Name a couple of HOLY GRAIL LPs

Freddie Hubbard Straight Life.

Miles Davis Sketches of Spain is wonderful on the 45 rpm reissue. Ditto Bill Evans Waltz for Debby.The 45s sound more like master tape than any 33 rpm IME. Sketches is an amazing arrangement and the performance is inspired, not to mention inspiring.

How about Joe Wilder on 'Wilder, Wilder, Wilder, on the Savoy label. Hi Fidelity is still the way to hear realism. As far as stereo gos my favorite is Roy Gaines 'I Got the T-Bone Walker Blues'. Check out I'm in an awful mood. I still think that some of the best sounds were obtained by producer Jay Miller on his Excello recordings. They were Mono kicked up a few notches.

Just posted this under Analogue.

Years long quest for Toshiko Akyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band "Road Time" CD x 2 resolved!  Beautifully digitally remastered with all of the richness and glory of premier remote tape recording.

Oh, and the band...frighteningly great.  Scary!  Never a moments doubt of the performances, just taken aback by the dynamics and sound stage of a 1976 live recording.

Highest praise to Toshiko, Lew, band members, technical recording crew and mastering for a truly seminal effort.  Raise a glass to all facets wondrously executed perfection.

Thread due for a revival and update…

On my table of late is the Bernie G remaster of Joni M - Miles of Aisles….