Review by miguelito54 July 10, 2007 (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
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The choice of Riverside titles taken by Fantasy for SACD reissue reflects popularity or historical significance of these albums rather than sound: Several Riversides were either taped under less than ideal circumstances, and, to save on costs, on less than premium tape: some have deteriorated audibly (the Wes Montgomery quartet SACD is a case in point). This Bobby Timmons session, although a classic in his recording career, featuring a few of the well known soul jazz tunes he wrote for the Blakey and Adderley bands, has some distortion in forte pasages, and sounds not very refined overall. The high resolution places the limitations of the source tape under a magnifying glass. The OJC LP I had showed the same distortions but sounded a little warmer (the CD layer here comes close to LP sound, but is less dynamic, a liitle flat compared to the SACD layer, but not as harsh and direct - make your own choice). The music is good, though, and the bassist and drummer are sympathetic to Timmons and his tunes. Fantasy should have concentrated on selecting the best sounding tapes instead of the most popular items available elsewhere - the Keepnews Collection, which seems to have taken the place of this SACD series, duplicates a title or two but seems to consider tape condition to a higher degree.
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