Jazz at the Pawnshop, OMG thank you so much! I first heard this in a Hi-Fi dealership back in the late 1970's but never knew or couldn't remember the name. I have searched for decades to rediscover this recording. This was an unexpected gift to me!
I heard a song twice within a close proximity when I was a young kid. Never heard it again. Didn’t know the name of the song or the artist. I only remembered they sang something about Maxwell. I thought maybe it was just an old Maxwell House coffees commercial. Fast forward 20 years. I’m at a bar looking for a song on the jukebox, when I see a song called Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by the Beatles. My heart leapt into my throat. I pressed play and BOOM! Twenty years of searching lol It’s a great feeling
@@mozdieloz3826 I wish I had as many rubies as records but for me it's very difficult to pick a few, at being the best sounding. I will say that Joan Armatrading and Steely Dan would be in the mix: Thank you.
Ron, thanks for just being you today. This is why I love you from the day you started your channel! You love music, and it’s shows what a humble and honest guy, husband, and father you are! Great LPs! Want a laugh! My father bought me my first drum set when I was in 5th grade for Christmas. As I waited for the excitement of Christmas morning to slow so I could que up Alice Cooper, The Killer LP. My father calmly walked in took it off the turntable and put on Take Five! Turned to me and said “ there, now learn how to play!” And keep that shit off my turntable! Thanks for the memory my friend.
He picked two Swedish recordings, ‘Cantate Domino’ and ‘Jazz at the pawnshop’. Being from Sweden myself I cannot agree more. These are giants in well recorded albums of all time.
I usually avoid "ratings" videos, but I like that you chose the quality of the recording and playback over personal biased music tastes. It's a real pleasure to listen to great recordings even when they are not in your musical preferences. I've added a few to my list to listen, thank you!
Much love for Take Five. I first heard it when I was a kid, about 50 years ago. I've listened to it literally thousands of times over the years, and it never gets old. Same magic with every replay. I loved how it was used in Pleasantville.
The man that doesn't like Jazz.. lol..... I had a pretty crazy system back in the day before i moved to a condo and went away from the hobby until a couple of years ago. . Anyway, I got that Louie Album at a garage sale 25 years ago and St. James Infirmary absolutely floored me. It was pure magic. I had no idea that it was so special until the needle hit the grooves! That album is what this hobby is all about.
Cantate domino was recorded in Sweden. I heard "Julsang" on a reel to reel in the 70's at a hifi show through electrostatic speakers. Blew my mind then - still does. Very old but great choice.Cantate Domino and Jazz at the Pawnshop are both Swedish on the Proprius label in fact. Sad that such old recordings have still not been bettered today.
Funny that I'm now 40 years later hear Jazz at the pawnshop... My childhood friends dad was playing this record often when I was at their place! He always talked about it as he was in the audience at the recording of the gig at the famous jazzclub "Stampen" in Stockholm ("Stampen" a slang word for a Pawnshop in Swedish)! I had forgot this record as I havent heard it on at least 30 years! 2 Swedish records out of five is not bad!😁
Ok, last week I set up my system according to your method and was blown off my chair by the improvement. Now, not being a jazz fan at all, so not having listened to any one of those albums, I am bursting at the seams to download and venture into jazz after work today!!
Check out: John Coltrane - Blue train Hank Mobley - Soul Station Miles Davis - Relaxin' Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus They're really accessible to get into jazz, and imho are among the best recorded
A quirk of audiophiles (and there are many 😂) is that we sometimes listen to music we are not into, mainly due to the sound quality and/or production. Hip hop and rap etc usually sounds so tight and dynamic, even though it’s not usually my genre at all.
I have always gone back to the 'Chris Botti in Boston' Blue-Ray. Its mixed to perfection, and has so many different sounds and dynamics. It's amazing. If you like Jazz, smooth Trumpet playing, and music in general, you are missing out if you haven't watched it.
I ordered Jazz at the Pawnshop on SACD before this video ended. Had never heard of it, or a couple of other records you listed. Glad I found this video
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories is for audiophiles definitely. You can test any audiosystem, you can evaluate all frequencies, try different genres of music and simply enjoy. All in one album
Lots of great choices here, however I was surprised to see no Steely Dan or Donald Fagen. Donald Fagen was an absolute sound perfectionist and made sure all of his records sounded as crisp and musically tight as possible. I believe "The Nightfly" deserves a spot on this list.
I used to play The Nightfly a lot back in the early 80s (when I had a turntable). Recently rediscovered it again on Spotify and it's just as fun to listen to now.
You set yourself an impossible task. As it happens I already had 4 out of 5 and just downloaded the Satchmo. Thumbs up :) Jazz at the Pawnshop is something special.
Great record, a description would help: live recording of a Swedish combo in a club called The Pawnshop. 2 mics into a 2 track deck, Revox I think. Puts you in the sonic space of the room as good as any recording ever.
I agree with all of your choices and own 4 of them already. Thank you for choosing Satchmo Plays King Oliver. I'm adding that to my collection right now!
Jeez!! Just listenes to Jazz in the Pawnshop!! What a recording! Especially the drums, you can feel the spatial difference between toms, snares, hi hats, unbelievable. Anf this is only on s budget system, Klipsch 600s, SMSL 300 amp and a Nobsound mini tube preamp.
Absolutely insane recording. As far as the soundstaging, you are stood plumb dead center of that venue. The drum positioning is unreal. Can say the same for the Mile Davis album. Those cymbals have height! Of course it's not the same sound as being there, but how the sound sounds is damn near close (if that makes sense). Both gave me goosebumps.
OMG....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO !!!! Satchmo Plays King Oliver is an AMAZING sounding recording...I had never heard it....must be my lucky day....found NM classic records 180 gram....can't wait to play it on my turntable!! Jazz at the Pawnshop....I had never heard of this one either...Acoustic sounds had the 2 lp version in stock for fifty bucks new....yeah!! Thanks so much for bringing new outstanding music to my ears!!!! Take Good Care, Michel
When I was still making recordings the comment I heard the most was that people were not used to turning the volume knob way more then they were used to. I always responded that if you want the recording to be a re-enactment that it was neccesary, if you wanted it to be just a postcard then I could just normalize it.
Thanks for sharing these...a few new ideas for me. I bet Guttenberg has those too!...or was even there! Hee hee. Just gotta say i LOVE your sense of humor and that laugh. Hope the smart lady of the house is on the mend!
The record from Beck Morning Phase has a great sound presents, the production is fantastic. I would recommend good to high end speakers. I used Totems, this album comes to life.
Are sound presents similar to Christmas presents? And I kinda prefer low to mid end speakers for best musical tonality and that square root of 2 feel we all yearn to groove to in our soul.
gotta give it to you dude... Take 5.. ha ... i didnt know my system could do that. After all the craft of recording is by far the most important step in quality audio
Yes and some superb recordings are very mainstream and not sold as audiophile. It’s always nice to discover those. REM Automatic for the People is one example.
Agreed. One of my favorites for stereo separation is Machine Head by Deep Purple, which brings me to my question: Is there a device, a DAC, a setting, that can remove the tape hiss from older recordings that suffer from primitive recording technologies?
Listened Holy Night bij Cantate Domino on Tidal thrue my ELAC 512 Jet speakers powered by my Arcam A38 amplifier and it blew my mind, WOW! When that choir kicks in it put an instant smile on my face and gave me goosebumps, and that's coming someone who hates churches! Thanks a lot my man!
Of the two I have from you list (Miles, Brubeck) I agree they are at the top. A fairly obscure one I found at a thrift store is Marilia Medalha - Caminhada. It is a Brazilian recording. The first time I played it, I was blown away at the quality of the recording - particularly of the separation of the instruments. I posted it on my channel but of course they never sound as good here as on the turntable. However you can get a sense of what superb job of recording they did.
I'm not a massive fan of the band by any means. But, lately I've been listening to a DSD256 rip of Depeche Mode's Violator LP. The production, attention to detail and overall sonic signature just sound immense. There's not many modern LP's I've heard with such strong production values.
I love the myth, that everyone was into alternative music in the early 80's. Couldn't be farther from the truth. I remember going to see Depeche Mode live in a medium size nightclub. There must of been 50 people there.
I agree with 'Jazz at the Pawnshop' and the details of the recording are interesting. I don't have the vinyl but I do have the SACD and it's superb. The surround sound really sits you in the audience. No gimmicks.
I don't love jazz, but 4/5 of my best sounding records are jazz. LOL. So many jazz records sound so good it would be hard to choose. I'd put Bill Evans, Sunday at the Village Vanguard up there. Another good one is Melody Gardot's Live in Europe. Not jazz but Tom Waits Mule Variations is one of my go-to great sounding albums. Lots of TW, really.
I also have Take Five, bought it at the Woolworth Department store in Benton, il in the early 60's new for about a dollar, I think. It still sounds great almost 60 years later
Kind of blue is s masterpiece of musicality and recording methods. Steely Dans "Gaucho" is another one of my go to records for clean production. "Speaking in melodies" by Michael Ruff would also be on my list.
Hi! Looks like I'm late to this party. Just wanted to say thanks. I have been slowly getting my stereo to sound better and better, and it is quite good now. Its gotten to the point where its less about the music and more about the recording - and that lead me here. So I glad I found these. Listening to your no. 1 right now and I am getting goosebumps!!! Again, thank you so much!
David, that's a real shame, "gotten to the point where it's less about the music and more about the recording", that's just the opposite for me, if the music doesn't touch me in someway it's not something I would go out of my way to listen to no matter how great the recording is.
I love the 2L recordings. 2L places the microphones in the middle of the orchestra that plays in a ring around them. This gives a very different listening experience from everything else I heard.
Oh my goodness you have no idea what sounds good. Just kidding! I appreciate your opinion. I have three of the five and I agree they sound amazing I will be buying the other two shortly. Thanks for the effort I appreciate it. Stay safe and protect your family. Muddy Waters Folk Singer from Analog Productions is one of my all-time favorites
My favorite is my copy of Supertramp Breakfast in America After that I have to say it would be Al Stewart-Year of the Cat(believe it or not actually sounds pretty good) Alan Parsons Project-Eye in the Sky A promo only release copy of Steely Dan-Gold And Simply Red-Picture book
Hi man. Thank you for the vid. Some curiosa about Cantate Domino. It was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in Oscarskyrkan. and it was what’s called an advent concert. They still have this concert once a year in Oscarskyrkan in Stockholm. I have been two times to the concert and it is really great. The songs may very from year to year but some songs seem to come each year. They have several choirs, buth children and adults and for some songs the whole audience sing along, and that is when it feels so awesome! So if you want to hear it live, come to a first advent concert here.
LOL!! I was trying to remember the name of an album I have put away on both LP & CD so I searched for "Audiophile Recordings" and didn't see it, but *your video* caught my eye so I watched it and low & behold, there it is, #5, _Jazz at the Pawnshop_ Thank you!
What a great top 5! Thank you. Here's my 5 finest... #1: Cannonball Adderley - Something’ Else “Autumn Leaves” with Miles Davis on the horns is just… well sublime beyond words #2: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand An acoustic lover’s dream album. Their version of “Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us” is one of the very best. #3: Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo The newest album here, but such a masterpiece (in my humble opinion) #4: The Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday “All Things to All Men” featuring Roots Manuva gets me head-jiving every single time. #5: Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi So you loved "Jazz at the Pawnshop" and "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" and wondering what could possibly be next... well this might just be it. Just listen to his version of "St. James Infirmary." That's all. Oh, and a noteable mention: #6: Dr. Dre - The Chronic Arguably the finest most audiophile hip-hop record ever made.
Good to see you include Khruangbin's Con Todo El Mundo, translates to With All The World. Excellent trio mixing some interesting influences to create their own very unique sound. Mark Speer on guitar is a joy to watch and listen to. Warning their music is addicting. The Universe Smiles On You and their latest with vocalist Leon Bridges Texas Sun are also great and worth checking out. All excellently recorded with a real nice soundstage. tinyurl.com/yake9qzv
I'm not big on jazz... now let me show you my favorite jazz albums lol. Great job man, definitely some great picks. My two go to albums to show off a system at this point are Radiohead's "OKnotOK", and LCD Soundsystem's "This is Happening"
Time Out in Mono is actually much more moving on my system. But yeah. The drums spacial presentation and presence of Desmond’s horn are ethereal!!! Good list buddy! And just to be “that guy” I listen on Tekton Impact Towers. 😉
Fabulous recommendations. I’ve got them on CD as I live in Sri Lanka and access to vinyl is complicated. Playing these off a Wadia CS player is sheer heaven. Can only imagine how they must sound on vinyl.
When I first got into audio the go-to audiophile record, for dealers trying to impress would be customers, was Sheffield Labs vinyl Dave Grusin's Discovered Again. When I got back into audio years later it had been replaced by Patricia Barber's Café Blue. Sound quality on Jazz at the Yawnshop is top notch but just too boring for me. I do agree that, to some extent, Kind of Blue is THE jazz album for people who don't like jazz. But for me Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue is even more accessible. Not one offending note on that one and the whole album just flows and grooves.
This might be long… As a Swede this is awesome. Two Swedish groups of musicians! But the real thing for me is the Stampen recording. My mother went there as often as she could. I had to babysit my sister and mom would come home all hyped up how good Dompan (Domnerus) was, and all the other guys. Thanks for making me reminisce 🙏🏼
Hi Ron great choice. Personally, I'd add Bob James Earl Klugh's LP - One on One. I have a copy from a digital master recorded in Tokyo on CBS/SONY label in 1979 (Cat. 30AP 2258). Simply an amazing LP. Also, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section [Vinyl] is also a good choice.
Mathias Eick - Midwest on ECM. Trumpet, violin, double bass, drums piano. Heavenly-beautiful music and playing (Miles Davis-esque trumpet)...but what sets it into the 'best sounding'... as well as the fabulous recording of the tuned instruments... is the drums and percussion.... the kick drum goes so DEEP and is so tastefully and delicately hefty...and all of the shimmery high end cymbals and percussion an audiophile with a need for 'tinkly bits' could wish for. Recorded by the legendary Manfred Eicher. A must have!!!!!
It always makes me chuckle a bit when someone makes a blanket statement, "I don't like jazz". The reason why is, jazz comes in so many forms that are so disparate from each other, they actually sound like different genres. Sure, the albums that were listed in this vid all sound like what the vast majority of people would point to as being jazz. But then you have things like, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brand X, Return to Forever, which can be as heavy as any metal. Or chamber jazz, like Oregon, Eberhard Weber, and so many artists on the ECM label, which can be so intricate, with a lot more interplay between musicians and not really swing. Or free jazz, which can sound chaotic at first glance, but upon further listening, can really swing, in a less than literal manner. Or the very recent genre of jazz-metal, which has jaw dropping musicianship, extreme complexity and heaviness. Bands like Panzerballet, Counter-World Experience, Exivious.
Exactly right. Same with "classical" or even "rock." When I hear someone say, "I don't like jazz," it often means, "I'm not interested in hearing something new."
So right. You have dixieland, Swing, Miles Davis, Large stage bands like Maynard Feguson and his big band. Small club ensembles. Guys like Chris Botti and Dave Koz that play a more approachable, main stream jazz. I am lucky enough to live near New York City and go to the Jazz at Lincoln Center venue where they have 3 different listening spaces. A large theater for listening to big bands, a smaller venue for more intimate performances and Dizzy's club Coca cola which is a night club setting where you can eat and drink while enjoying great jazz.
For many people there are simply not enough hours in the day to explore the amount of music you are obviously interested in, so they wouldn't even be aware of all the 'hybrid/mixed/variations of 'Jazz' you mentioned...If they really don't like the sounds they hear on 'traditional' Jazz albums like on this list, they are unlikely to explore and/or be interested in those other 'genres' IMO...'I don't like oil paintings'- you could have a chuckle and go off on a tangent with that statement too, but it's really not hard to understand...
You've just brought back memories of Take 5 when it was released and the music teacher played it in school assembly! Around 1960. I recall my disappointment that my 9 year old friends were not similarly moved.
Cool stuff.... Hitting Jazz at pawn shop now.. The full album available on UA-cam... Yes I know... We're working with what we have... Gave it a taste near field with tubes . Freaking cool.. You just occupied my next hour . Gonna check out entire album... ✌️. Thanks
Excellent selections, and interestingly, most of them are in the jazz genre! Here are my two favorite LP picks for performance, recording quality and dynamics. Count Basie Orchestra - Basie is Back The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Digital Duke
Speaking of Sachmo...Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Ella and Louis record. So natural sounding. Buddy Rich, Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson in the rhythm section. Among the best sounding tracks in my collection.
If you can stand language you don't understand, then Hector: Varjot ja lakanat - song: Seinästä seinään. It is not so much stage, as it is about very detailed and delicate recording. Hope somebody likes it :)
I have many great audiophile records. If I had to pick one it would be Flamenco fever. A direct to disc record by M&K. Kinda rare and expensive but very real and dynamic sounding.
Thank you! I already have and truly enjoy Kind of Blue and I just ordered the other four. A treat for my Hegel h120 and Monitor Audio Gold 200’s as well as for my ears and soul.
The Columbia church strikes twice. Thanks for the reminder on Jazz at the Pawnshop. Back in old times many audio reviewers has it as a reference. Gotta grab it when it's available.
Thank you for this video! Becoming an "audiophile" has spun me way more into the middle of jazz--more than I ever expected. If you like Kind of Blue (as well as recordings with amazing imaging), PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE order Sketches of Spain. I personally think it blows Kind of Blue out of the water. Apparently, Miles thought so too. But enough advice from me! I took your advice and ordered the last Louis Armstrong record available on Amazon. St. James Infirmary is epic when played on my hi-res library, so I imagine I'll love it in vinyl as well. I also ordered Jazz at the Pawn Shop. Excited for that as well...
I agree with 3 of of your 5 best sounding recordings: Miles Davis Kind of blue, Dave Brubeck Take Five and Jazz at The Pawnshop. You must included Patricia Barber Café blue. It's a must!
open.spotify.com/track/0NxF4oQN28O7gCuzyLClJ1?si=dG32CfiNR1uEfL4gCuMliQ Cross Road Blues on Blues For The New Millennium by Marcus Roberts (The blind pianist who played with Wynton Marsalis).
Fuck yes! Not only a stunning recording but SO DAMN LISTENABLE. Totally agree, they are side by side (although KOB edges it for being a bit better on headphones than SE)
😂 GLAD I LISTENED TO THIS…FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LOOK 👀 FORWARD TO CHECKING THEM OUT SOMETIME SOON …SOME OLD FAVORITES 🤗 AND AND SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME 🤔 ALSO I HOPE ALL YOUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO RECOVER 💯🤗😍😍😍
Have the Dave Brubeck and the Miles Davis shown here. Agreed. They might be "cliche" but they're phenomenal recordings and mores the point, I genuinely enjoy the music! A record that has been in my collection for years, largely ignored but recently re-discovered and sounds just fantastic is Johnny Guitar Watsons "A Real Mother" album. Near mint vinyl copies can be found for next to nothing but it's a really open sounding recording. A genuine surprise. You have to pick what you play after it carefully so as not to be disappointed. Give it a go. Also, honourable mention to anything from Earnest Ranglin's "Below The Bassline" album. The album itself (pretty rare now) or any of the 45 re-issues doing the rounds the last few years. Beautifully recorded...and a stone groove hehe
Hi just wanted to say thanks for this. Resulted in me buying Jazz at the Pawnshop. Brilliant recording and so enjoyable to listen to. My main driver for LP purchase has been quality of production and sound. That's why over the last 5 years my Jazz collection has grown steadily. Can I mention just about anything from the Carpenters has amazing dynamics and placement, especially the last album prior to her death - Voice of the Heart. This album never fails to send a shiver down my spine. With a half decent system Carol Carpenter will be in your room!
Ron...I accessed all your jazz recommendations thru Amazon Music and I was floored by the quality of Hi-fidelity recordings for those sessions. Just astounding! Thanks so much! By the way, whoever was the recording engineer on the Jazz at the Pawnshop session deserves special kudos for the placement of the mics! Fabulous!
I saw Pink Floyd in the background and expected some absolutely picks. Out of your 5, I think you nailed it, in someone else's world. Not one would be in my entertainment room. I'm refraining from making my recommendations for the simple reason of the universe division. I'll have to agree with your opening Statement, there will be disagreement on your selected 5, and with that, we go our different paths.
I couldn't give you a top five, but the first album that blew me away for soundstage was Jean Michel Jarre Magnetic Fields on a Sony Walkman cassette player!
Jazz at the Pawnshop, OMG thank you so much! I first heard this in a Hi-Fi dealership back in the late 1970's but never knew or couldn't remember the name. I have searched for decades to rediscover this recording. This was an unexpected gift to me!
I heard a song twice within a close proximity when I was a young kid. Never heard it again. Didn’t know the name of the song or the artist.
I only remembered they sang something about Maxwell.
I thought maybe it was just an old Maxwell House coffees commercial.
Fast forward 20 years. I’m at a bar looking for a song on the jukebox, when I see a song called Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by the Beatles. My heart leapt into my throat. I pressed play and BOOM!
Twenty years of searching lol
It’s a great feeling
@@tomdickharryjr5451 I hate when this happens. I'm still searching my subconscious for the lost jewels.
@@robertwoodward9231 Is that as in real ones or as songs?
@@mozdieloz3826 I wish I had as many rubies as records but for me it's very difficult to pick a few, at being the best sounding. I will say that Joan Armatrading and Steely Dan would be in the mix: Thank you.
That's really awesome to find something after all this time.
Ron, thanks for just being you today. This is why I love you from the day you started your channel! You love music, and it’s shows what a humble and honest guy, husband, and father you are! Great LPs! Want a laugh! My father bought me my first drum set when I was in 5th grade for Christmas. As I waited for the excitement of Christmas morning to slow so I could que up Alice Cooper, The Killer LP. My father calmly walked in took it off the turntable and put on Take Five! Turned to me and said “ there, now learn how to play!” And keep that shit off my turntable! Thanks for the memory my friend.
Luv that stuff 😅
great story. Killer is a great album and so is Take 5. we can have it all!
He picked two Swedish recordings, ‘Cantate Domino’ and ‘Jazz at the pawnshop’. Being from Sweden myself I cannot agree more. These are giants in well recorded albums of all time.
Jazz at the pawnshop is really unusual 👍
It’s a beautiful day out and now I am in my man cave listening to Miles. I finished Cantate Domino. Thanks for the list.
I usually avoid "ratings" videos, but I like that you chose the quality of the recording and playback over personal biased music tastes. It's a real pleasure to listen to great recordings even when they are not in your musical preferences. I've added a few to my list to listen, thank you!
Much love for Take Five. I first heard it when I was a kid, about 50 years ago. I've listened to it literally thousands of times over the years, and it never gets old. Same magic with every replay. I loved how it was used in Pleasantville.
Cantate Domino has tracks in Swedish, German, French and English. The choir is from Sweden.
Please do not stop there.. Jazz at the pawn shop is recorded in Stockholm, Sweden also.
Svenskarna vet vad de gör!
Thanks guys!
@@AmazonasBiotop Indeed. Both recordings were made by Propius Records in Sweden.
Some of these are old friends - some are new to me. Thank you for opening up some sound that is exactly the kind of music I really love.
The man that doesn't like Jazz.. lol..... I had a pretty crazy system back in the day before i moved to a condo and went away from the hobby until a couple of years ago. . Anyway, I got that Louie Album at a garage sale 25 years ago and St. James Infirmary absolutely floored me. It was pure magic. I had no idea that it was so special until the needle hit the grooves! That album is what this hobby is all about.
Oh my, Jazz at the pawn shop....How in the world is this sound coming from my speakers.. By God, what a record! Awesome, thank you.
Cantate domino was recorded in Sweden. I heard "Julsang" on a reel to reel in the 70's at a hifi show through electrostatic speakers. Blew my mind then - still does. Very old but great choice.Cantate Domino and Jazz at the Pawnshop are both Swedish on the Proprius label in fact. Sad that such old recordings have still not been bettered today.
Funny that I'm now 40 years later hear Jazz at the pawnshop... My childhood friends dad was playing this record often when I was at their place! He always talked about it as he was in the audience at the recording of the gig at the famous jazzclub "Stampen" in Stockholm ("Stampen" a slang word for a Pawnshop in Swedish)! I had forgot this record as I havent heard it on at least 30 years!
2 Swedish records out of five is not bad!😁
Ok, last week I set up my system according to your method and was blown off my chair by the improvement. Now, not being a jazz fan at all, so not having listened to any one of those albums, I am bursting at the seams to download and venture into jazz after work today!!
Awesome!
Check out:
John Coltrane - Blue train
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Miles Davis - Relaxin'
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
They're really accessible to get into jazz, and imho are among the best recorded
Charles Mingus Blues and Roots
A quirk of audiophiles (and there are many 😂) is that we sometimes listen to music we are not into, mainly due to the sound quality and/or production. Hip hop and rap etc usually sounds so tight and dynamic, even though it’s not usually my genre at all.
I don’t find the modern hip hop production pleasurable, too distorted for my taste. Old school is great!
I think it’s the punchy bass and small percussion and synth sound that sound nice to me, but not my best genres at all.
Yeah like for example Astroworld is an amazing sounding album
I have always gone back to the 'Chris Botti in Boston' Blue-Ray. Its mixed to perfection, and has so many different sounds and dynamics. It's amazing. If you like Jazz, smooth Trumpet playing, and music in general, you are missing out if you haven't watched it.
Every guest performance was outstanding. Superb video and audio.
I ordered Jazz at the Pawnshop on SACD before this video ended.
Had never heard of it, or a couple of other records you listed. Glad I found this video
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories is for audiophiles definitely. You can test any audiosystem, you can evaluate all frequencies, try different genres of music and simply enjoy. All in one album
100% this. A masterful recording
Yes.. Should possibly say more but yes
True story
It's overpriced as hell :(
I think the Homework record beats RAM, the songs Phoenix, Da Funk, High Fidelity and Rock'n roll are just top tier
For someone who doesn't like jazz there are a lot of jazz records there. But your right they are some pretty amazing records.
Lots of great choices here, however I was surprised to see no Steely Dan or Donald Fagen. Donald Fagen was an absolute sound perfectionist and made sure all of his records sounded as crisp and musically tight as possible. I believe "The Nightfly" deserves a spot on this list.
Eja
I used to play The Nightfly a lot back in the early 80s (when I had a turntable). Recently rediscovered it again on Spotify and it's just as fun to listen to now.
Totally agree! Aja and Nightfly are insane on my system!!!
DF is a perfectionist. Guy´s still alive.
Nightfly is too bright for me! Good content though.
You set yourself an impossible task. As it happens I already had 4 out of 5 and just downloaded the Satchmo. Thumbs up :)
Jazz at the Pawnshop is something special.
Great record, a description would help: live recording of a Swedish combo in a club called The Pawnshop. 2 mics into a 2 track deck, Revox I think. Puts you in the sonic space of the room as good as any recording ever.
Greg Singh Not completely correct, the club is called "Stampen" 😀
I agree with all of your choices and own 4 of them already. Thank you for choosing Satchmo Plays King Oliver. I'm adding that to my collection right now!
Jazz at the pawnshop!!! Fantastic !!! It is also one of my Reference recordings!!! I love it
Cantante Domino is MIND BENDING!!!!
One of the few times i agree with a top list. Got all of them and they are phenomenal.
Jeez!! Just listenes to Jazz in the Pawnshop!! What a recording! Especially the drums, you can feel the spatial difference between toms, snares, hi hats, unbelievable. Anf this is only on s budget system, Klipsch 600s, SMSL 300 amp and a Nobsound mini tube preamp.
Absolutely insane recording. As far as the soundstaging, you are stood plumb dead center of that venue. The drum positioning is unreal.
Can say the same for the Mile Davis album. Those cymbals have height!
Of course it's not the same sound as being there, but how the sound sounds is damn near close (if that makes sense).
Both gave me goosebumps.
OMG....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO !!!!
Satchmo Plays King Oliver is an AMAZING sounding recording...I had never heard it....must be my lucky day....found NM classic records 180 gram....can't wait to play it on my turntable!!
Jazz at the Pawnshop....I had never heard of this one either...Acoustic sounds had the 2 lp version in stock for fifty bucks new....yeah!!
Thanks so much for bringing new outstanding music to my ears!!!! Take Good Care, Michel
Jazz at the pawnshop is an absolute joy to listen to.
Absolutely!
When I was still making recordings the comment I heard the most was that people were not used to turning the volume knob way more then they were used to. I always responded that if you want the recording to be a re-enactment that it was neccesary, if you wanted it to be just a postcard then I could just normalize it.
You should definitely add "Scheherezade" with Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony to a new Top 10 list of best audiophile recordings.
I've listened to three of the mentioned here. And they are phenomenal recordings.
Thanks for sharing these...a few new ideas for me. I bet Guttenberg has those too!...or was even there! Hee hee. Just gotta say i LOVE your sense of humor and that laugh. Hope the smart lady of the house is on the mend!
The record from Beck Morning Phase has a great sound presents, the production is fantastic.
I would recommend good to high end speakers. I used Totems, this album comes to life.
Are sound presents similar to Christmas presents? And I kinda prefer low to mid end speakers for best musical tonality and that square root of 2 feel we all yearn to groove to in our soul.
gotta give it to you dude... Take 5.. ha ... i didnt know my system could do that. After all the craft of recording is by far the most important step in quality audio
Thanks, you kind of confirm what I keep thinking to myself - eventually we all will end up listening to Jazz, regardless of our musical history
Yamamoto Tsuyoshi Trio - Midnight Sugar on 2 x 45 RPM vinyl gets my vote
you hit it! That is better than the pawn shop. For shure.
I prefer Misty by the same trio. Very dynamic piano.
My face melted all the way off of my skull with Cantate Domino, especially silent night, dang my dude!! Thanks for the recommendation! 🙏🤯
Why don’t you make this a series...
Each genre rock classical etc...
good shout!
Yes and some superb recordings are very mainstream and not sold as audiophile. It’s always nice to discover those. REM Automatic for the People is one example.
Agreed. One of my favorites for stereo separation is Machine Head by Deep Purple, which brings me to my question: Is there a device, a DAC, a setting, that can remove the tape hiss from older recordings that suffer from primitive recording technologies?
@@patrickstingley4126 CEDAR was very good but there is always a trade off sonically. Less is more.
Listened Holy Night bij Cantate Domino on Tidal thrue my ELAC 512 Jet speakers powered by my Arcam A38 amplifier and it blew my mind, WOW! When that choir kicks in it put an instant smile on my face and gave me goosebumps, and that's coming someone who hates churches! Thanks a lot my man!
Of the two I have from you list (Miles, Brubeck) I agree they are at the top. A fairly obscure one I found at a thrift store is Marilia Medalha - Caminhada. It is a Brazilian recording. The first time I played it, I was blown away at the quality of the recording - particularly of the separation of the instruments. I posted it on my channel but of course they never sound as good here as on the turntable. However you can get a sense of what superb job of recording they did.
Oh wow, thank you for that Marilia Medalha record recommendation!
I haven’t heard two of them!!
Satchmo or Domino, can’t wait to hear them!
Thank you
I have no doubt that those are the best sounding records in your collection.
I never thought I was much of a jazz fan either till I heard
Slowly rolling camera - Juniper
That album really does blow me away
I'm not a massive fan of the band by any means. But, lately I've been listening to a DSD256 rip of Depeche Mode's Violator LP. The production, attention to detail and overall sonic signature just sound immense. There's not many modern LP's I've heard with such strong production values.
It has and always been a record unto itself.
I love the myth, that everyone was into alternative music in the early 80's.
Couldn't be farther from the truth.
I remember going to see Depeche Mode live in a medium size nightclub.
There must of been 50 people there.
@@rosssmith8481 By 1990, though...
Amazing album ! Doesn’t matter where you drop the needle!
Even my early 90s CD sounds absolutely stunning. Violator is an album for the ages.
I agree with 'Jazz at the Pawnshop' and the details of the recording are interesting. I don't have the vinyl but I do have the SACD and it's superb. The surround sound really sits you in the audience. No gimmicks.
I don't love jazz, but 4/5 of my best sounding records are jazz. LOL. So many jazz records sound so good it would be hard to choose. I'd put Bill Evans, Sunday at the Village Vanguard up there. Another good one is Melody Gardot's Live in Europe. Not jazz but Tom Waits Mule Variations is one of my go-to great sounding albums. Lots of TW, really.
I also have Take Five, bought it at the Woolworth Department store in Benton, il in the early 60's new for about a dollar, I think. It still sounds great almost 60 years later
Kind of blue is s masterpiece of musicality and recording methods. Steely Dans "Gaucho" is another one of my go to records for clean production. "Speaking in melodies" by Michael Ruff would also be on my list.
Man I've been thinking about Gaucho for a while now. I now know the shop that's got it and I'm going when the sun comes up..
You are so right about Jazz At The Pawnshop. Personally I like Bruebecks West Side Story album soundwise
Hi! Looks like I'm late to this party. Just wanted to say thanks. I have been slowly getting my stereo to sound better and better, and it is quite good now. Its gotten to the point where its less about the music and more about the recording - and that lead me here. So I glad I found these. Listening to your no. 1 right now and I am getting goosebumps!!! Again, thank you so much!
David, that's a real shame, "gotten to the point where it's less about the music and more about the recording", that's just the opposite for me, if the music doesn't touch me in someway it's not something I would go out of my way to listen to no matter how great the recording is.
I have only seen the first choice and am already in agreement. That record is absolutely sublime!
”Cantante Domino” and ”At the Pawnshop” both Swedish, nice, I salute your taste.
Jazz at the pawnshop was a treat to listen to! Thanks for the list!
I love the 2L recordings. 2L places the microphones in the middle of the orchestra that plays in a ring around them. This gives a very different listening experience from everything else I heard.
You will like "Chasing the dragon" because they use techniques like this at "Air Studios" when recording orchestra. They use binaural heads also.
Great recordings, to bad Lindberg is all in with MQA
Congrats with your choices. I like hearing what others cherish.
Oh my goodness you have no idea what sounds good. Just kidding! I appreciate your opinion. I have three of the five and I agree they sound amazing I will be buying the other two shortly. Thanks for the effort I appreciate it. Stay safe and protect your family. Muddy Waters Folk Singer from Analog Productions is one of my all-time favorites
Cantate Domino is ridiculously good. It uses every bit of my system. It's so delicate. Amazing stuff.
My favorite is my copy of Supertramp Breakfast in America
After that I have to say it would be
Al Stewart-Year of the Cat(believe it or not actually sounds pretty good)
Alan Parsons Project-Eye in the Sky
A promo only release copy of Steely Dan-Gold
And
Simply Red-Picture book
Hi man. Thank you for the vid. Some curiosa about Cantate Domino. It was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in Oscarskyrkan. and it was what’s called an advent concert. They still have this concert once a year in Oscarskyrkan in Stockholm. I have been two times to the concert and it is really great. The songs may very from year to year but some songs seem to come each year. They have several choirs, buth children and adults and for some songs the whole audience sing along, and that is when it feels so awesome! So if you want to hear it live, come to a first advent concert here.
I quit vinyl in 1980 something, when the CD-ROM was intro, now both live in my work shop lol
I insta bought Cantate Domino after watching this video. Can’t wait for Christmas to come around!
You just made me order 5 records 😁
😆 happy birthday!
LOL!! I was trying to remember the name of an album I have put away on both LP & CD so I searched for "Audiophile Recordings" and didn't see it, but *your video* caught my eye so I watched it and low & behold, there it is, #5, _Jazz at the Pawnshop_
Thank you!
My favorite recording was and still is and it's right behind you on the wall . Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
What a great top 5! Thank you. Here's my 5 finest...
#1: Cannonball Adderley - Something’ Else
“Autumn Leaves” with Miles Davis on the horns is just… well sublime beyond words
#2: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
An acoustic lover’s dream album. Their version of “Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us” is one of the very best.
#3: Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo
The newest album here, but such a masterpiece (in my humble opinion)
#4: The Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday
“All Things to All Men” featuring Roots Manuva gets me head-jiving every single time.
#5: Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi
So you loved "Jazz at the Pawnshop" and "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" and wondering what could possibly be next... well this might just be it. Just listen to his version of "St. James Infirmary." That's all.
Oh, and a noteable mention:
#6: Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Arguably the finest most audiophile hip-hop record ever made.
Good to see you include Khruangbin's Con Todo El Mundo, translates to With All The World. Excellent trio mixing some interesting influences to create their own very unique sound. Mark Speer on guitar is a joy to watch and listen to. Warning their music is addicting. The Universe Smiles On You and their latest with vocalist Leon Bridges Texas Sun are also great and worth checking out. All excellently recorded with a real nice soundstage. tinyurl.com/yake9qzv
I agree with Kind of Blue. It's a phenomenal record
I'm not big on jazz... now let me show you my favorite jazz albums lol. Great job man, definitely some great picks.
My two go to albums to show off a system at this point are Radiohead's "OKnotOK", and LCD Soundsystem's "This is Happening"
Time Out in Mono is actually much more moving on my system. But yeah. The drums spacial presentation and presence of Desmond’s horn are ethereal!!! Good list buddy! And just to be “that guy” I listen on Tekton Impact Towers. 😉
Time Out played on a MONO cartridge ! Holy SH*T !!
@@jackwezesa1081 Indeed!
Fabulous recommendations. I’ve got them on CD as I live in Sri Lanka and access to vinyl is complicated. Playing these off a Wadia CS player is sheer heaven. Can only imagine how they must sound on vinyl.
When I first got into audio the go-to audiophile record, for dealers trying to impress would be customers, was Sheffield Labs vinyl Dave Grusin's Discovered Again. When I got back into audio years later it had been replaced by Patricia Barber's Café Blue. Sound quality on Jazz at the Yawnshop is top notch but just too boring for me. I do agree that, to some extent, Kind of Blue is THE jazz album for people who don't like jazz. But for me Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue is even more accessible. Not one offending note on that one and the whole album just flows and grooves.
This might be long… As a Swede this is awesome. Two Swedish groups of musicians!
But the real thing for me is the Stampen recording. My mother went there as often as she could. I had to babysit my sister and mom would come home all hyped up how good Dompan (Domnerus) was, and all the other guys. Thanks for making me reminisce 🙏🏼
Hi Ron great choice. Personally, I'd add Bob James Earl Klugh's LP - One on One. I have a copy from a digital master recorded in Tokyo on CBS/SONY label in 1979 (Cat. 30AP 2258). Simply an amazing LP. Also, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section [Vinyl] is also a good choice.
Mathias Eick - Midwest on ECM. Trumpet, violin, double bass, drums piano. Heavenly-beautiful music and playing (Miles Davis-esque trumpet)...but what sets it into the 'best sounding'... as well as the fabulous recording of the tuned instruments... is the drums and percussion.... the kick drum goes so DEEP and is so tastefully and delicately hefty...and all of the shimmery high end cymbals and percussion an audiophile with a need for 'tinkly bits' could wish for. Recorded by the legendary Manfred Eicher. A must have!!!!!
It always makes me chuckle a bit when someone makes a blanket statement, "I don't like jazz".
The reason why is, jazz comes in so many forms that are so disparate from each other, they actually sound like different genres.
Sure, the albums that were listed in this vid all sound like what the vast majority of people would point to as being jazz.
But then you have things like, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brand X, Return to Forever, which can be as heavy as any metal. Or chamber jazz, like Oregon, Eberhard Weber, and so many artists on the ECM label, which can be so intricate, with a lot more interplay between musicians and not really swing. Or free jazz, which can sound chaotic at first glance, but upon further listening, can really swing, in a less than literal manner. Or the very recent genre of jazz-metal, which has jaw dropping musicianship, extreme complexity and heaviness. Bands like Panzerballet, Counter-World Experience, Exivious.
Exactly right. Same with "classical" or even "rock." When I hear someone say, "I don't like jazz," it often means, "I'm not interested in hearing something new."
So right. You have dixieland, Swing, Miles Davis, Large stage bands like Maynard Feguson and his big band. Small club ensembles. Guys like Chris Botti and Dave Koz that play a more approachable, main stream jazz. I am lucky enough to live near New York City and go to the Jazz at Lincoln Center venue where they have 3 different listening spaces. A large theater for listening to big bands, a smaller venue for more intimate performances and Dizzy's club Coca cola which is a night club setting where you can eat and drink while enjoying great jazz.
What if I said 'I don't like rap music'...I suppose any defender of 'rap music' could use the exact same argument you are using right? Who cares....
4 of these albums are jazz!? Am I missing something or is I bait?
For many people there are simply not enough hours in the day to explore the amount of music you are obviously interested in, so they wouldn't even be aware of all the 'hybrid/mixed/variations of 'Jazz' you mentioned...If they really don't like the sounds they hear on 'traditional' Jazz albums like on this list, they are unlikely to explore and/or be interested in those other 'genres' IMO...'I don't like oil paintings'- you could have a chuckle and go off on a tangent with that statement too, but it's really not hard to understand...
Hi, I listened them and I think that the Jazz At Pawn Shop is incredible, it is fantastic.
So you don't like jazz. Man I love your enthusiasm.
Haha! Welcome back to “New Denial Day!”
true true true true true...
got them all :)
(Cantate domino - track 9, played loud, Im beamed in another universe)
The LA 4 “Pavane Pour Infante Defunte”
A highly regarded jazz Direct to Disk LP.
Excellent sound and dynamics
LA4 Direct to Disc "Just Friends" also sounds marvelous
Pronounced DOM-ee-no. Like Dominoes Pizza with more of an 'ee' sound, second syllable. Great video! Love it.
You've just brought back memories of Take 5 when it was released and the music teacher played it in school assembly! Around 1960. I recall my disappointment that my 9 year old friends were not similarly moved.
Cool stuff.... Hitting Jazz at pawn shop now.. The full album available on UA-cam... Yes I know... We're working with what we have... Gave it a taste near field with tubes . Freaking cool.. You just occupied my next hour . Gonna check out entire album... ✌️. Thanks
Dave Brubeck Take five always takes me to smoke filled pool hall of the early 60's with Minnesota Fats at the table. glorious
I saw this in the menu and thought you were me. I was like I don’t remember doing this. Lol
I love Alice in Chains, MTV unplugged. I use it to test every speaker I have ever tried in the last 20 years. Tori Amos; Under the Pink
Alice n Chains is incredible. The Tori Amos pink vinyl not great in my opinion.
Excellent selections, and interestingly, most of them are in the jazz genre!
Here are my two favorite LP picks for performance, recording quality and dynamics.
Count Basie Orchestra - Basie is Back
The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Digital Duke
Speaking of Sachmo...Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Ella and Louis record. So natural sounding. Buddy Rich, Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson in the rhythm section. Among the best sounding tracks in my collection.
I second that!
If you can stand language you don't understand, then Hector: Varjot ja lakanat - song: Seinästä seinään. It is not so much stage, as it is about very detailed and delicate recording. Hope somebody likes it :)
I have many great audiophile records. If I had to pick one it would be Flamenco fever. A direct to disc record by M&K. Kinda rare and expensive but very real and dynamic sounding.
Thank you! I already have and truly enjoy Kind of Blue and I just ordered the other four. A treat for my Hegel h120 and Monitor Audio Gold 200’s as well as for my ears and soul.
I actually never though about my records that way, which sounds best. But I agree Jazz at the Pawnshop is a holographic experience.
Its 2021 and why are we stu k with a 1977 as a best recordung? Pawnahop sounds rediculously good. Great last album Steve
The Columbia church strikes twice. Thanks for the reminder on Jazz at the Pawnshop. Back in old times many audio reviewers has it as a reference. Gotta grab it when it's available.
Thank you for this video! Becoming an "audiophile" has spun me way more into the middle of jazz--more than I ever expected. If you like Kind of Blue (as well as recordings with amazing imaging), PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE order Sketches of Spain. I personally think it blows Kind of Blue out of the water. Apparently, Miles thought so too. But enough advice from me! I took your advice and ordered the last Louis Armstrong record available on Amazon. St. James Infirmary is epic when played on my hi-res library, so I imagine I'll love it in vinyl as well. I also ordered Jazz at the Pawn Shop. Excited for that as well...
Sketches of Spain indeed! A great record to crawl into. 🍷
I agree with 3 of of your 5 best sounding recordings: Miles Davis Kind of blue, Dave Brubeck Take Five and Jazz at The Pawnshop. You must included Patricia Barber Café blue. It's a must!
Up on the shelf with Kind Of Blue is Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley, featuring Miles Davis.
open.spotify.com/track/0AoPLgpdQvdZIU0qYByMcU?si=Ags-vQWXSIidmX59MVQVIQ
Wild Man Blues on Satchmo, A Musical Autobiography.
open.spotify.com/track/0NxF4oQN28O7gCuzyLClJ1?si=dG32CfiNR1uEfL4gCuMliQ
Cross Road Blues on Blues For The New Millennium by Marcus Roberts (The blind pianist who played with Wynton Marsalis).
open.spotify.com/track/5I504TPg11POgtjssPcKFI?si=oURyx7t5SWy6mUJiTDBTkQ
Take The A Train - Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra. (Duke Ellington)
open.spotify.com/track/4hkL4pzAuVtpS70FzS1i5i?si=SrTn00OZR9-Q61HdRqRVSw
Nature Boy on The Messenger by Kurt Elling.
Fuck yes! Not only a stunning recording but SO DAMN LISTENABLE. Totally agree, they are side by side (although KOB edges it for being a bit better on headphones than SE)
😂 GLAD I LISTENED TO THIS…FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LOOK 👀 FORWARD TO CHECKING THEM OUT SOMETIME SOON
…SOME OLD FAVORITES 🤗 AND AND SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME 🤔
ALSO I HOPE ALL YOUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO RECOVER 💯🤗😍😍😍
Have the Dave Brubeck and the Miles Davis shown here. Agreed. They might be "cliche" but they're phenomenal recordings and mores the point, I genuinely enjoy the music! A record that has been in my collection for years, largely ignored but recently re-discovered and sounds just fantastic is Johnny Guitar Watsons "A Real Mother" album. Near mint vinyl copies can be found for next to nothing but it's a really open sounding recording. A genuine surprise. You have to pick what you play after it carefully so as not to be disappointed. Give it a go. Also, honourable mention to anything from Earnest Ranglin's "Below The Bassline" album. The album itself (pretty rare now) or any of the 45 re-issues doing the rounds the last few years. Beautifully recorded...and a stone groove hehe
I agree about Johnny Guitar Watson's album, even the 45s from the album sound amazing and of course the cd version is also amazing.
I bought both the 45 & album in 76! What a bad ass record!
Hi just wanted to say thanks for this. Resulted in me buying Jazz at the Pawnshop. Brilliant recording and so enjoyable to listen to. My main driver for LP purchase has been quality of production and sound. That's why over the last 5 years my Jazz collection has grown steadily. Can I mention just about anything from the Carpenters has amazing dynamics and placement, especially the last album prior to her death - Voice of the Heart. This album never fails to send a shiver down my spine. With a half decent system Carol Carpenter will be in your room!
Ron...I accessed all your jazz recommendations thru Amazon Music and I was floored by the quality of Hi-fidelity recordings for those sessions. Just astounding! Thanks so much! By the way, whoever was the recording engineer on the Jazz at the Pawnshop session deserves special kudos for the placement of the mics! Fabulous!
I saw Pink Floyd in the background and expected some absolutely picks. Out of your 5, I think you nailed it, in someone else's world. Not one would be in my entertainment room. I'm refraining from making my recommendations for the simple reason of the universe division. I'll have to agree with your opening Statement, there will be disagreement on your selected 5, and with that, we go our different paths.
I couldn't give you a top five, but the first album that blew me away for soundstage was Jean Michel Jarre Magnetic Fields on a Sony Walkman cassette player!
One of my favs as well!
This man said 'I don't really like jazz' then most of the list is jazz. You ain't gotta lie to kick it.