Search - Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto :: Getz Gilberto

Only SACD's capture the original master tape sound

rash67 | USA | 06/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm sorry, friends, after twenty years of listening, buying hundreds of CD's and an improved stereo I now know CD's don't have enough bits. They don't capture all the sound that was in the original vinyl recordings. 44k and 2 to the 14th power was NOT enough samples (bits). Like looking at an old newspaper picture made out of large dots, it's not like a photo. Like a primitive digital print without enough pixels. Poor resolution.



With 4 times as many time slices (increments) in the x direction and 2 to the 8th power, 256 more bits (increments) in the Y direction, this SACD is the only format which really captures the sound of the original LP or master tape. You cannot hear the difference between this and the LP. It's the real thing.



If you thought CD's sound harsh, or bass-thin, not like a concert, well, you were right!



Beyond that, this album is the second best selling Jazz album of all time, behind Miles Davis "Kind of Blue". A timeless classic of the early sixties. "The Girl From Ipanema" was in the top ten songs on the Rock, Pop and Jazz Billboard charts for over a year in the '63-'64 time frame.



Yeah it's really that good!





Hear Stan the Man effortlessly pour out his soul in the bridge of "Corcovado", for example. As a personal note, this was the first Jazz LP I ever bought, as a clarinet and sax player myself, I couldn't believe how good Stan Getz tone was. And I still love it.



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Get carried away.....

Shannon Freeman | Tennessee | 03/04/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most people born in the last century have heard " The Girl from Ipanema". However, those uninitiated to jazz may have missed the total recording that launched the cabana classic. The sum total is better than its parts.



Even a language barrier is not a problem. My foreign language knowledge rests with Spanish, and then there is very little fluency, so the Portugese lyrics might daunt some listeners. However, it floats along to a degree that I could plug some lyrical parts and still be transfixed by the melodies. All serious jazz fans should have this as a part of their collection, and any interested in exploring couldn't go wrong by giving this a try."

Great work revisited

William Fletcher | Little River, CA USA | 08/05/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's hard to beat the gritty-rich presence in the quality of these early pop & jazz 4 track recordings. This is a wonderfully high quality quality recording available in the wonderful format of SACD. Even though it is stereo mix only, I love play this SACD version of this album."