Cliff Englewood Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 How is it, sound quality etc, etc, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Have not listened to it in a while but memory says it sounds fine. Mastered by Doug Pomeroy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Great set--as Chuck says, sounds fine (much improved over the old 2-CD version) and the booklet's really cool (includes a replica of the original 1938 concert program). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Cheers Chuck & Ghost. Edited November 25, 2008 by Cliff Englewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yes, don't hesitate to get it. Terrific swing and spirituals, sometimes within the same song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Is this really the only thread about this great box? Got it recently and am making my way through it, reading and listening. Very cool set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 This is a great set, though for some reason Basie's piano intro to Lady be good is missing. (It can be found on Vol 9 of the Masters of Jazz Charlie Christian series.) I've often wondered about the exact order of the performances. IIRC the discs don't completely jibe with the order described by Hammond in his autobiography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Since Ruby Walker (Smith)'s performance, which John said opened the concert (following a recording of African music), is missing, I wonder what else has been left out. As we see in the program, Ruby appeared in the fourth segment rather than the opening. Hammond's autobiography, is, in large part, either deliberate (often blatant) fiction or a reflection of his then dimming/selective memory. That said, I was not impressed by the sound on the 3-CD Vanguard boxed set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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