And what about that stunning mid-70s ensemble Mr. Evans is wearing. Yikes! I have the vinyl version, but I'd like to compare it with the XRCD someday. Love "When in Rome."
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The Tony Bennett - Bill Evans Album - XRCD2
This album is simply amazing. It is a musical masterpiece with the seamless duo of Tony Bennett's singing and Bill Evans mastery of piano, just beautiful. Mr. Evans' piano playing is just as much the melodic line and the main attraction as Mr. Bennett's singing, making this truly a duo album, not merely a crooner accompanied by piano.
The recording quality is jaw dropping, especially Mr. Bennett's singing. He was just so palpable, like he was just right there. The tinkling of piano, when the strings strike the hammer, they all just felt so PHYSICAL besides musical. This is an excellent XRCD - when listening to this, I can help but think 'why do I need SACD/DVDA?'.
The only strange thing, as with many multi-miked recordings, the piano seemed to spread across the soundstage from the left to right, so it seemed about 8 feet wide. But that happens also with many other recordings, e.g. the drum kit seemed spread from left to right in the background.
The recording quality is jaw dropping, especially Mr. Bennett's singing. He was just so palpable, like he was just right there. The tinkling of piano, when the strings strike the hammer, they all just felt so PHYSICAL besides musical. This is an excellent XRCD - when listening to this, I can help but think 'why do I need SACD/DVDA?'.
The only strange thing, as with many multi-miked recordings, the piano seemed to spread across the soundstage from the left to right, so it seemed about 8 feet wide. But that happens also with many other recordings, e.g. the drum kit seemed spread from left to right in the background.