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Reference Vocal/Piano/Sax/Guitar CD s

I am looking for a few reference CD's to demo or to use as references when I try out new system, speaker, or cable. I need good recording with clean sound, wide and deep soundstage and full range (bass, mid, high) if possible. Please provide CD's recommendation for each type: Vocal, Piano, Sax, and Guitar. So far, I only know and like Diana Krall, Patrica Barber, Sarah Brighman, Dead can Dance, Three Blind Mise, Lorena McKenitt. I don't really have any great piano or sax cd's to provide as examples. For guitar, I have Sarah & Strunt (America) (not sure on spelling???) and Gavi. Any new recommendation are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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tireguy
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Most early David Benoit sounds very good (piano of course), also worth mentioning is Pat Coil the song "Sierra Highways" just happens to be one of my favorite recordings (he is also piano). I am sorry I do not know many super good recordings for sax. Let me know how you make out, Tim.
vtvu
97 posts
 
McCoy Tyner "New York Reunion" on Chesky label is a good collection of Piano and Sax together. Joe Henderson is one of the best tenor sax player around.
sedond
1,387 posts
 
vishna bhatt & jerry douglas "bourbon & rosewater", on water-lily acoustics is an excellent guitar cd. and, for cd, the sound is ackshully quite respectable. ;~) another good stringed-cd is jerry douglas, russ barenburg, edgar meyer on "skip, hop & wobble, on sugarhill.

a cd w/powerful subterranean bass, & w/an eerie electronic/middle-eastern feel is nusrat fateh ali khan & michael brook on "night song", on real world. i also like ry cooder & ali farka toure, for strings & wocals. but, most of the best stuff is on winyl - ie: the buena vista social club is nice on cd, but it's nicer on winyl...

regards, doug

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