ERD50
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This question was asked in http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f27/the-audio-equipment-corner-70672-2.html#post1417617, I thought it could stand on its own:
Yes, performance comes first, but for the audiophiles - list some of your favorite recordings that have great performances, and great technical sound quality in the recording process.
I gave a partial answer in that thread, and I'll copy some of that here -
And browsing my disk directory, here are a few that jumped out at me that are probably widely available (much of my collection is pretty off-the-beaten-path):
- Marian McPartland/Plays the Music of Billy Strayhorn
- Marian McPartland/Just Friends
- Marian McPartland Trio/Live At Shanghai Jazz
- Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea/An Evening with Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock
- Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor/Appalachian Journey
- Cephas and Wiggins/Bluesmen
- Anoushka Shankar/Live at Carnegie Hall
- David Grisman and Martin Taylor/Tone Poems II
- Jeff Midkiff/Partners in Time
- Doc Watson/Elementary Doctor Watson
- Bill Monroe/Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
- Vince Guaraldi Trio/A Charlie Brown Christmas
- David Berger & the Sultans of Swing/The Harlem Nutcracker
Yes, I listen to electric/electronic as well, but those don't seem to jump out for me as much in terms of recording quality - OK, here's a few:
- Wendy Carlos/The Well‐Tempered Synthesizer
- Wendy Carlos/Switched-On Bach II
- Wendy Carlos/Switched-On Bach
- Wendy Carlos/Boxed Set IV- Switched-On Brandenburgs
- Wendy Carlos/Digital Moonscapes
- Wendy Carlos/Beauty in the Beast
- Wendy Carlos/The Well‐Tempered Synthesizer
-ERD50
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Here's a question ... what are some of your favorite high quality recordings?
Sinatra at The Sands ... w/ Count Basie
Mark Knopfler ... Sailing to Philadelphia
Bob Marley and The Wailers ... Uprising and Survival
Muddy Waters ... Folk Singer
Those are a few that come to mind right away.
Yes, performance comes first, but for the audiophiles - list some of your favorite recordings that have great performances, and great technical sound quality in the recording process.
I gave a partial answer in that thread, and I'll copy some of that here -
... off the top of my head, several Doc Watson recordings fit that bill. Just clean and simple, and you are there. Same with a couple Norman Blake albums/CDs. In that same vein, I have an LP that does not have a title, just a long list of artists (including Norman Blake), and that is phenomenal in every way. The album and later CD are both out of print, and appear to be collector's items by the prices I see.
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robbins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns
Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns - Norman Blake,Jethro Burns,Sam Bush,Vassar Clements,Dave Holland,Butch Robins,Tut Taylor | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
Norman Blake / Jethro Burns / Sam Bush / Vassar Clements / Dave Holland / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor
That's quite a mix, Dave Holland is a jazz bassist - played with Miles, and Abecrombie and DeJonette. Jethro Burns of "Homer and Jethro", but few realize he was probably the best mandolinist of his time, he could play any style. I used to regularly go out to hear his son Johnny, who played awesome electric guitar in some country-rock bands in Chicago, and Jethro would occasionally sit in with him and Steve Goodman (Jethro is on a few cuts of Goodman's 'Anthology' album). Jethro and his family lived in the near North Suburbs of Chicago. edit/add: Jethro and Chet Atkins (another great guitarist) were Brothers-in-Law, they married twin sisters.
And browsing my disk directory, here are a few that jumped out at me that are probably widely available (much of my collection is pretty off-the-beaten-path):
- Marian McPartland/Plays the Music of Billy Strayhorn
- Marian McPartland/Just Friends
- Marian McPartland Trio/Live At Shanghai Jazz
- Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea/An Evening with Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock
- Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor/Appalachian Journey
- Cephas and Wiggins/Bluesmen
- Anoushka Shankar/Live at Carnegie Hall
- David Grisman and Martin Taylor/Tone Poems II
- Jeff Midkiff/Partners in Time
- Doc Watson/Elementary Doctor Watson
- Bill Monroe/Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
- Vince Guaraldi Trio/A Charlie Brown Christmas
- David Berger & the Sultans of Swing/The Harlem Nutcracker
Yes, I listen to electric/electronic as well, but those don't seem to jump out for me as much in terms of recording quality - OK, here's a few:
- Wendy Carlos/The Well‐Tempered Synthesizer
- Wendy Carlos/Switched-On Bach II
- Wendy Carlos/Switched-On Bach
- Wendy Carlos/Boxed Set IV- Switched-On Brandenburgs
- Wendy Carlos/Digital Moonscapes
- Wendy Carlos/Beauty in the Beast
- Wendy Carlos/The Well‐Tempered Synthesizer
-ERD50
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