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   David Stanbury
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   Auburn, AL, USA
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   Denon 2930 SACD player via DenonLink 3 to
Denon 3808 receiver
JM Lab Focal Cobalt speakers:
FR, FL, RR, RL: 806 S bookshelf
CC 800 S center channel
REL R-505 subwoofer
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Reviews
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Kronos plays Holmgreen      (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  January 15, 2013

This album should be a must-have for all fans of the Kronos Quartet. This is their only album on SACD, and the medium (especially in surround sound) adds a particularly exciting feel to their music. In this incarnation the quartet consists of David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank ... more
Bolcom, Foss, Gandolfi, Golijov - Boston Symphony Chamber Players        (3 of 5 found this review helpful)
  July 14, 2012

This is a great SACD: superb playing, fine recording quality, and a wonderful selection of music. About the music: it is all 20th-century American compositions, from four composers with close ties to the BSO. Windsurfer comments that "one has to develop an ear for this sort of thing", but don't be ... more
  June 16, 2011

This is an album of songs mostly by Stevie Wonder, sung by Jen Chapin, with Stephan Crump on bass (plucked and bowed) and Chris Cheek on saxophones. The style is spare contemplative acoustic jazz (with some subtle electronic embellishments); being only a trio, the musicians are highly exposed. It is ... more
Dexter Gordon: Dexter Calling    (3 of 8 found this review helpful)
  October 24, 2010

This is an old Blue Note album, dating from 1961. The remastered SACD has a 2008 copyright. In June 2010, Sibelius2 reviewed the partner Dexter Gordon SACD “Go”, and my comments are quite similar regarding the recording quality. The album is a jazz classic, and this is probably the best-sounding ... more
  April 27, 2010

This album consists of 13 pieces by Cuban composers and arranged by Carlos Franzetti for D’Rivera (clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones) plus a band of 10 winds, piano, bass, drums and percussion. The title is an allusion to Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain. The album is thus conceived as a tribute ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Discussion: Eric Clapton: 461 Ocean Boulevard
May 21, 2013
The SACD mch mix has a prominent center channel, which must indeed require a different mix compared to the LP. According to the SACD liner notes, the mch mix was done by Mick Guzauski. ... more
Discussion: Eric Clapton: 461 Ocean Boulevard
February 26, 2013
Wouldn't it be easier to just buy the surround SACD version? ... more
Discussion: Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman
February 10, 2013
Well, now I bought the SACD and had difficulty removing the seal. You know, the plastic piece of sticky tape along one edge of the disk pack. I finally got it off, but now there is a sticky residue. I tried Goo-Gone once with another disk pack and totally ruined it. This is my second disk from Analogue Productions with this problem. I am annoyed. ... more
Article on JazzTimes about surround
January 27, 2013
Here are some statistics compiled from this website: the 20 most recent jazz SACDs recorded in the 21st century (I think) Hiromi Uehara - Place To Be stereo Uehara Hiromi - The Trio Project "Voice" stereo Hiromi Uehara - The Trio Project "Move" stereo Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi Uehara stereo Trialogue stereo B.B. Driftwood: ... more
Article on JazzTimes about surround
January 26, 2013
I am puzzled by the statement "SACD, the other format, survives primarily as a stereo medium." Does this refer to the recent trend towards reissues of old recordings? ... more