The very best sound: Direct to Disc

I just ordered the new Gary Bartz & Maisha D2D and it 
should arrive shortly. I have the Sean Kuti  & Egypt 80, 
also on the Night Dreamer label. I like it but think that 
the Bartz/Maisha might get a bit more play based on
what I've heard on Youtube.

Quite reasonably priced in any event. 

Dear @daveyf  : My first AB LP was the title Blue Mind under Fidelio label . She is very good composer and with really good voice and the recording was very good too on quality performance level.

The D2D one has not that really " live " imediacy and palpabilty that you can hear in Flamenco Fever or the Keltner track or the Earl Hines recordings.

It's not that is not good seems to me that I already had high expectations about before I listened.

R.

@rauliruegas  Agree that the Blue Mind title is very good...which leads me to have much higher expectations for the D2D. Since you apparently had the same expectations, I can see how this could lead to a let down! 
Compared to Flamenco Fever ( which one has to admit, the music lends itself for extreme dynamics and immediacy..and which lady with piano in some ways does not) I am not that surprised that the overall SQ is less impressive. One question is why there are so very few 'amazing' sounding recordings out there in this day and age?  Is digital the cause of this?

Interesting about Amanda McBroom who's been mentioned frequently in this thread. I was surprised to see she had a role in an old Mash episode I saw on TV some time ago. A most talented person.

Mention of the Telarc 1812 remains Ned's me of Beethoven Wellington's Victory on Mercury Living Presence. (with spoken commentary describing the firing, with sounds during the recording session).  "The 6-pound smooth-bore bronze cannons & 12 pound Howitzer,  French Charlevolle-pattern muskets & British Brown Bess muskets, courtesy of U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York".