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Review by Claude August 23, 2005 (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
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I don't know if I have to give a review of the music, as this is in the Top 10 of the most essential jazz albums.
The transfer for this SACD sounds better than the previous CD reincarnation (Impulse 20bit remaster from the mid 90's). The only flaw is that the remastering engineer Rudy Van Gelder (who also recorded the session) has again decided - like on many of his Blue Note remasters - to brighten the sound on the (right) channel that reproduces the drums, in order to give the cymbals more emphasis. This provides for more clarity but also less homogenity between the channels. Despite this, the SACD is worth buying even if you have the previous CD re-remaster.
Too bad that the bonuses of the following Deluxe CD reissue (alternate tracks and live version of the suite) have been omitted.
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Review by djcowboy February 21, 2006 (3 of 5 found this review helpful)
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I resisted purchasing this album because I really did not think I liked John Coltrane. Boy did I get this one wrong. I had always thought of Coltrane as being a little too aggressive , overwhelming....uncontrolled. Well you know the other saying about first impressions.
This is a very spiritual CD and you will find yourself listening to it repeatedly. I now understand that what I had perceived as wreckless, is passion. As I get older I can appreciate how difference is not always good or bad.....just different. Coltranes' style is different from ost of the musicians of his generation. Just listen to Kind of Blue; the way he and Cannonball approach the same songs are vastly different and it still seems to work.
Since this is my first purchase of this CD I really do not have anything to compare this with other than music I have from the same era. The quality is good based on the age and I agree with the comments concerning the Rudy Van Gelder treatment mentioned in the other review. Rudy! If you're out there, show a little restraint on those cymbals. Otherwise very good job. This is another of those jazz essential that anyone into MUSIC should have at least one copy.
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Review by petermwilson July 15, 2003 (2 of 7 found this review helpful)
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Hi,
Until I purchased this disc, aside from the name that I heard mentioned from time to time, I had no idea what to expect.
Then I found myself listening to it daily for about a week.
Shortly thereafter I was browsing the music section of one of our Mega bookstores and found that there is actually a HardCovered book based soley on this album. Ok I guess I'm not the only one who likes it, but I had no idea that it had enough significance to warrant it's own book!!
Peter m.
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