Special Features
Mercury Living Presence: The Collector’s Edition (Ltd. Edition) – 51-CD boxed setPublished on May 20, 2012
In either form, this is an audiophile’s dream collection!
EMI’s New SACD RemastersPublished on April 03, 2012
A most exciting SACD reissue project at better pricing and shipping than the Japanese series.
Listening ThroughPublished on April 02, 2012
Dealing with Surface Noise and Other Distractions From the Music.
A Beginner’s Guide to High Resolution Downloads of MusicPublished on March 11, 2012
The trend to digital downloading of music files is definitely growing, but you no longer need to compromise audio quality in order to do so; there are even some surround sound options.
February 2012 Portland Jazz Festival ReviewsPublished on March 04, 2012
Enrico Rava & Tribe – Friday, Feb. 18 – Winningstad Theater Local pianist Tony Pacini opened for Enrico Rava with his trio, including our star drummer Mel Brown. He followed a rough theme of Italian-American jazz since that fit both the Rava concert and his own background. Adding Enrico Rava and his current band, Tribe, [...]
Reviews of 29 Soundtrack AlbumsPublished on February 26, 2012
Film scores of all types on CD, for current, classic, silent and collections of film themes.
16 Christmas Discs for the 2011 HolidaysPublished on November 16, 2011
It’s that time of year again and the Christmas discs are crossing my desk, whether requested on not. Here’s our annual survey of what we auditioned, and it will start off with two SACDs: Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy – Little Hartley Music multichannel SACD FJH013 *****: This excellent disc—more than your usual Christmas [...]
Modern Sounds presented by the LA Jazz Institute – Celebrating the West Coast Sound – Oct. 20-23, 2011Published on October 25, 2011
Honoring the West Coast jazz masters….
Brian Eno — Six ReleasesPublished on October 12, 2011
Recent work from a true Renaissance man of the popular arts.
Penguin Cafe ReissuesPublished on June 04, 2011
The late Simon Jeffes created a strange and wonderful musical world with his Penguin Cafe recordings. Now his son has reissued three albums and created a fourth in the same style.