Which SACD of Jazz at the Pawnshop sounds better?

Even if the music is "lame", I always remember the LP as one of the most magical and ambient recordings ever.

I am not sophisticated in matters of jazz either, but I think Miles Davis Kind of Blue on SACD is also pretty good.

In general, I would rather listen to good music and a great recording than great music and a bad recording, which is perhaps what defines an "audiophile".

Best wishes.

I can not speak to this disc directly but I have a few FIM discs and all are very good recordings. I have no experience with Proprius so I can not speak to the quality of their recordings. Lame or not if you like it thats all that matters.Good Luck and hope I could help.

Chuck

Musical tastes aside, I'd have to agree with CW London; I had the LP version of JAP and used it as a reference for sound-staging and atmosphere. I liked the cut, Limehouse Blues, for those purposes. For me the music is pretty ho-hum too, but if my tastes ran that way, man that'd be a great example of that genre (very mellow jazz-club on a Wednesday night playing easy-listening jazz). Sorry, no ideas about the SACD versions.

Marco

I didn't mean to offend, but to my highly evolved sensibilities "Jazz At the Pawnshop" is the jazz equivalent of Pat Boone's covers of Fats Domino and Little Richard's rock 'n' roll. Yes, it's that lame.

There is so much well recorded great jazz available now that JAP (notice the reference to JATP) just isn't necessary. It's listening to music like this that gives audiophiles a bad reputation.

Really Onhwy61, most of us listen to music to relax and enjoy, not to deconstruct and analize it. I listen to music that makes me happy, and JATP fits the bill every time. What makes you such an expert on Jazz to tell us what we should be listening to? I would think snobbish attitude like yours is what gives audiophiles a bad name. My post asked a specific question about two versions of the same music. I did not ask for a lecture on your taste in music. If you don't want to offend, don't look down on the taste of music of others. JATP has been around 30 years for a good reason - people enjoy listening to it.