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Review by mlgrado May 24, 2014 (2 of 5 found this review helpful)
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Well, what can I say. This is an excellent performance, and an excellent recording. Yes, it is PCM, but at least it is real, bonefide high resolution PCM, unlike the plethora of releases that are nothing more than redbook CD upconverts. (And of course, get the royal treatment, as you might expect ;)
Terrific fidelity here. The only reason it isn't a full 5 star is yes, indeed, true DSD recordings have an extra edge in transparency, if only due to the lack of any losses in the conversion math, which are inevitable when going from one format to the other.
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Review by JW May 2, 2003 (0 of 1 found this review helpful)
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If you like Jazz trio's and the bass as an instrument I would recommend Tony Overwater's disc called "OP" (for Oscar Pettiford).
There is something in European Jazz that is different. The improvisation elements make it interesting in my opinion and it's also more 'intellectual' - I guess that could be the right term for it. It's been said before and I find that that term explains it for me, although I have difficulties putting its meaning to the exact words. There is a certain professionalism in European jazz that has its roots more in the music schools than in the American blues tradition. It's also more gentle. Comparing this album to the McCoy Tyner and Stanley Clarke coop for example, one finds a more assertive style on the US disc. It's also a little more predictable. Mind you, this may not be fair and they both have their merits. But the Overwater is best enjoyed with a good bottle of red, and the Tyner disc can be played at a party. Perhaps that's a good way of explaining the difference. Jacques Loussier is also one of those 'Europeans'. Not yet on SACD, but his CD's are of exceptional recording quality.
The sonics of this SACD are good, but not up to the standard of say Beck's Sea Change or other pure DSD recordings. I hesitated between 3 and 4 stars here, but when compared to another European Jazz disc from Acoustic Triangle, the benefits of DSD are clear.
Jw
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