@old_ears and @secretguy I don’t have a $hit load of Chesky discs (as opposed to MFSL & DCC of which I do own a $hit-load of), but I can think of a couple that I own that sound quite nice: Rebecca Pigeon/The Raven and I have a Sarah K CD (that I cannot think of the title of at the moment) that sounds excellent. |
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I'm mostly familiar with ECM from their jazz offerings, but Manfred Eicher is legendary for spending an hour and a half positioning a single microphone to record Keith Jarrett. Their early recordings of artists like Keith, Chick Corea, Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti, & Jan Garbarek are among the most important reasons I began this pursuit. More important than the fabulous sound quality, the music itself ranges so far & wide that neojazzical seems a more appropriate label. Naxos is another label with range, but with a focus on classical. Within that genre, they produce a quality discount product while still being able to go outside the "standards" repertoire, recording with less well known conductors, orchestras, & soloists. Of course, being less known is not the same as being less. Their success has demonstrated that, for both the music and the musicians. |
