Danny Tse

Ultimate Mancini - music of Henry Mancini

Peter Gunn theme in hi-rez!!

Paul.S

Just a note re yet another example of random Amazonian oddness. Although "Out of stock," they have SACD listings for the Warner titles Madonna's Immaculate Collection and R.E.M.'s Out Of Time.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...325857-4516600

There are even release dates and SKUs for both listings. Any ideas as to what contributed to this error?

-p

Lee Scoggins

I wish Warner would release Out of Time in SACD...it's one of my fave albums.

Maybe Sony convinced Warner to do Super Audio in exchange for its DualDisc participation.

no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud
~skateaway

Danny Tse

"Music for the Motherless Child" - Martin Simpson and Wu Man (WaterLily Acoustics)

"Tabula Rasa" - Bela Fleck, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Tie-Bing Chen (WaterLily Acoustics)

The above titles are on sale at Music Direct for $9.99 and $14.99, respectively.

"Brain" - Hiromi (Telarc)
"Slowhands" - Eric Clapton (Mercury/Polydor)
"Layla" - Derek and The Dominos (Island)
"The Gossamer Song" - Hui-Fen Min (First Impression Music)
"Best Selection" - Paula Tsui (Hong Kong Universal)
"Best of" - Danny Chan (Hong Kong EMI)
"Extraordinary Live" - Faye Wong (Sony Music Taiwan)
"SACD Classics" - Liza Wang (Crown Records)

imported_Brian L

Picked up Elton's Madman Across the Water.

Very nice in MC...have not/will not be listening to the 2CH tracks any time soon. Much smoother in the highs/upper mids than certain parts of GBYBR.

Probably will snag Honky Chateau at some point too.

BGL

Seth--L

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8-11
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano (BIS) (SACD)

Sonics are quite good, but let down by the recording venue being too reverberant (I wasn't surprised to find out in the liner notes that the recording was made in a church). It takes getting used to hearing a fortepiano performed in such a space. Because of this, people who typically stay away from fortepiano recordings will be less offended than normal. The extra reverberance makes the fp sound larger than it really is, artificially increasing its reverberation rate. Performances are excellent; I look forward to the rest of the cycle.

Stravinsky: Firebird ballet, orchestral works, Song of the Nightingale
Dorati/London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury) (SACD)

Very impressive. Despite all the hoopla over this disc, I'm going to risk any credibility I have and say that the a sonically more impressive SACD is the Copland Dance Suites disc conducted by Bernstein on Sony (yes, the Columbia engineers did do something right). It's been a while since I've listened to the full firebird ballet; I definitely prefer the 1919 suite. Stravinsky's later orchestral touch ups make this sound like a rough draft. Thankfully Szell's brilliant account is available on SACD. The filler is quite interesting and good. Fireworks is an important piece in the composer's career; upon hearing it Diaghilev hired him to compose for Ballet Russe. The Tango and Scherzo are a reminder of how diverse a composer Stravinsky was -- he wasn't just the early ballets and 12 tone.

Well - There it is.
My Music Collection

PaulDA

Picked up Madman Across the Water a couple of days ago. Took a few listens to get used to the m/c mix (this is an album that's been in heavy rotation in my gear for many years) but, like Brian L I won't be going to 2 channel anytime soon. Each song benefits from the extra channels as some details that are barely noticeable in two channel come to life (backing vocals and guitars, especially). Also love the extended jam at the end of Razor Face (though I admit it might not be to everyone's taste--my wife hates extended jams, especially at live concerts).

Tumbleweed is next on my list (my favourite of Elton's albums).

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time, and it annoys the pig.

Matt Fisher

my 2 most recent purchases were the Buena Vista Social Club and Steely Dan 'Everything Must Go' DVD-Audios. Enjoy the music of both a lot, great work on the Steely, I feel the BVSC could've benefited from actual use of the center channel over a 4.1 IMO.

Matt Levy

I just picked up Allan Holdsworth's "All Night Wrong" on line on SACD, imported from Japan for about $40.00. If you are a Holdsworth fan, it is definitely worth the cash. If you are an audiophile, love jazz fusion or great sounding live music in high resolution, than this is something you definitely want and you will be in for a huge treat.

The SACD is 8 songs from a 2002 concert which takes place in a small Japanese jazz club, and the 5.1 mix provides incredible depth, clarity and a huge soundstage (it also has 2 channel version as well). The instruments are separated beautifully and sound quite real and practically right in my living room. There is an element of airiness to the music that is quite amazing. The surrounds are primarily more for ambience, however, they do add quite a bit to the overall sound of the instruments. The audience noise is low in the mix, as the music is the primary focus. It is a somewhat mellower performance in style of music, however, the trio is in fine form.

Frankly, I like the sound of "All Night Wrong" as good as Chesky's "4 Generations of Miles" SACD and think that this is better sounding than Chesky's "Swing Live" SACD. It is that good. I was told that when Holdsworth himself heard the SACD version of this performance, he was blown away and immediately rushed out and bought a SACD player.

For those of you who don't know who Holdsworth is, he is considered one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time, though remaining practically unknown by the masses. He is a jazz fusion jedi-master, whose skill is only outdone by his speed and accuracy. His speed is on par with Dimeola and Metheny, perhaps faster. This album is a nice reflection of his talent. out of 5

Danny Tse

Stereo hybrid SACD from Hong Kong BMG

"Highlights From Jekyll & Hyde" - Linda Eder and Colm Wilkinson

Won brand-new copy from ebay for US$9.99!!

imported_Brian L

Just got Layla and Elton's Honky Chateau SACDs. Both spectacular in MC, IMHO. Wonderful, wonderful discs!

Layla is pretty much an ambient mix, while HC has a fair amount of discrete sounds in the rears, but both work quite well and are very pleasing to my ears....very, very smooth frequency balance.

BGL

KevinJ

I picked up can's tago mago and soundtracks hybrid sacd's today[ony $14.99 each]

Paul.S

The O, Yeah! Aerosmith Ultimate Hits SACD is a niiice Xmas gift I received. Really a terrif compilation of both the early Columbia and later Geffen hits that heretofore have only been on separate releases.

-p