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BEST VERSION OF CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT!

05/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD set by AVID is the best remastering of this amazing concert ever! I have all other versions available on CD including the best-selling one remastered by Phil Schapp (which is so shrill and crackly that it is unlistenable). This is the set to buy. Moreover, the other reviewers here who complain about pops and cracks are clearly referring to other CDs (they are rating the wrong product). This CD set is free of nearly all pops and cracks, yet it is not muffled like some other versions. Finally, as a BOUNS, AVID includes a number of rare Goodman sides from 1945-47. This is a fantstic deal, as are all the other Jazz offerings from AVID."

Best remastering of this concert

music appreciator | Portland, OR | 10/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I agree with review below that this is the best remastering of this legendary concert. The Columbia release is the most sold, but this has equivalent sound without any of the loud crackles heard on the Columbia remastering. Brilliant work by the Avid sound engineer! This Avid release should now be considered the definitive remastering of this indispensable concert."

Fabulous but...

Candace Scott | Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA | 03/11/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It pains me to give less than 5 stars to this monumental recording, but the background noises compromise it just a trifle. I've listened to this 1938 Carnegie Hall concert since I was a kid on vinyl, and the vinyl versions, produced in the 60's and 70's, are superior in sound quality to this. I'm no expert on modern musical technology, but there must be a way to eliminate some of the annoying buzz in the background.Now, having dispensed with this criticism, the music played on this date is astonishing. Here are the definitive Goodman versions of three of his classic tracks, "Sing, Sing, Sing," "One O'Clock Jump" and the incomparable "Don't Be That Way." This last song is average in the studio-recorded Bluebird version, but this live song is enlivened by some of Krupa's greatest bass beats. This will have you jumpin' out of your seat, guaranteed!Benny's band was at its apex here and it shows. All too soon, both Gene Krupa and Harry James would be leaving the band. I recommend this disc as an essential popular recording of the 20th century, but beware of the background hiss throughout."