Great mood music and you d never guess it was a mono recording from 1950 due to the expansive soundstage and recording quality.
Steve hoffman ellington masterpieces vinyl.
Most of which were part of the label s columbia jazz masterpieces series.
For the first time in his recording career ellington was able to forego the three minutes and change restrictions in running time of the 78 rpm disc he and the.
Home forums discussions music corner ap ellington masterpieces mono.
Lush gorgeous dynamic and intelligent and extremely well recorded.
Referencing masterpieces by ellington in uncut concert arrangements lp album mono re hol cl 825 this is the mother of sergeant pepper s lonely hearts club band.
I ve been enjoying an excess of superb vinyl reissues over the past year and among them the blue note tone poet series as well as the bn80 series both are equally superbly done.
Discussion in music corner started by tlay dec 12 2014.
Hopefully after some delay i ll be ready for side two.
Luckily this heavy type vinyl and dish warping are just the sorts of things the vinyl flat excels at.
I certainly hope indigos can get at least the treatment masterpieces and the others got if not sacd.
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One of my favorite ellington albums and a great companion to the ellington uptown sacd that came out of japan a few years ago.
It is the first opportunity to listen to extended versions of songs from this mighty orchestra s songbook.
And of course the ocd sufferers at the steve hoffman forum are intent on spoiling it.
Let s be realistic here.
According to posters at steve.
Michael fremer dec 5.
Containing three proven compositions the fourth the tattooed bride was first played in 1948 in concert and recorded in a studio session only now.
Of course the vinyl is far superior as is the pressing quality but also the mastering is superior.
November 27 2015.
It makes me think of the after midnight nat cole sessions which steve hoffman remastered onto the 3 record 45rpm in terms of an astonishingly.
Ellington masterpieces a record that belongs in every record collection.
Recorded in new york on december 1950 these four tracks were ellington s first lp in the 12 format issued on columbia s masterworks series and it is among the earliest such lps released by columbia 1951.
While it s hard to pick out a favorite duke album this is the one i listen to most.