[Dixielandjazz] Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress CD boxed set

[Kay Spencer]

Cool.  Thanks Anton!

Anton Crouch <anton.crouch at optusnet.com.au> wrote:  
Hello all

Sheik has inadvertently misled us with his response to Kay Spencer.

The re-issue mentioned by B&N is identical in music content to the 2005
issue. I checked with Rounder and received the following reply (in part):

>The forthcoming re-issue includes the same previously re-mastered audio
>as the original set (1166118882). The difference between the two sets is
>the packaging (no piano styled box) and no Mr. Jelly Roll book in the
>re-issue. I have not had any customers return any of the original sets
>due to faulty audio ....

I suspect that Sheik's reference to the audio being "flawed" comes from a
review of the 2005 issue, where the reviewer didn't like the remastered
sound. It's true that the sound is different to previous incarnations -
it's definitely less harsh in the top end. A comparison with the earlier
Rounder 4 CD (music-only) set is interesting - there is more distortion on
the earlier set.

I'm very happy with the 2005 box and am glad that the set is coming back
into print. It's a cliché, but true, that this material should alwways be
available and listened-to by everyone with any interest in jazz. Go for it,
Kay :-)

All the best
Anton




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