What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Equally colourful and groovy Maazel/Beliner Symphonic Dances.
Excellent early digital with natural midrange and good frequency extensions plus quiet record surface.
Good early Boz on vinyl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3b9tvhkm8A
Excellent duo with constant interplay between the piano and bass. You can tell that these two have been performing together for quite some time. Ten tunes here, seven of them were composed by Holland or Barron, the other three are by Monk, Charlie Parker and Billy Strayhorn.
Alas, the recording which took place at Avatar Studios NY is quite disappointing. The warm non-fatiguing sound is quite flat, lacking resolution and texture, which is inexcusable in a controlled studio setting. Come to think of it, I cannot remember any disc issued on the Impulse label sounding spectacular. They should have gone instead to be recorded at ECM or MA and come up with a much more satisfying disc. Recommended.
What playback format were you listening to it in?
Dave
Recent find, Great folk/Rock well recorded LPs
My 9year old blasting out one of his Christmas CDs while playing one of his new xbox games.
On CD:-
Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248
Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Siegmund Nimsgern, Wiener Sängerknaben, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Underworld live in concert on 
Great while doing the sprouts.
Antoinio Forcione
"Touch Wood" (2008) mp3
The man 
Don Letts playing three hours of festive tunes on
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Jill Crossland
What playback format were you listening to it in?
Dave
Dave,
I was listening to a CD played through my Nait 3 and 3.5 player. Both musicians have previous recordings made on the ECM label where to my ears sound much better.
Haim
A sublime way to start a morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbFgKoE03Q
Doug, thanks again. EJ and Debs, to your attention.
Vinyl.
A sublime way to start a morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbFgKoE03Q
Doug, thanks again. EJ and Debs, to your attention.
Haim,
the samples on the Hyperion site sound interesting and very good.
A bit expensive even for a 2 CD set but it's on my wish list for now.
I wouldn't be surprised if all those Bach - Transcription CDs are good to hear.
Debs
A present I opened this morning. Haven't heard this in very many years. I used to have it on vinyl and have been looking to obtain a CD version for some time so I was pleased to receive it.
What playback format were you listening to it in?
Dave
Dave,
I was listening to a CD played through my Nait 3 and 3.5 player. Both musicians have previous recordings made on the ECM label where to my ears sound much better.
Haim
Haim
This was one of my favourite albums of 2014 so I was a little surprised by some of your comments.
Here are some quotes from Stereophile magazine:
“The engineering is by James Farber, who works his usual wonders with tone, balance, ambience, and crisp transients”.
“The audiophiles among you must be wondering how these albums sound. Well, I didn't select them on sonic criteria, but they won't disappoint by that standard...................”.
“If I re-arranged that Top 10 list according to their sonic merits, top billing would go to the Jarrett & Haden (ECM!), followed by Barron & Holland, then ….........................”
I have several of Dave Holland's ECM albums, especially the Quintet recordings, but wasn't aware Kenny Barron had also recorded on the label.
My "Art Of The Conversation" version is a Qobuz ALAC CD quality download.
Dave
Another two albums featuring the wonderful Italian trumpet/flugelhorn player Paolo Fresu.
Paolo Fresu: trumpet & flugelhorn; Richard Galliano: accordion; Jan Lundgren: piano.
Recorded: 7 - 11 January 2007.
Streaming on Spotify Premium.
Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu: trumpet & flugelhorn; Stefano Bollani: Piano; Enzo Pietropaoli: bass; Roberto Gatto: drums.
Recorded: 17/18 March 1999.
Streaming on Spotify Premium and Qobuz download.
Dave
Old vinyl box.
Without a doubt one of my favourite Jazz albums of 2014 ...
Without a doubt one of my favourite Jazz albums of 2014 ...
G,
Nice album.
Hope you are having a great day man.