has some recommendations for good traditional Jazz SACDs-keeping in mind the following criteria:
-The Jazz has to be traditional;bluesy/swinging/ballads (Ray Brown/Gene Harris type Jazz)/no modern/no fusion
-studio recordings of trios and quartets preferred;feels more intimate/no orchestral Jazz
-The SACD has to be MC
-And I already own: Gene Harris'"At last" and "Listen Here! Ray Brown's "Summer Wind" (I know this is live) Bill Charlap's "Stardust"
So if anyone out there has any recommendations I would be grateful for any.
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Post by Beagle December 19, 2008 (2 of 8)
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Post by Paul December 19, 2008 (3 of 8)
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I think the sticking point is going to be your MC requirement. There is a lot of great traditional jazz out there but almost none of it is MC.
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I suggest you go on the Concordmusic.com website and type in SACD and start stocking up since they have the titles you mentioned (in m/c) for $13.98 plus if you buy four the fifth is free and type in this code CMGW2 and get a further 10% discount (and orders over $50 are shipped free). Happy Holiday shopping! They have Telarc, Concord and Heads-up and some fantasy jazz titles (the latter are NOT multi-channel but all the concords, Telarcs (with few exceptions) and Heads-up are.
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Post by hawk December 21, 2008 (5 of 8)
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Thank you very much for the replies...I will check out the suggestions...if any other traditional Jazz fans out there remember any other titles and/or record companies... I would appreciate any more suggestions.
Happy Holidays
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Post by callmez December 23, 2008 (6 of 8)
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hawk said: Thank you very much for the replies...I will check out the suggestions...if any other traditional Jazz fans out there remember any other titles and/or record companies... I would appreciate any more suggestions.
Hi Hawk,
I'm not very knowledgeable about jazz but since you're not getting many suggestions, let me throw out:
Bucky Pizzarelli: Swing Live (Chesky)... a live recording, but just incredible sounding and very "intimate". One of my favorite surround discs, and I have more than a few. There are some other MCH discs by Chesky that may be worth checking out, for example I have Phil Woods' "Here's to My Lady" which is decent as I recall.
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World (Verve) may not be traditional enough for you, but it's also a great MCH disc.
also, I'll second the Concord suggestion... most of the CMG discs I have wouldn't fit the definition of "traditional" but they are all good, and some are great. You can't go wrong with their current special -- order 5 or 10 of things that sound appealing and you're bound to be pleased.
Mark Z
PS: I have the Ray Brown disc too, it's not bad but just doesn't get spun much around here.
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hawk said:
I was just wondering if anybody out there has some recommendations for good traditional Jazz SACDs-keeping in mind the following criteria:
-The Jazz has to be traditional;bluesy/swinging/ballads (Ray Brown/Gene Harris type Jazz)/no modern/no fusion
-studio recordings of trios and quartets preferred;feels more intimate/no orchestral Jazz
-The SACD has to be MC
-And I already own: Gene Harris'"At last" and "Listen Here! Ray Brown's "Summer Wind" (I know this is live) Bill Charlap's "Stardust"
So if anyone out there has any recommendations I would be grateful for any.
Any of the Fantasy jazz SACDs are very good. Also Take Five and Ah Um are terrific.
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Post by hawk December 24, 2008 (8 of 8)
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Again thanks for the recent suggestions-I hadn't thought of chesky recordings thinking they were mostly classical or something...I read the reviews of the Bucky Pizzarelli: Swing Live and I think I will definitely get it...the price from amazon uk from us sellers seems like a bargain.
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