Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

If you don't own a copy of SWING, SWING, SWING by John Williams and the Boston Pops on Philips (412 626-2) I suggest you go out and buy one. If you're not yet a fan of big band music, you soon will be after playing this CD. Just the opening cut alone should be enough to do it. I was fortunate enough to find a copy of this CD in the used bin at a local CD store, and I can tell you that someone made a BIG mistake by trading it in! It has become one of my reference CDs; I pull it out every time I make a change in my system. The sense of stage it presents is absolutely startling, and there is no finer test for "air" that I have ever come across. Credit the legendary acoustics of Boston Symphony Hall for that. At first listen, you might think it lacks bass, but that's because bass viols played pizzicato in a hall as live as this one don't exactly set your pants legs flapping. Other than that, this recording is absolutely stunning. Does anyone else out there own a copy?