Whats playing on your system today?

I’ve been away from Audiogon for a few years, but I’m back (at least for now). Curious to see what the level of conversation is like these days. I’ll be switching from discussions of all things vinyl to discussion of music available in digital files, since that’s what I’m listening to these days.

Playing on my system today has been the newly released Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT. I’ve been in heaven over this release!

Transferred from a 15ips 2-track tape. Sounds terrific!

Download here. Review here.

but I highly suspect that two female audiophiles in a session deserve a big shout out. ; )

Yes, it absolutely does. You are indeed lucky in your listening companions. 😎

A marvelous pianist, excellent performance, superb recording by Jared Sacks.

A marvelous recital performance recorded in Pure DSD256. Download here.

New DSD256 release of Sonny Rollin's Saxophone Colossus. Sounds terrific.

@david_ten  Saxophone Colossus is a good 'un. 

I don’t know how Bob Witrak at HDTT manages to accomplish this, but he’s given us two releases today of superb albums. First Saxophone Colossus and now one of the greatest Mercury Living Presence recordings in a gorgeous DSD256/DXD transfer. Here we have one of the world’s greatest French conductors and one of the world’s finest French orchestras (albeit located in the United States) playing the very essence of French music.

@boxer12  Glad to know this is one you enjoy. I confess that I'm guilty of listening to a lot of classical. Plus, just about anything acoustic. Earlier today I was listening to Melody Gardot.  

Listening now to the new release from HDTT of Chet Baker in New York. It sounds really good in this DXD/DSD256 transfer. Some don’t care for Baker’s cool jazz style, but I find him very involving. Playing with the principally East Coast players Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Johnny Griffin, this album has a nice “cross-over” vibe to it. The group slides comfortably between laid back West Coast (“Polka Dots and Moonbeams” or “Blue Thoughts”) to hard driving East Coast bebop (“Hotel 49”) to finding balance in between on other cuts like Miles Davis’ “Solar”. Baker’s trumpet solos instantly identify why he was considered such a great stylist.

Sure wish this forum had an easy way to +1 some of these posts. But here's a +1 reply for Etta James!