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Steve Hoffman Tweets New 5.1 SACDs are on the way! (presumably from Audio Fidelity?)
July 2, 2014
There's a DVD-A of Pere Ubu's Modern Dance that got rave reviews but was never released in the U.S. That, or any of the first four albums, would sound brilliant on SACD. Dub Housing first, please. ... more
ORG Music SACDs - Release Program Canceled Due to Lack of Interest in SACD
March 30, 2014
Apparently SACDs of Dolphy's Outward Bound, Far Cry and Live at the Five Spot are in the works from AP. Why Out to Lunch is not in that stack is baffling, but these might just be the first round. And the Archie Shepp titles are being reprinted, as well, so there's always hope. I wish labels like Aum Fidelity would get on the SACD bandwagon. Their ... more
ORG Music SACDs - Release Program Canceled Due to Lack of Interest in SACD
March 29, 2014
Amazing how many of these 'out' titles are under the radar. Some things just hit my to-buy list. I'd also make a case for Wayne Horvtiz, another Songlines product. His chamber-y quartet with Peggy Lee and Ron Miles is exquisite (and a rare example of jazz bassoon!): http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/3869 John Gilmore is on 3 SACDs, in fact, including ... more
ORG Music SACDs - Release Program Canceled Due to Lack of Interest in SACD
March 28, 2014
For what it's worth, there's some excellent free jazz available on SACD at very reasonable prices. Tony Malaby has 2 titles on Songlines, both of which are, to my ear, absolutely stunning sonically and musically: http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/1308 http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/5565 Neos has one title by William Parker, although it stays mainly in new ... more
RIP Elliot Carter
November 7, 2012
In the post-election spirit of bi-partisanship, I'd submit the following as proof of the possible continuity between the popular and avant-garde: http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/radical-connections-elliott-carter-and-phil-lesh/ It's an informal conversation between Carter and Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh in which they discuss Carter's ... more