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Playing again this masterpiece. Terrific sound from this remaster... but when I compare with the Qobuz 24/96 stream, the latter comes frighteningly close...
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#9392
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Tony, finally playing this. It's great! Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade. A mere glance at Round Again’s line-up is capable of arousing a sense of collective hysteria among jazz fans. The original members of the saxophonist’s first quartet haven’t recorded together since MoodWing was released in 1994. “We would have done it ten years if it were up to me”, explains Mehldau, “Josh, Christian and Brian are all my heroes. It’s like playing with The Avengers!” It’s a worthy comparison seeing as these four really are considered superheroes in today’s jazzosphere. In almost a quarter of a century, their aura and playing has developed in an exponential way to the point that the quartet has achieved an irrevocable spiritual chemistry. In this brand-new offering (three compositions by Redman, two by Mehldau, and one each for McBride and Blade), they immediately show off a bond which allows them to perform extraordinary and colossal swing. Under the hood of this sparkling, perplexing yet vintage Rolls Royce of a record, RoundAgain is a meaningful four-way conversation. From beginning (Undertow) to end (Your Part to Play), mutual respect is at the heart of their drive and direction; even Redman’s verbose saxophone never steals the spotlight. Let’s just hope that we won’t have to wait another 26 years before they do it all again… © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Qobuz 24/96 Somehow I only discovered this gem this week. It is quite bewildering, and I'll need to chew on it to better understand it... The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history. Charles Mingus consciously designed the six-part ballet as his magnum opus, and -- implied in his famous inclusion of liner notes by his psychologist -- it's as much an examination of his own tortured psyche as it is a conceptual piece about love and struggle. It veers between so many emotions that it defies easy encapsulation; for that matter, it can be difficult just to assimilate in the first place. Yet the work soon reveals itself as a masterpiece of rich, multi-layered texture and swirling tonal colors, manipulated with a painter's attention to detail. There are a few stylistic reference points -- Ellington, the contemporary avant-garde, several flamenco guitar breaks -- but the totality is quite unlike what came before it. Mingus relies heavily on the timbral contrasts between expressively vocal-like muted brass, a rumbling mass of low voices (including tuba and baritone sax), and achingly lyrical upper woodwinds, highlighted by altoist Charlie Mariano. Within that framework, Mingus plays shifting rhythms, moaning dissonances, and multiple lines off one another in the most complex, interlaced fashion he'd ever attempted. Mingus was sometimes pigeonholed as a firebrand, but the personal exorcism of Black Saint deserves the reputation -- one needn't be able to follow the story line to hear the suffering, mourning, frustration, and caged fury pouring out of the music. The 11-piece group rehearsed the original score during a Village Vanguard engagement, where Mingus allowed the players to mold the music further; in the studio, however, his exacting perfectionism made The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady the first jazz album to rely on overdubbing technology. The result is one of the high-water marks for avant-garde jazz in the '60s and arguably Mingus' most brilliant moment. © Steve Huey /TiVo
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After Hours
George Duke Excellent Album, well recorded! Warner Jazz B00000AG8H Regards, Jim
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Dave Grusin Very Very Nice! As always a fine GRP recording! GRP Records B0000001QC Regards, Jim
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Jim, very fine collection!
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Sonus Faber Elipsa SE | REL S/812 | Goldmund Telos 280 | EAR Yoshino 912 | Merason DAC1 | Innuos ZENith Mk3 | Clearaudio Innovation Basic + TT5 + Lyra Delos | Studer A810+A807 | Nakamichi Dragon | RDacoustic Hybrid Acoustic Diffuser |
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These 60s albums of Hancock are so great.
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Time/Life series from the last century. Benny Goodman box up first followed by Bessie Smith, Pee Wee Russell & Bunny Berigan. Not sure that Benny Goodman is not my favorite single musician for several reasons.
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More Hancock.
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