Great Jazz SACDs


I just left the CD world and moved into SACD world. I am trying to figure out witch SACDs to purchase. Not only does it need to be great music, but also looking for pressings that match or exceed the sound from vinyl. Any suggestions? Thanks
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I recommend anything available from Mobile Fidelity.

Check out Patricia Barber's SACD, Modern Cool.

This is what SACD is all about, IMO.
Here is a great web-site from whom to buy SACD's

http://www.amusicdirect.com/

Go there, load SACD in the search engine and it will list all of their SACD's available. They currently have 770 SACD's listed for sale, plus other Audiophile quality recordings. I have bought from there and they do a great job. They ship fast, their prices are reasonable, they e-mail you with the tracking number. Check 'em out.
I am just beginning to listen to SACD's and I am still
waiting on my Dac6. I started listening to SACD on a
Yamaha s2300 Universal Player, which was okay. For a
little while, I had a Sony SCD XA777ES [1,600 used on A'gon]in my rack prior to giving it to my brother for his birthday, which was a HUGE upgrade over the Yamaha.

With that caveat -- here is a list of Jazz SACD's I have
enjoyed:

(In no particular order)

1) Sonny Rollins Plus Four

2) Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russel Malone

3) Chet. Chet Baker.

4) Bill Evans Trio -- Sunday at The Village Vanguard

5) Mingus -- Ah Um

6) Ray Brown -- Soular Energy

7) Art Pepper -- Meet The Rhythm Section

8) John Coltrane -- Soul Trane

I will have better information after I get the Dac6 in my
rack and get to listen to more SACD's.