Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers "A Night in Tunisia" XRCD 24

The question you asked is very good. I read it carefully but could not find anyone to help me understand it. Anyone can describe it correctly here

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/art-blakey-and-the-jazz-nuwaveairfryer-messengers-a-night-in-tunisia-xrcd-24

Without going all Hercule Poirot, I believe the mystery is solved by my simple lack of knowledge.  I was unaware of the original 1957 version of this album (mono).  The 1960 version (stereo) has different cats.  Art repeated himself with a same titled album but with mostly a different band.

I do not have the 1957 version.  Whew, glad that is over with.

"Blakey is decidedly in the right channel, joined by Wayne Shorter.  Left channel is where Lee Morgan lives and center fill is occupied by the acoustic bass and piano."

celtic66-

recording is reasonably true with stage setup. This is an killer performance. Lee Morgan is all of 20-21 here. Blakey as usual, killing it.

Wow!  What energy!  A couple of notches up from the studio recording.  The Muppets Animal character clearly based off of Blakey for his animated style.

The quick shot of the Thorazine audience response reminds me of a Philadelphia gospel choir performance at the Hallein, Austria Celtic Museum where the place was rumbling and the audience behaved as if it were the Mozarteum.  They politely clapped and seemed a bit dazed and confused.

Thank you for the video.  It was a real treat.  Morgan, 20-21 years old.  Cool.

celtic66-

question to you and other with SOTA digital users:

If you play the YT link or web broadast, is it "better"   or just as good as a audiophile CD/file? I have heard plenty of SOTA digital-some breathtaking, others...yawn.

I don't stream, curious. The digital playback only goes as far as a R2R DAC into the CD deck. I'm years behind on the digital scene.