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the natural sound of a cymbal

i am looking for recoordings which fearure cymbals.

besides maplesahde, can anyone suggest labels or artists which produce a very natural sound of a cymbal ?

i find the sound of a cymbal a good test of the upper midrange and treble frequencies of a stereo sytem and having a recording to use to evaluate the aforrementioned frequencies is an invaluable tool when listening after changing components.

thanks for your suggestions
mrtennis
gabbro
88 posts
 
Try Jack de Johnette & Foday Musa Suso, Music from the hearts of the masters. Fantastic cymbal work and you can clearly hear different cymbals and variations in percussive style.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
Give Joe Dokes / The Soulful Drums of Joe Dokes a listen. It is available on both Vinyl and Cd. I have only heard it on vinyl though,can't speak for the sound on CD.
You know they say the same thing about vibes,if you can get the sound and the decay of the vibrato right your whole system falls in line.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
It's Joe Dukes,don't know why I typed Dokes. Anyway it has Brother jack McDuff on organ,Red Holloway on sax and an unknown @ the time on guitar george benson.
maxnewid
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One of my reference songs is "High Falls" off of "Win, Lose, or Draw" (ca.1975) by the Allman Brothers. It is approximately a 10 minute instrumental featuring solos by Chuck Leavell and Dicky Betts. The signiture Allman Bros. sound of the era featured dual drummers- Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johnson. The complex intricate rhythmic details highlight the cymbal work, which truly tests a full range speaker. A pretty deep track in the Brother's catalogue, but a really great one.
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