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Recommendations On Some Great JAZZ or CLASSICAL SACD's


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Not an SACD but an interesting find in Jazz: Santana & Shorter (Carlos and Wayne) Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival (1988). You don't see this on their discographies because this "band" was not "official" which included the likes of Chester Thompson, Alphonso Johnson, Patrice Rushen playing a jazz fusion typical of those musicians at that time. Video is OK (not wide-screen but filmed well); but the audio is excellent. I mention it here because it has your choice of 2 channel or 5 channel DTS, both in 96/24. It sounds great on my system....better than some of my SACDs.

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Some great jazz SACDs:

Thelonious Monk, Straight, No Chaser - Amazing! Not a hybrid though. Only plays on SACD players

Mingus. Ah Um - Same as above.

Gene Harris - Listen Here - with Ray Brown on bass

Dave Brubeck - Time Out - Enough said.

Dave Brubeck - Concord On A Summer Night - Nice live performance.

Art Pepper - So In Love - Analogue Productions, just amazing!

Bill Evans - A Waltz For Debby - Nice if you like Evan's piano trio

Sonny Clark Trio - A classic and sounds fantastic.

I'll let you know when I think of more. That's just off the top of my head.

As far as classical, you can't go wrong with the RCA Living Stereo releases. My favorite is Rimsky-Korsakov's, Sheherazade - Fritz Reiner & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You can get them for $12 or less and all are great. Also, try to find the Naxos SACD of Holst, The Planets. There's only one and it's a great recording and performance.

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Thanks Gary. I have Thelonius Monk Straight No Chaser from Columbia. It plays on my regular CD player and the CD does not say anywhere I can see that it's super audio SACD. Do I have a different version than you?

Yes, different versions of the same album. The SACD is amazing though and well worth the price if you like the CD. It's one of the best sounding jazz SACDs I've ever heard.

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Here's a good start!

1

Miles Davis

Kind of Blue

1959

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2

John Coltrane

A Love Supreme

1964

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3

Charles Mingus

Mingus Ah Um

1959

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4

John Coltrane

Giant Steps

1959

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5

Sonny Rollins

Saxophone Colossus

1956

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6

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Time Out

1959

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7

Cannonball Adderley

Somethin' Else

1958

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8

John Coltrane

Blue Train

1957

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9

Herbie Hancock

Maiden Voyage

1965

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10

John Coltrane

My Favorite Things

1960

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11

Miles Davis

******* Brew

1969

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12

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

Moanin'

1958

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13

Eric Dolphy

Out to Lunch!

1964

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14

Thelonious Monk

Brilliant Corners

1956

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15

Louis Armstrong

25 Greatest Hot Fives & Sevens

1929

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16

Wayne Shorter

Speak No Evil

1964

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17

Ornette Coleman

The Shape of Jazz to Come

1959

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18

Bill Evans Trio

Waltz for Debby

1961

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19

Miles Davis

Birth of the Cool

1950

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20

Miles Davis

In a Silent Way

1969

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21

Lee Morgan

The Sidewinder

1963

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22

Charlie Parker

The Savoy & Dial Studio Sessions

1948

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23

Bill Evans Trio

Sunday at the Village Vanguard

1961

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24

Keith Jarrett

The Koln Concert

1975

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25

Miles Davis

Sketches Of Spain

1960
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I generally agree with most of the recommendations in the Acoustic Sounds link below,

http://store.acousticsounds.com/recommended.cfm?Field_cat=4

a few others to consider,

http://www.sa-cd.net/toprecommendations

cduniverse.com usually has the lowest online prices

Acousticsounds is a great place to search.

I've heard good things about the Channel Classics releases. The three I have sound great.

If the link works. http://store.acousticsounds.com/search_results.cfm?start=21&SearchText=Channel%20Classics&field=Label&Category=all_4

I listened to this Living Stereo release again last night and it's a good release if you are into the organ bass pedels. I don't know if I'm all that into the music yet but if you are into bass, subwoofers can be a plus with this one.

Saint Saens: Symphony No.3 "Organ"/Debussy: La Mer

Charles Munch

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I listened to this Living Stereo release again last night and it's a good release if you are into the organ bass pedels. I don't know if I'm all that into the music yet but if you are into bass, subwoofers can be a plus with this one.

Saint Saens: Symphony No.3 "Organ"/Debussy: La Mer

Charles Munch

CRCA 61387 SA

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That is a GREAT recording! Recorded in the late '50s or early '60s, it lacks a little "air", but the pedal bass is a real test. The slow movement has (16-foot) 34-Hz D-flats (the liner notes are wrong in saying 36 Hz), and the last movement climaxes on a 32.7 Hz low C (the lowest pitch in 16-foot ranks).

There is one place in the slow movement where an extremely low organ tone enters, where the score says "32 pieds" (i.e., 32-ft pipe). That would mean 34/2 = 17 Hz! I can't be sure because I don't have a sub -- see what you think if you get the CD.

The interpretation is vigorous, fabulous IMO. To me it's THE work for organ and symphony orchestra.

Larry

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