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Review by Whitehall August 3, 2006 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
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The right word for this album is "lovable."
The selection of songs is classic. The personalities are enduring. The music just flows like a old friend sharing a nice glass of wine.
Sonically, a touch of tape hiss and otherwise not up to the most modern DSD-direct recording, but overall much better than one can really ask for from performers born in 1901 and 1917.
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Review by Tom March 16, 2003 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
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I'm very pleased with this SACD. The sonics are excellent considering its age, but not quite reference. The highs and brass instruments are a little veiled, and some cuts sound a little tinny, but I'm spliting hairs. The bass and vocals are solid. The selections are standards and a little laid back for my taste, but with both sharing the spotlight, they're done in an interesting style.
Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy is still my favorate Armstrong album. It's a fun album. I can't think of another Fitzgerald album that I like better. I rate this a 4.5 for both performance and sonics.
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Review by Audioflea October 2, 2012 (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
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| If this were vinyl, I’d have already burned through 3 copies. This Armstrong/Fitzgerald collaborative in SACD is proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. 3rd track; Moonlight in Vermont. Could be the purist and most beautiful thing that I have ever experienced. From beginning to end, this is THE perfect album; reproduced perfectly. Sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday. Brilliant effort and the reason we collect.
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