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Bill Evans Vinyl on Riverside


As much as I would love to have the box set of the Complete Riverside Recordings---18 LPS I believe it is--it normally goes for at least $350, a nice little chunk of change around my house. On the other hand, you have the OJC pressings, which I have heard are excellent. I have a few of these and they are very good, but I have not heard the Evans.

I realize the Complete Recordings contain much more music, but I could probably live with having "Live At The Village Vanguard" and "Waltz For Debbie" (both of which I believe are available on OJC) in addition to the Evans I already have on vinyl.

At last then, the question: Has anyone compared the sonics of the box set and the OJC pressings? If the box set is substantially better, I may remain patient and wait for a deal. If they are about the same, I'll probably go ahead and get the OJC records.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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jaybo
4,478 posts
 
when you consider how much we spend on equipment, the riverside box is like winning the lottery. the recordings are as good as can be expected...and evans?.....the seminal jazz pianist.
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sbank
3,378 posts
 
Jaybo makes a fine point.
Additionally, the Fantasy 45 rpm re-issues of Bill Evans are disgustingly good. Waltz For Debby is really special. Cheers,
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narrod
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The OJC releases are quite good. My experience with boxsets is they sound like a good idea but seldom get played. Evans was great but there is a sameness to many of his recordings. I suggest you pick an choose the critical few and forego the box set.
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