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?
rsorren1

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Teajay is correct. That is what I hear too. I purposely did not buy the Hank Mobley CD since I already have it as a RVG remaster. I'm ordering the XRCD today. One thing I will add about the RVG remasters: the later set are MUCH better than the earlier ones. I've noticed that the RVG CDs that have "EMI" on the CD spine are later releases and sound much better than earlier ones. However, no contest compared to these XRCDs.
Grimace - PERFECT description! "Damned RVG underwater piano". Listen to RVG remasters like Art Blakey "Moanin". Underwater piano. Lee Morgan "Candy" is a later RVG remaster with the red "EMI" label on the spine. Better but still not up to the level of these latest XRCDs.