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Tone Poet Sinatra in the wee small hours...is it that good?

I listened to my new Tone Poet Sinatra 'in the wee small hours' today. I was expecting a truly amazing SQ with all of the press and accolades this new release has received. 

While I think it is a nice listen, and Frank's voice is portrayed well, it really is not an album that I see myself playing that much. Mainly because the music is so....tepid. 

Maybe I'm just not that big a fan of crooners, and Frank was the best of them. But, also because the album is a typical mono release, very little in the way of separation of instruments, not much real bottom end punch and a highlighting of Frank's voice, that in some ways seems a little unnatural to me even though it is certainly dead center. Thoughts?

daveyf
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whart
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@tomic601 - I knew a guy back in NY, had just gotten out of the joint, and his friends gave him a 76 Eldo coupe with a factory 8 track player and all the tapes- Frank, Tony, Dean, you know, all the guys. Bada-Bing. 

drrsutliff
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Had the 76 Eldorado convertible at one point with an 8 track, but didn’t have all the guys…knew something wasn’t quit right with that ride.  The new Tone Poet Sinatra sounds a little anemic on my stereo cartridges with the mono switch but the Miyajima Zero gives it the body and emotion I was expecting.  Slightly different to many of the Tone Poet choices but it’s just Frank and his talent with nice background support.  

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tomic601
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Truth be told… even though I’m technically a GM kid whose dad had access to the plant executive motor pool, I am more of a Hunter S  “ White Whale “ Caddy aficionado … I suppose the music rolls same way… see also the soundtrack to Wherevthe Buffalo Roam

rankaudio
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I just received the mono copy from Tone Poet. It's absolutely sublime. I'm gonna post a more detailed review very shortly on my channel. 

dayglow
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Received "In The Wee Small Hours" last week along with Duke and Sheila Jordan. Have approximately 90 sealed vinyl albums which will stay sealed until my vinyl collection is in pristine order. Hopefully by the end of February I can start playing some of the sealed vinyl. Scott Wilson of The Pressing Matters was more than enthusiastic over the sonic quality. One of the few music/audio Youtube reviewers that avoids hype/clickbait.

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