Which SACD of Jazz at the Pawnshop sounds better?

Colonoscopy? Cold Water Enema? Where can I find
these SACD's?

Since you ASSked: Both are readily available where the sun never shines.
Hard core jazz addicts got nothing on suffering over these two selections!
Dat shit'd make John Zorn on a Bose Wave with the volume at 3 O'clock seem
like sex in the afternoon with Angelina Jolie!

Marco

Onhwy61, "good jazz has a real edge......". As I type I'm listening to an Ahmad Jamal album and I'm just comfortable as all get out! What does that mean for me and jazz? But I get your point. My next album will be Joe Henderson's Lush Life - I'm sure there are a couple of "jazz" cuts on it somewhere. :-)

Dracule, FWIW, I have the LP and one of the Proprius CD's (not SACD). I much prefer the LP. Maybe the SACD is better than the CD........

In Ken Burn's "Jazz" Wynton Marsalis was quite articulate on the subject. The edge is jazz's basis in the blues. Mr. Marsalis was referring to Louis Armstrong, a man who smiled and jived on stage, but in real life carried switchblade which he was quick to pull. Jazz can take on many different forms, but underneath the surface the is the sharp edge of the blues. Duke Ellington expressed it slightly differently - "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." He was talking about the same thing.

Fight nice kids,or you will be sent to the BOSE room for a "time out"

What do you call it when someone affects a condescending attitude and then, while feigning interest in someone's tastes or experiences says:

"Are your familiar with ________" "Have you listened to ________" and/or "have you ever been to ________"

and then fills in the blank with something totally obscure?

"Jazz" at the Pawnshop would be perfect for that type of person.

I am horrified and embarrassed that it took an old school piano teacher to remind me that contemporary instrumental music is NOT necessarily "jazz".