New Blue Note XRCDs


Just got the Blue Note XRCDs: Horace Parlin - Speakin My Piece, Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin, Tina Brooks - True Blue. The music stands on its own and is outstanding. These are some of the best sounding disks that I own! Anyone have them and care to comment?
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Hank Mobley, Soul Station is outstanding. I'm listening to Cool Struttin right now and its good, but its not any better than the vinyl.

And of course, it has that damned RVG underwater piano.
Horace Parlan, Speaking My Piece is excellent too.

The only late 50s/early 60s Blue Note I know of, in any format, where the piano sounds more or less natural is Blue Trane, and even there its not great. Try the 45RPM vinyl. That is one GOOD recording. I can't wait until they get to that one on XRCD.