[SirMarc]

Jazz at the Pawnshop.

Simply incredibly recorded.  Close your eyes and you can smell the whiskey and tobacco. 

+1

 

[canali]

getting into quality produced/sounding music and flac is an area i'm fast becoming interested in
 
I also subscribe to Tidal hifi which is great for exploring new venues,  and if i like it i'll buy it...but i'm also finding Tidal hifi can be so-so in their offerings if their streamed music is subpar to begin with (bad mastering/production).

Hi-fi music streaming: People can't tell it when they hear it

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/05/hifi-music-streaming-services-people-cant-tell-it-when-they-hear-it.html
 
will definitely look at some of these selections on this site.

 

[headfry]

doesn't prove a thing to me. A'Bing isn't productive in evaluating musical satisfaction....
living with the changed setup over time, then reverting back after say a week or two
is much more effective. It's not whether one can appreciate a difference on the spot
but the amount of musical enjoyment the change makes after having lived with it for a while.
 
 
For me, my whole being relaxes with a real improvement to my system - not just superficial sonic
differences but how involving and musically satisfying my system is on a longterm basis.
 
While I do enjoy Tidal HIFI, iTunes music purchases are excellent in their own way (and take up much less space).
 
Still, knowing that I'm getting the complete uncompressed file is important to me with Tidal, 
and if it's placebo I don't care....it works for me! 

 

[Konstantin690]

Luther Allison - Hand me down my moonshine
 

 

[Mython]

There are so many
 
 
But three that immediately spring to mind are:
 
Livingston Taylor - 'Ink'

 
 
 
 
 
Diana Krall - 'All For You' (A dedication to the Nat 'King' Cole Trio)  (yes, I realise she's unpopular with some on Head-Fi - it's still a well-recorded album, though)

 
 
 
 
 
Robben Ford - 'The Authorized Bootleg':

 

[Konstantin690]

Vanessa Fernandez - Use me
 
 

 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_zlbFXFB0s

 

[keftannoyplaner]

Mop Mop - Lunar Love

 
 
 

 

[KopaneDePooj]

 

[hattrick15]

Steely Dan - Gaucho.  Unbelievable production.

 

[canali]

love this thread..too bad there wasn't a 'best cd' version as i don't buy albums...but with both cds and albums
it seems that some productions (and remasters) are better than others, of any particular artist
...esp when you head to steve hoffman forums.

 

[Konstantin690]

  Steely Dan - Gaucho.  Unbelievable production.

 
Agree, most of Steely Dan and Donald Fagen productions are very well recorded.

 

[potterma]

 
Paul Beaudry & Pathways:  Americas

 

[gkella]

Patricia Barber Cafe Blue
Los Lobos Kiko

 

[bouky]

- LP of Monty Alexander Live at Montreux jazz festival 1976. Best live of jazz to myself.
- Michel Jonasz "Le temps passé". 11 minutes to push limits of your system. The dynamics of the recording, the proximity of the voice, the depth of the bass, tense and percussive.
No wonder it is still used to demonstrate the performance of a high-fidelity equipment.

 

[Konstantin690]

Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams​