We were discussing this a few weeks ago. I'm no fan of the RVG productions - at least not on CD. A lot of them do sound thin and tinny. But if you listen to jazz you just can't live without them because the music was so amazing. I'm told that the original vinyl is better soundwise, but being all bits and bytes I don't know first hand.
Rudy Van Gelder Remasters
Anyone have the opportunity to hear any of these from the Concord Music Group? The liner notes indicate they were remastered by RVG himself at his studio using the analogue master tapes at 24 bit digital resolution. I picked up Gene Ammons "Boss Tenor" used the other day just to check out one from the series. Very impressive. I've been picking up as many of the Acoustic Sounds 45 RPM "Greatest Jazz" series as I can afford but this would seem a much less expensive alternative that gets pretty close. I think next I'll buy one of the RVG Remasters that I already own as a AS 45 and do a little comparison--anyone done this?