I nominate Columbia's Contemporary Masters Series #35342 "Unknown Session". I dont know the original engineer but the reissue engineer was Frank Brooks(no surprise). My recird is klabeled "For Promotion only. Ownership Reserved by CBS. (There arent enough people at ?CBS to take this record away from me.) Sale is unlawful."
The sound is so clear and detailed, so immediate that it is immersive and gripping. Beautiful music, of course.
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Topic - Your best sounding Ellington recording - Jack D II 13:34:03 05/10/15 (23)
- Follow up to the suggestions! - jimbill 13:34:21 05/16/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - bald2 09:15:34 05/16/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - fantja 14:45:47 05/13/15 (0)
- Ellington recordings on Pablo - hifitommy 22:41:37 05/12/15 (1)
- I agree about Pablo - boboli 12:51:54 05/13/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - Jack D II 09:51:44 05/11/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - Jack D II 09:48:22 05/11/15 (0)
- Blues in Orbit was a sought-after SACD. - oldmkvi 09:17:36 05/11/15 (0)
- Such Sweet Thunder - andy evans 03:34:14 05/11/15 (1)
- RE: Such Sweet Thunder in stereo - garf 04:03:01 05/12/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - jazz1 23:55:45 05/10/15 (3)
- Question - vinyl survivor 18:22:11 05/11/15 (1)
- RE: Question - jazz1 22:29:01 05/11/15 (0)
- Your description reminds me of the Fargo recordings... - musetap 09:52:11 05/11/15 (0)
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins - bjh 21:13:40 05/10/15 (0)
- That's tough... - musetap 19:14:00 05/10/15 (0)
- I think FIVE are tied for best - afro18 18:35:40 05/10/15 (0)
- Anatomy of A Murder - GEO 18:26:39 05/10/15 (2)
- RE: Anatomy of A Murder - afro18 18:38:13 05/10/15 (1)
- RE: Anatomy of A Murder - fantja 14:44:19 05/13/15 (0)
- RE: Your best sounding Ellington recording - genungo 17:52:09 05/10/15 (0)
- Hmm, maybe Afro Bossa. nt - Rick W 15:21:31 05/10/15 (0)
- Masterpieces by Ellington - boboli 14:45:28 05/10/15 (0)