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best recordings for a sense of scale

One of the main things that facsinates me about high end audio is it's ability to convey a sense of space. Play one album and your in a small jazz club with a very intimate feel, play a different album and you can very well be transported to a huge capacious expanse.

in this months Stereophile, one of the writers wrote, audiophiles at their best are custodians of many libraries.

That got me thinking it might be a good idea to open the question up:

What are the best songs you could recommend to best illustrate a sense of scale?

I'm personally not real interested in classical and opera which would be the obviouse choices.

Thanks for any help.
hahnzie

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hahnzie OP
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Thanks for all of the great responses. Sorry for the confusion with the question. I should have said a sense of space, both large and small.

Jax2, though I meant a sense of space, if you have recommendations of good recordings to illustrate a sense of scale as well, I would be eager to hear them.

Everything you guys say is like a little hidden gem. Thanks again for the responses.
hahnzie OP
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Jax2, more great suggestions. Even the samples I could find on line through my lesser phones that I use in the office (AKG 181 as opposed to the AKG 701s I typically use at home)sounded pretty good. I'm not really a headphone guy, but I could tell that these tracks will hold a special treat when I play them through my speakers at home. Looks like I'll be ordering some CDs today.
Thanks everybody!
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