Wow
5 Stars
Posted
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
by
Brian VanPelt
These Impulse/Analogue Productions collaborations are all insanely good. This release is no exception.
First of all, everything sounds so clear, with lots of air around instruments. The drums and cymbals are crystalline, and any brass sounds very realistic. I noticed that the pianos are slightly softened when other musicians are soloing, and then accentuated when it's time for the piano solo.
The presentation feels like it preserves the placements of the musicians, and all of the instruments sound realistic and of the right size (no cadillac sized piano for example). There is no tape hiss at all. Freddie's horn is usually in the left channel and it's well- represented. Everything sounds just right. The drums and sax are in the right channel.
I suspect that I will buy every Impulse/Analogue Productions SACD.