Review by djcowboy March 7, 2006 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
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I think this is one of the better multi-channel recordings I have. The sound is rich, smooth and clear without being bright.
The Orchestra (Really a Big Band:) has been given a vast soundstage with instruments coming from varying angles and sound levels. On the softer ballads the piano is pushed further back in the sound stage giving Mel a more prominent position.This is not the distracting kind of surround you get with Pop Music or DVD movies; It's more of the ambiance enhancing variety.
Listen to "Love Walked In" and you will know what I mean. Just listen to the horn solo and you will hear the performer placed somewhere outside of the left speaker...close to the side wall. Not that phantom image you sometimes get when you have a speaker placed too close to the sidewall but, more of a realistic person performing right there in the corner of my room.
Then there's Mel. Smooth, silky and cool. I don't think his voice was as powerful as it used to be, but sometimes control is more important. I find this Mel more appealing because his voice has a little more charactor in this recording than some of his earlier recordings. Concord captures this richness better than most, on their vocal recordings and they have done a exceptional job again. If you have ever seen Mel perform you will remember how he formed his notes, how he worked the microphone and how he would tilt his head back slightly to get more volume. Close your eyes and you can see it all here in your minds eye. That's how well they've done this recording.
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