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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote less Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 12:18pm
What is wrong with Jazz vocals?

Getz and Gilberto anyone?

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Speaking of vocal Jazz, I must admit to being quite keen on early Sinatra (Capitol era) and I think at least one album of his should grace any collection with a Jazz section. My personal favourite being A Swingin' Affair, where I think the slightly bitter crooning and the big band swing comes together perfectly.

It doesn't sound nearly as good on CD unfortunately, but I've got a digital rip of an MFSL pressing that sounds great. I would have loved to get my hands on that issue if I still had use of my turntable.
I've already got Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely in a mono pressing on the MFSL label and it's very nice indeed. Though that is one severely uncheery record, bordering on pitch black suicidal Ouch.


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Yeah I like a bit of Frank every now & then. I have copy of  A Swingin Affair from 1957 (tax code XT), the oldest album I own by some margin. I also got 2 or 3 others that I nicked off me Dad when he got rid of his TT


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I've also got an old 50s pressing of it stored away but its quite worn down in the grooves, from being played by brutal old cartridges I suspect. Going for a genuine audiophile reissue is probably easier than finding an old copy in good condition (that's good as in VG+ or better). It's sadly often the case with pre mid-60s records in my experience.
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Originally posted by less less wrote:

What is wrong with Jazz vocals?

Getz and Gilberto anyone?

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Great album.

Getz/Gilberto was my first exposure to a component stereo system and started me on my audio journey in 1968.  Had a summer job delivering furniture and a customer had this album playing on a system that included a Hafler  amp and preamp, AR-3a speakers and a Thorens turntable.  It was the most amazing sound I had ever heard.  My listening reference at that time was my parents console stereo, and this just blew it away.

Saving up for a system while making $1.35/hour took quite a while, but I eventually got there.  The first album I bought was Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads & Trail songs and the second was Getz/Gilberto.  Still play both of them often.
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Originally posted by suede suede wrote:

Speaking of vocal Jazz, I must admit to being quite keen on early Sinatra (Capitol era) and I think at least one album of his should grace any collection with a Jazz section. My personal favourite being A Swingin' Affair, where I think the slightly bitter crooning and the big band swing comes together perfectly.

It doesn't sound nearly as good on CD unfortunately, but I've got a digital rip of an MFSL pressing that sounds great. I would have loved to get my hands on that issue if I still had use of my turntable.
I've already got Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely in a mono pressing on the MFSL label and it's very nice indeed. Though that is one severely uncheery record, bordering on pitch black suicidal Ouch.




I love Only The Lonely great recording. I bet the mono is great. My all time fav is Sinatra/Jobim.
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I can highly recommend this - as well as the quality of music on offer, this is also a very good 'audiophile' recording


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