Monthly Archive: October 2014
Jeff Buckley – Grace – Columbia Records (1994)/ Original Recordings Group (2014) – vinyl 45 rpm
Alternative singer/songwriter’s only complete studio album is superior on 45 rpm audiophile vinyl.
Audio News for October 14, 2014
Sony Hi-Res Headphones & DAC/Amp; Sharp Names UHD Video Comptetition Winners; Arcam Introduces New SACD/CD Player, Stereo Amp & Preamp, and Integrated Amp
![“The American Masters” Works by SAMUEL BARBER, JOHN CORIGLIANO, MASON BATES [TrackList follows] – Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/ London Sym. Orch./ Leonard Slatkin – Entertainment One](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/american-mastersX.jpg)
“The American Masters” Works by SAMUEL BARBER, JOHN CORIGLIANO, MASON BATES [TrackList follows] – Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/ London Sym. Orch./ Leonard Slatkin – Entertainment One
American contemporary music linking three generations of composers – well played and beautifully recorded.
![The Bad Plus – Inevitable Western [TrackList follows] – OKeh/Sony Music Masterworks](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BadPlusWestern.jpg)
The Bad Plus – Inevitable Western [TrackList follows] – OKeh/Sony Music Masterworks
The Bad Plus abounds as a boundary-breaking jazz band.
Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins – Sonny Meets Hawk – RCA (1963) /PurePleasure (2014) – vinyl
A meeting of tenor sax jazz royalty…
Felix Salmond, cello = Works of BEETHOVEN, BRUCH, ST.-SAENS, GLAZUNOV, BRIDGE, GRIEG & Trad. – Pristine Audio
Pristine restores much of the electrical recording legacy of Felix Salmond, Britain’s extraordinary cellist.
Bobby Jaspar All-Stars Band – Modern Jazz Au Club Saint Germain – Barclay/ Sam – vinyl
Bobby Jaspar with an all-star French band…
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”; Choral Fantasy in C minor – Leif Ove Andsnes, piano and cond./ Mahler Ch. Orch. – Choral Fantasy – Leif Ove Andsnes, piano and cond./ Mahler Ch. Orch. / Prague Philharmonic Choir/ Lukas Vasilek – Sony Classical
The conclusion of Andsnes’ Beethoven Journey presents us heroism and poetry in artful harmony, well-recorded.
Mannish Boys – Wrapped Up And Ready – Delta Groove Music
Veteran blues outfit lets the good times roll.
Ezra Weiss Sextet – Before You Know It (Live in Portland) – Roark Records
Firing on all cylinders – Ezra Weiss Sextet…
Brian Lynch and Emmet Cohen (Duo and Quartet) – Questioned Answer – Hollistic MusicWorks
Lessons well learned…
The Innocents, Blu-ray (1961/2014)
A mild Victorian-era ghost story, beautifully photographed, with a screenplay largely written by Truman Capote.
![SKJELBRED: Waves & Interruptions [TrackList follows] – Eirik Raude, marimba and vibraphone/Ida Bryhn, viola/ Tom Ottar Andreassen, flutes/ Thomas Kjekstad, guitar – Pure Audio Blu-ray – 2L](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wavesinterruptionsSA.jpg)
SKJELBRED: Waves & Interruptions [TrackList follows] – Eirik Raude, marimba and vibraphone/Ida Bryhn, viola/ Tom Ottar Andreassen, flutes/ Thomas Kjekstad, guitar – Pure Audio Blu-ray – 2L
Relaxing contemporary percussion-based music with state-of-the-art recording.
Terence Blanchard – Flow – Blue Note – vinyl
Trumpeter takes Blue Note jazz in a new direction.
Five New Blue Note vinyl re-masterings
Five classic Blue Note vinyls from their new re-mastering program…
Audio News for October 10, 2014
New Marantz AVR Preamp Has Dolby Atmos Surround; Best Buy Adds Home-Automation Departments; Sinclair and Technicolor ATSC 3.0 UHD OTA Telecast; Pair of B&W Dada Baby Speakers Auctioned for $3,277
![HERBERT HOWELLS: “The Complete Works for Violin and Piano” [TrackList follows] – Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin/ Matthew Rickard, p. – EMR Records](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/HowellsViolinX.jpg)
HERBERT HOWELLS: “The Complete Works for Violin and Piano” [TrackList follows] – Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin/ Matthew Rickard, p. – EMR Records
A beautiful collection of these unjustly obscure works.
BRITTEN: Simple Symphony; Quartettino; Rhapsody for String Quartet; Phantasy in F minor; String Quartet in F Major – Emperor Quartet – BIS
Britten quartets lovingly played and striking recorded.
Frank Kimbrough Quartet – Palmetto Records
Frank Kimbrough is a pianist of vision and invention who along with his cohorts makes this session a most interesting offering.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in C Major; BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Mindru Katz, piano/ Israel Philharmonic Orch./ Josef Krips – Cembal d’amour
Mindru Katz at his elegant and explosive best in the music of Beethoven and Brahms.
Eric Bibb – Natural Light – Manahaton Records (2003)/ Pure Pleasure Records (2014) – stereo vinyl
Blues artist crossover glows in re-mastered audiophile vinyl.
The Metamorphosis, Blu-ray (2013)
Full frontal Kafka is not for everyone, but this production is stunning in its own right.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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