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RE: Way over digitsed to the max-Did you make other comparisons?

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Did you have/take an opportunity to compare "Ray Sings Basie Swings" to conventionally recorded Ray Charles music, especially music originally released on Lp, but also on CD or SACD? That's what I have been doing as part of my listening process.

Likewise, I have found that the "Count Basie is Back" on the 88 label is a nice gauge for the Basie orchestra to help see how well (or poorly) this marriage really is.

It's too bad that there was no way to disguise the advertisement that shouts "Ray Sings Basie Swings" was done through substantial digital manipulation because there are steep biases and expectations to neutralize from the outset. I know in the near future when I share this recording with friends who are life long Ray Charles lovers (almost none who are audiophiles) I will down play the digital input stuff and allow them to just to listen and see what they say.

Please understand that I am not, in anyway disparaging your opinion, because I, myself, could/do have bias because I want so much for this release to be successful.

In fact, the more I think about it, when I do play "Ray Sings Basie Swings" for friends I will do so without spot light and I will play it simply among other recordings that I have such as old Lps (my see comments below), "Ray Charles at the Olympia" and even "Genius Loves Company", that I really don't like at all. In addition, to my opinion (which I believe in this case is well grounded because of my life long exposure to Ray) I will see what dye-in-the-wool Ray Charles connoisseurs have to say.


Robert C. Lang

Edits: 10/11/07

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