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5/4/04 at 3:49pm
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I highly recommend Michael McDonald's album. He's quite a natural fit for the material.


Thanks Danny. I saw the great price at Best Buy. I will add to my list.

Thanks John for your comments on this disc as well.

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5/4/04 at 4:27pm
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My newest batch of hi-rez includes:

Art Of Noise "Daft" (some rather trippy tunes, indeed).

Alan Parsons "I Robot" (only listened once, but I've always liked this one).

"Amadeus" soundtrack (would have been ideal for MC release, but it is truly great music).

Side note: I've noticed the record companies are now releasing stuff like GBYBR in DVDA, but most people who wanted a hi-rez form of that album have already bought the SACD, which was released months ago. Am I wrong? It seems they're shooting their own feet

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5/4/04 at 6:20pm
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Ron, how do you like Brilliant Corners? I heard its good.


Lee, please tell me you're just asking about the sound and not the music.

I so can't wait for this to arrive. I was planning on starting a seperate thread for the Fantasy discs once I got them.

Paul:
I've never heard Zander's 3rd. I really want to get it, but I can't listen to a lot of Mahler at once, I need breathing space, and Thomas' 4th is coming in the mail.
Of the two that I do have, Boulez and Thomas, Thomas' is more solid and slick, while Boulez' follows the quirks of the music more. Or maybe he makes the music follow his own. Don't know how else to describe it.
I'm relatively new to Mahler and having been using Thomas' recordings as sort of a benchmark to get into a piece before hearing other versions (except for the 1st- my first exposure to that was the Bernstein).

As for my DVD-A stuff, I meant that my speakers are in storage. I have both my SACD and DVD-A players, the latter is only being used for DVDs now. I listen to SACDs on headphones. The stereo tracks on DVD-A aren't a big deal for me- especially since the disc I want most, In Absentia, has a low-res stereo track. And at least the music of new SACDs can be portable.
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5/4/04 at 9:30pm
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Side note: I've noticed the record companies are now releasing stuff like GBYBR in DVDA, but most people who wanted a hi-rez form of that album have already bought the SACD, which was released months ago. Am I wrong?


You are assuming that most people who would want to hear that own an SACD player.
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5/5/04 at 5:59am
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Lee, please tell me you're just asking about the sound and not the music.


Yes, we already have this classic. I listened to the album in my car and the redbook even sounds good.

Monk was a genius and so far ahead of his time that it took people a while to recognize it.

I first became familiar with him when I heard Wynton Marsalis play "Think of One" at Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia. Mindblowing stuff. I can't even comprehend how Monk came up with the music.

This disc is a great collection-Max Roach on drums, a nice Clark Terry appearance on Bemsha Swing. Sublime album.

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5/5/04 at 8:41am
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Monk's genius was often in his simplicity. Sometimes when I hear a Monk tune I laugh because it's just so logical- why didn't anyone think of Epistrophy before? And as odd as his accompaniment style is, it pretty much forms the basis of a style which I've come to prefer, that chordal clanking sound as advanced by McCoy Tyner, incorporated by Hank Jones, and expanded upon by Chick Corea, though I'm currently growing my jazz piano playing collection in the other direction with Keith Jarrett (now his standards trio would make an awesome SACD!)

Oh man, why hasn't my elusive disc shipment come in yet?
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5/5/04 at 2:29pm
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though I'm currently growing my jazz piano playing collection in the other direction with Keith Jarrett (now his standards trio would make an awesome SACD!)


Don't forget to stock up on the new Oscar Petersons!

The McCoy Tyner reissues on Blue Note are good. Passion Flower comes to mind. I wish Blue Note would be more supportive of Super Audio and let loose of some of Rudy Van Gelder's tapes. Analog to DSD please.

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5/5/04 at 3:03pm
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I got the new Clark Terry Portraits album

I have actually met him a couple of times. My wife has actually played with him on stage. Clark celebrated his 80th birthday party at the University of New Hampshire with a great concert with all his jazz friends. My wife played the piccolo part to the jazz version of the Nutcracker suite.
VERY COOL!

He did a great version of Mumbles.

I am just getting into Hi Rez music. An will definitely be buying his album.
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5/5/04 at 6:59pm
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I have actually met him a couple of times.

He's a nice guy. Here's how I met him...

David Chesky invited me to come by and see Clark Terry perform live at the Village Gate (check out Chesky album title of same name). I go there to hear some great jazz and David comes up to me and says something like "hey Lee, we are short an intern do you want to help out?" Thus began my crash course in record engineering. My first duty was to go around (at a NYC jazz club!!!) and ask people to put out their cigarettes if they were next to the AKG microphones (smoke fouls the sensitive diaphragm in the mic). After a while, I go back and visit with future friends Bob Katz and Jeremy Kipnis who are working the recording controls in small control booth. Clark comes in and thanks everyone from high to low. Incredibly nice guy. Paquito D'Rivera is also there and friendly as well. Something about jazz musicians and their zest for life.

And it turned out to be a great record and they gave me an undeserved (at that time) credit for being a production assistant. I have been having fun in and out of professional audio ever since.

Mumbles was played as was the great Pint of Bitters. Get Clark Terry Live at the Village Gate and read the liner notes carefully.

Clark is also very close to Bill Cosby, a HUGE jazz fan.

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Hey, Lee! I used to work part-time at the Village Gate. I think that's the most fun job I ever had!

I got Godsmack's little acoustic album today and it's really hot sounding. I far prefer them with acoustic guitars. They'll proably never make another album like this...

Rachael, the big disc cat! I used to be looking for Hi-Vision Laserdiscs & D-Theater tapes, now I'm looking for HD-DVD's and Blu-rays.

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5/6/04 at 5:15am
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and friendly as well. Something about jazz musicians and their zest for life.


I think it's also because their audience is smaller and more selective, so they're very appreciative. And they understand the work it takes to record and present music.

I'm in NYC- if you need another hand with that stuff, let me know.

And yes, the Oscar Petersons are on my list.
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5/6/04 at 5:48am
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Hey, Lee! I used to work part-time at the Village Gate.


That's great...good club.

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I think it's also because their audience is smaller and more selective, so they're very appreciative. And they understand the work it takes to record and present music.


I agree. I'll let you know the next time I am in the city. Maybe we can stop by and visit Chesky Records.

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5/6/04 at 6:10am
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I discovered a small label with very low prices: Brilliant classics. They now have several SACDs out. I just bought Brahms works for choir and Schütz symphony sacrae, both pure DSD recordings, excellent sound and artistic quality, for 9 Euros each at www.zweitausendeins.de (also available at amazon.de or jpc.de)
It is nice to see low budget labels like that or Naxos embrace SACD.
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5/6/04 at 6:39am
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I agree. I'll let you know the next time I am in the city. Maybe we can stop by and visit Chesky Records.


Cool. Maybe I'll finally get a chance to record that avant-garde kazoo album I've always wanted to do- direct to DSD, of course!
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5/6/04 at 7:27am
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I listened to the album in my car and the redbook even sounds good.


Lee,

I too only listened to the redbook layer and thought the same thing. I'm impressed not only with Fantasy's SACD output, but their quality as well.

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5/6/04 at 7:43am
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I discovered a small label with very low prices: Brilliant classics.


I read something about them in HiFi News I think. I have to look for their discs.

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5/6/04 at 1:08pm
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I'm real glad to see the praise for Fantasy's sound. I make it a point to buy every single one of their SACD releases, even though a couple have been criticised sonically in the past. The selection is just awesome.
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5/6/04 at 2:10pm
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Just received:

Laura Nyro (SACD)
Seal IV (DVDA)
Jaco - Brian Bromberg (DVDA)

Haven't listened to them yet.
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5/6/04 at 2:27pm
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RAW, Jr.:

Once you listen, pls do tell re Seal IV DVD-A, esp. the m.c. track.

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5/6/04 at 10:27pm
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The Who-Tommy and M Oldfield-Tubular Bells, Both DVD-A's. Stinkers? How about "The British Are Coming!" (Silverline, DVD-A). O.K. My fault. Should have known better. Biggest disappointment? "Crash! Bang! Boom!" (WB cartoon effects). Think about it. Done right, this could have been the ultimate test disc. It wasn't so it ain't. Too bad .
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5/7/04 at 8:26am
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First Impressions of Seal IV

Well I listened to Seal IV (m.c. track only) and enjoyed it. I think that the m.c. mix was good without overusing the rear channels. Seal's vocals were mostly in the center channel and (on my system) too loud. I had to dial it down about a db. Seal's voice is in fine shape and the material is good. Unlike many of today's singers, he stays within his range to very good effect. This album is a noticable improvement over his last one.

How does it sound? Sometimes great, sometimes mediocre. I didn't check the credits but it appears that there were too many producers or mixing locations. Overall, however this isn't one of the best produced DVD-A's that I own. Even the best tracks seem a bit flat or possibly overly compressed. Still it is a decent mix and recording that I enjoyed and will continue to enjoy.
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5/7/04 at 9:57am
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Mike Oldfield TB 2003 DVD-A--- Quiet a disaster music wise,this is something Studio Wodoo would do with this material.Thank god I have the original on SACD.
Diana Krall: Love scenes.-------I bought this to replace my DTS CD and to have a stereo version as well.After a brief listen to the stereo,I'm ready to vote it as the worst stereo mix I've heard to date.All the musicians sounded like were lined up behind each other in the middle,there was no widt to the soundstage at all.Interestingly on Krall's "When I look Into Your Eyes" the opposite is true,the MC tracks are all over the place,while the stereo is very pleasing and solid.Al Schmidt should get his **it togheter,you just never know with guy.
Also got Ray Brown's Soular Energy[SACD] what a great album and very good recording[stereo only].
Dave Grusin; 2 for the road[DVD-A]
Sinatra:Live at the Sands[DVD-A] I haven't listened to it yet.

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5/10/04 at 1:42pm
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Just ordered Sarah Brightman's "Time To Say Goodbye" on SACD, even though I have the CD already.

Still searching for the new Diana Krall SACD locally. I noticed my local Best Buy is not stocking any new SACDs.
SACD not listed at sa-cd.net (updated 8/26/2009)
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5/10/04 at 8:29pm
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Danny,

I'm surprised you had trouble find the Diana Krall...maybe they sold out...my BB had boatloads and day & date.

The Sarah Brightman discs look interesting...

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5/10/04 at 9:07pm
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Still searching for the new Diana Krall SACD locally. I noticed my local Best Buy is not stocking any new SACDs.
Yep, same here! I don't think they restocked it since last year.My guess is that not many people buy those or even asks about them. Bummer.

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5/11/04 at 12:42am
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Yep, same here! I don't think they restocked it since last year.My guess is that not many people buy those or even asks about them.

My local BB is usually pretty good about restocking SACD titles. And I am there enough to know what has been sold (kind of paints a bad picture of my pathetic life).

Not many people? I am always the only person standing in front of the hi-rez section at BB.
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5/11/04 at 3:51am
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Same experience here with Best Buy. My local store (Wilkes-Barre, PA) had zero SACD copies of Krall's new disc on release day. I stopped in to check twice during that week and there was still nothing. Yesterday I looked again and they had exactly one copy. Their high res section has shrunken by four or five vertical shelf rows in the last month.

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5/12/04 at 1:16pm
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Are the prices so good at BB and CC that mailorder isn't an option?
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5/12/04 at 1:58pm
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RAW: I wouldn't think so . . . but I guess that largely depends upon the shipping costs of whatever mail/'Net order co. you (want to) use . . .? Unfortunately there's not yet a significant amount of the hi rez titles I want to buy available via Amazon Marketplace.
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5/12/04 at 4:58pm
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Most online retailers charge the same or more than brick and mortar for high-res titles. Add shipping into it and it's not such a good deal. I try to buy locally if possible. I'd be a lot happier if net prices were cheaper or my local stores carried a better selection.

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