Even though there are good, better, best, I can’t get into which pressing
but, after finding a performance of great musicians at the top of their game:
It’s the engineering, whether the people setting up the recording room, # and type and placement of mics; later decisions about imaging and volume levels,
’they sure knew what they were doing’ comes out of my brain/mouth when it’s great.
I’ve heard terrific musicians, great trios, different venues, awesome live recordings, some wandering imaging, some disappearing instruments, some drums right side then moved to center for solo.
The better your system ’images’ the better/worse is revealed.
When I inherited 4000 lps, I quickly divided them into two categories: sell/keep, blend with mine, pull more to sell.
If I saw Rudy Gelder’s name, KEEP!!!
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Other Opinions: Other great engineers (especially Jazz) ________?