Grant,
So do I--and ironically, some are the oldest among the recordings. Nancy Wilson, circa 1962, her comming out album with Cannonball, is terrific. (This is right before some engineers discovered all those wonderful 'knobs' on the control panel, and when they stupidly turned on the mics and simply said 'Columbia, Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley, Save Your Love For Me, 'Take one')."
Also of that ilk are some of the classic Nat Cole albums. Some were buried in 'echo', but for the most part, he was out front and unspoiled. Only in his more commercial recordings was the 'magic' of his voice spoiled.
There are many wonderful recordings, I guess I'm just an audiophile malcontent, always wanting something more.
Years ago I said to a friend, who was a conductor of some renown, "Wouldn't it have been wonderful to have heard Mozart's very own rendition, playing or conducting of his own work from the 18th century? (Alcohol may have been involved with that one.)
He said, "Umm, no. If we had heard that then maybe we wouldn't have had so many beautiful interpretations."
Gosh, that, I thought was a brilliant perspective. Of course, he being a conductor, could appreciate musical license more than most of us.
So do I--and ironically, some are the oldest among the recordings. Nancy Wilson, circa 1962, her comming out album with Cannonball, is terrific. (This is right before some engineers discovered all those wonderful 'knobs' on the control panel, and when they stupidly turned on the mics and simply said 'Columbia, Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley, Save Your Love For Me, 'Take one')."
Also of that ilk are some of the classic Nat Cole albums. Some were buried in 'echo', but for the most part, he was out front and unspoiled. Only in his more commercial recordings was the 'magic' of his voice spoiled.
There are many wonderful recordings, I guess I'm just an audiophile malcontent, always wanting something more.
Years ago I said to a friend, who was a conductor of some renown, "Wouldn't it have been wonderful to have heard Mozart's very own rendition, playing or conducting of his own work from the 18th century? (Alcohol may have been involved with that one.)
He said, "Umm, no. If we had heard that then maybe we wouldn't have had so many beautiful interpretations."
Gosh, that, I thought was a brilliant perspective. Of course, he being a conductor, could appreciate musical license more than most of us.