57gold Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Seriously good playing by John, Joe Lovano, Larry Grenadier... Mature, highly original players doing it from the heart. Wish I could gin up a business trip to NYC next week to see them in person. Tone with Soul Link to comment
57gold Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Anyone else digging this? Scott's playing and writing imbued with the funky swing of his time with Medeski Martin & Wood (like those albums as well) and the loose jamming' with the Dead bass player's entourage... Lovano, as a result stays more inside and on edge of altered harmony that other stuff I have with him that falls into the realm that my wife calls "headache jazz"...it's like he's let his hair down! Dude's always wearing a hat, so I meant that figuratively! Tone with Soul Link to comment
Kelly Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I am just finishing my first listen through this and a I dig it. I have always loved Sco and have seen him live a few times. I agree that Lovano does seem a bit easier to listen to on this album than a lot of the other stuff I have heard of his. I'm not an expert on him but it does seem that a lot of what I have heard is a bit "cerebral" and takes effort to appreciate. Roon ->UltraRendu + CI Audio 7v LPS-> Kii Control -> Kii Three Roon->BMC UltraDAC->Mr Speakers Aeon Flow Open Link to comment
PAP Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 '' Meant to Be '' is my favorite with that 4tet. I am very curious about the new album. http://store.acousticsounds.com/detail.cfm?title_id=109837&print=t&n=John_Scofield-Past_Present-FLAC_96kHz24bit_Download Link to comment
Nikhil Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Seriously good playing by John, Joe Lovano, Larry Grenadier... Mature, highly original players doing it from the heart. Like it! Thanks for sharing. Custom Win10 Server | Mutec MC-3+ USB | Lampizator Amber | Job INT | ATC SCM20PSL + JL Audio E-Sub e110 Link to comment
mkrzych Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How's the sound quality of the album? Playing is quite nice. -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How's the sound quality of the album? Playing is quite nice. CD version 0.0dB peak level for ALL songs. DR8 average. Jeez! -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
PAP Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 ''Meant to be'' scores pretty good; [TABLE=class: table table-bordered table-striped, width: 100%][TR] [TH=bgcolor: #F9F9F9]Track DR[/TH] [TD=bgcolor: #F9F9F9] 15 17 15 15 15 13 15 16 15 16 18 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Strange that as equipment gets better DR. goes down. '' Meant to Be '' is my favorite with that 4tet. I am very curious about the new album. http://store.acousticsounds.com/detail.cfm?title_id=109837&print=t&n=John_Scofield-Past_Present-FLAC_96kHz24bit_Download Link to comment
57gold Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Just played it unconverted to DSD128 using HQPlayer...playing inspired and instruments sound great, with emphasis on the playing part. Don't miss this because of the DR math...if you like modern jazz guitar and badass sax playing! Tone with Soul Link to comment
CatManDo Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 IMHO it sounds loud and harsh (24/96 version). I can't believe mastering engineer Mark Wilder is now getting into the loudness war ... Claude Link to comment
REShaman Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Downloaded from Pro Studio Masters, AIFF, 96/24, a few weeks ago. On my system, the SQ is very good, neither loud nor harsh. Scofield's playing is creative. Not my favorite guitarist, but obviously talented in musicality and technique. Do not regret the purchase. I have a large collection of guitarist and Scofield's latest has a style and sound that I find entertaining. Needless to say, his sidemen are superb musicians. I have no hesitation in recommending Past Present as pluperfect. Enjoying the music, Richard Link to comment
57gold Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Glad I didn't get suckered into buying another $21+ HDTracks disappointment from an audio quality perspective. CD was like $13 from Amazon Prime. Rip played on HQPlayer does it just fine for me. Great players on this album...if I didn't already mention it. Actually, have stopped paying up for HDTracks...in my system and room, that usually has 2 or 3 acoustic guitars (they ring sympthetically, even when the strings are muted) and a guitar amp with additional speaker cab...I seldom notice a significant improvement, particularly with reissues of reissued stuff. Also, not buying remixes of stuff I already have bought once, twice and sometimes there times already, anymore, unless new material is added. Tone with Soul Link to comment
mkrzych Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 IMHO it sounds loud and harsh (24/96 version). I can't believe mastering engineer Mark Wilder is now getting into the loudness war ... Me too, but I found that loudness wars do not stopped at all as someone saying - they even going to classical music now time to time, which is unacceptable for me! I've found for the last few months some great albums, but sound quality destroyed them at start. Pita! -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
57gold Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 '' Meant to Be '' is my favorite with that 4tet. I am very curious about the new album. http://store.acousticsounds.com/detail.cfm?title_id=109837&print=t&n=John_Scofield-Past_Present-FLAC_96kHz24bit_Download Dig "Works for Me" with this lineup playing with JS: Kenny Garrett - Alto saxophone Brad Mehldau - Piano Christian McBride - Double bass Billy Higgins - Drums No measurements included. Tone with Soul Link to comment
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