Couvajazz:
Knowing of your love for jazz, I went with a jazz artist. Given this artist's catalog and musicians that he played with, I went with 5 releases. Also, where there are separate redbook CD and SACD versions, I rated both.
Regards, Rich
Louis Armstrong - "Plays Fats Waller"
Columbia
(SACD only release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
(Redbook release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 3 stars
Louis Armstrong & His Allstars - "Plays W C Handy"
Columbia
(SACD only release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
(Redbook release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 3 stars
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington - "The Great Summit - Master Takes"
Roulette
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Ella and Louis"
Verve
(SACD only version)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 1/2 stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Ella and Louis Again"
Verve
(2 CDS - Redbook)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 1/2 stars
Knowing of your love for jazz, I went with a jazz artist. Given this artist's catalog and musicians that he played with, I went with 5 releases. Also, where there are separate redbook CD and SACD versions, I rated both.
Regards, Rich
Louis Armstrong - "Plays Fats Waller"
Columbia
(SACD only release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
(Redbook release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 3 stars
Louis Armstrong & His Allstars - "Plays W C Handy"
Columbia
(SACD only release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
(Redbook release)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 3 stars
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington - "The Great Summit - Master Takes"
Roulette
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Ella and Louis"
Verve
(SACD only version)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 1/2 stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Ella and Louis Again"
Verve
(2 CDS - Redbook)
Performance: 5 stars
Recording Q: 4 1/2 stars