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I'm very happy with it

Posted by Jazz Inmate (A) on June 11, 2003 at 20:02:23

In Reply to: Anxious To Read Your Opinion! (nt) posted by Robertc88 on June 11, 2003 at 19:08:28:

Sounds tonally correct, linear, and certainly comparable to Van Gelder's other SACD, although this was recorded at Hackensack for Blue Note and the other in Englewood Cliffs for Impulse. There's some sense of interstitial air but not as "analog" as many other SACDs. Nice definition and soundstage. Horns and piano have a 3 dimensional quality--with trane's sax and Lee's trumpet sounding "thereish" most of the time. Interestingly, Fuller's trombone picks up some reverb and occasionally, so does the trumpet--sounds like it catches more reverb the further away from the mic. Actually some incredible macrodetail going on here. I can for the first time get a sense of what/where the musicians are doing relative to the microphone--leaning into it or wailing back away from it, catching more reflectios off the ceiling of that legendary Van Gelder living room. The high hat has some of the magical presence I appreciate on so many SACDs. I can see why some might think it's tizzy because Philly Jones keeps that ride cymbal cranking and Van Gelder does nothing to hide you from it, but when Jones lays off that cymbal (as in the piano solo on Lazy Bird, the whole thing just opens up like a clear road ahead. The piano pops and sparkles when Kenny Drew reels off his single note lines with the right hand. Things feel a little congested bcause it was recorded a touch hot. Don't expect analog-like magic, but it certainly is a welcome and most enjoyable SACD. Red book RVGs certainly sound nowhere near this good. Hope this is just the beginning from BN. If they all sound this fine I'll be one happy camper.

Very good notes by Cuscuna, by the way (possibly the same as the "ultimate" edition which I never picked up).

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