mikeweil Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 11 minutes ago, AllenLowe said: - now I hope they will do Duke's 1920s stuff; or maybe they have. The 1920s remains my favorite, the band is especially deep and loose. https://www.fremeaux.com/en/473-duke-ellington-quintessence-vol-1-3700368458600-fa204.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbersmear Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Did A-B-C Ko-Ko comparisons with… 99 Centennial Collection (with the fix Chuck noted) 95/96 Jazz Greats (done by John R.T. Davies) And then Ko-Ko + two whole discs with the Fremeaux box. If you have an obsession with this material, and the resources, this may be the one. It sounds excellent. Blue Goose is also a great track to compare with imo. The sequencing is, of course, subjective. I like their choices. Mark will have to tell us how it stacks up to vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 (edited) Here's the booklet for the set: https://www.fremeaux.com/img/cms/Livret 32P Duke at his very Best FA5869.pdf (scroll down for English) Quote For the present set I have used, where possible, multiple copies of the 78 rpm discs. I have applied a minimum of filtering and digital processing to the transfers, at the modest expense of a little surface noise and slight occasional distortion. The priority has been to convey the dynamic range and musicality of the Ellington orchestra. Some 82 of the 94 tracks in the present set are direct transfers from 78 rpm masters, while 12 others are taken from secondary analogue sources. Tony BALDWIN © FRÉMEAUX & ASSOCIÉS 2024 Edited April 18 by Stompin at the Savoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 I also compared a few tracks of that latest Fremeaux release, which is now also available on streaming services (I use Qobuz) and it does sound very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 (edited) Hmmm..20 euros for the digital version but is it lossless? Do not want mp3s! EDIT: sent an email for info. Edited April 18 by mr jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 On 4/5/2024 at 12:30 PM, Chuck Nessa said: IIRC, those were "cleaned up" for this package Got this one on Chuck's recommendation, and, as usual, he's absolutely right. The sound is very good. Like the video stuff too. Thanks Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 23 hours ago, mr jazz said: Hmmm..20 euros for the digital version but is it lossless? Do not want mp3s! EDIT: sent an email for info. email reply said FLAC and mp3 both were available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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