Disappointing experience. The multichannel area of the SA-CD layer contains a fake multichannel recording, with very little signal in the center channel. It is highly likely ...
Rachmaninoff’s first symphony is prone to obtaining contradictory appreciation. DYB's pertinent comments prompted me to listen once more to Gabriel Feltz and his Dortmunder ...
In my first comment, I pointed out a few small differences in this SACD release compared to previous Universal Japan editions. Now it seems there's another interesting ...
Mastered directly from a 1/4-inch copy of the original master tape as Bad Company: Bad Company also was.
Though quite different sounding to it, even ...
Thanks for reviewing this disc Adrain. Like you, I am curious and intrigued by it. It's a left field choice for sure but your review has heightened my expectations. It's worth ...
A remarkable job has been done with the 55 year old master tape here.
It was very well recorded to begin with, but Rob LoVerde and Shawn R. Britton have combined brilliantly ...
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Comments (2)
Comment by Downunderman - February 20, 2025 (1 of 2)
Released November 2024 and a title in the [Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series Remastered by Kevin Gray]
Looks like it is Dsd'd from a 96kHz/24bit source though based on this from the CD Japan website.
"This is the latest reissue series of Blue Note, the most powerful jazz label in history, commemorating the 85th anniversary of its foundation. The latest remastering was done by Kevin Gray, an engineer who has also been a master of US Blue Note's analog reissue series such as "Tone Poet" and "Classic Vinyl." By using the 96kHz/24bit digital source material he created for the analog reissues, he has reproduced the sound of the original master tapes as faithfully as possible to achieve the ultimate analog sound."
This is the first time to SACD (In this case a single layer SHM) and given it was originally released way back in 1956 it sounds pretty good.
An odd bird all the same and not what I would describe as particularly cohesive as an album.
The percussion on the initial tracks also sounds strangely pasted into the soundstage as well. Maybe something to do with it being an old mono recording.
Comment by Mark Werlin - March 10, 2025 (2 of 2)
It's a compilation of two sessions, both recorded at WOR studios NYC: August 9, 1949 (quintets with Fats Navarro and Sonny Rollins) and May 1, 1951 (piano trios). It makes more sense to listen to the 1949 quintets and the 1951 trios grouped together, rather than as programmed on this release, which replicates the 1956 LP reissue.
This material has been reissued many times over the decades, including a BN 24/192 download (minus the alternate takes). The Van Gelder recordings of Bud Powell from the mid and late 1950s (Time Waits, Bud, The Scene Changes) have superior sonics to the WOR recordings, but these sessions have historical importance.
Comment by Downunderman - February 20, 2025 (1 of 2)
Released November 2024 and a title in the [Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series Remastered by Kevin Gray]
Looks like it is Dsd'd from a 96kHz/24bit source though based on this from the CD Japan website.
"This is the latest reissue series of Blue Note, the most powerful jazz label in history, commemorating the 85th anniversary of its foundation. The latest remastering was done by Kevin Gray, an engineer who has also been a master of US Blue Note's analog reissue series such as "Tone Poet" and "Classic Vinyl." By using the 96kHz/24bit digital source material he created for the analog reissues, he has reproduced the sound of the original master tapes as faithfully as possible to achieve the ultimate analog sound."
This is the first time to SACD (In this case a single layer SHM) and given it was originally released way back in 1956 it sounds pretty good.
An odd bird all the same and not what I would describe as particularly cohesive as an album.
The percussion on the initial tracks also sounds strangely pasted into the soundstage as well. Maybe something to do with it being an old mono recording.
Comment by Mark Werlin - March 10, 2025 (2 of 2)
It's a compilation of two sessions, both recorded at WOR studios NYC: August 9, 1949 (quintets with Fats Navarro and Sonny Rollins) and May 1, 1951 (piano trios). It makes more sense to listen to the 1949 quintets and the 1951 trios grouped together, rather than as programmed on this release, which replicates the 1956 LP reissue.
This material has been reissued many times over the decades, including a BN 24/192 download (minus the alternate takes). The Van Gelder recordings of Bud Powell from the mid and late 1950s (Time Waits, Bud, The Scene Changes) have superior sonics to the WOR recordings, but these sessions have historical importance.
Tower Japan reissued The Scene Changes on SACD: Bud Powell: The Scene Changes.