Bill Evans Village Vanguard 3CD set


I picked up a copy of the recent issue 3CD set from the 1961 recording. My speakers pretty much disappear in the soundstage with most CDs, but when playing disc 2 of this set I have Bill clearly in the right speaker & Motain/LaFaro clearly in the left speaker and the center is basically devoid of music...it's rather annoying. I haven't tried the other CDs in this set yet.

A quick check of my system and other CDs / sources indicates everything is fine equipment-wise.

Anyone else experience the same thing?
fishboat

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Try sitting way off access. It'll sound less like points in space and more like a sounstage. Perhaps not the one that it was actually played on, but better than the left-channel right-channel nonsense that you get with so many of these early stereo recordings.
On the other hand, you have to admit that the sounds quality is really lush, and that does help.