Jazz At The Pawnshop, Vol. 1

Back in the very late 1970's as I was a Senior in High School I caught the audio bug in kind of a grown up way. I had always loved music as a kid but never had any kind of decent gear to play it on. In fact I owned junk. So I started hanging out at a local audio dealer near my house and over the years began buying and upgrading components until it just no longer made sense to me that I was listening to the same music while acquiring new gear.. I heard this recording in my favorite dealership back then and was immediately struck by how tremendous the recording sounded. It's a Live recording done in a club and there are plenty of sounds going on within the club throughout the recordings. One can hear glasses and dishes and human interactions, etc. But it was also clear to me that this was just the epitome of what an audiophile type recording might sound like. I personally don't consider myself an audiophile but a music enthusiast. I really only ever wished to hear music sounding as fine as I could reasonably afford to hear it. I wished to become fully immersed without having to be overly critical. I realized that I was only out to please my own ears. This recording was an immediate favorite to my ears. But here's where my story becomes fun. I remember asking the guys in the shop what the recording was on a few occasions but likely never paid attention. Chalk it up to being young and dumb. I was just an 18 year old kid at the time and a jazz record didn't make the top of my buying choices at the time. So I never owned this recording and for the life of me I couldn't recall the name. I did numerous searches online over the years but it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. I had just kind of given up on ever hearing it again. And then it happened and I don't know how or why but it kind of fell into my lap out of nowhere. Last week I was browsing Youtube video's and ran across a channel where there was a gentleman reviewing his top 10 audiophile recordings from within his own collection and I watched it until the end. The last record he spoke of, his TOP favorite, was this record! I couldn't believe it. I had the opportunity to purchase this recording once again and it has just been kind of an unexpected gift somehow, I mean it's been about 42 years! You already know I purchased it. Wonderful record of which I recommend to any jazz lover or to one who loves terrific sounding recordings across a number of genres.

I bought this CD to test if my amplifier repair was successful. I was amazed how clear all the instrument sounded. Excellent music to have in the background vs the TV.

LOVE THIS CD, a lot of joy, a lot fun, just a really goood relaxing vibe. I like the clarinetist a lot.

The CD sounded decent, but I gave 4 stars because it arrived with cracks in the case.

Classic recording - SACD provides a quality of sound and clarity in production that provides the experience you’ve heard about! SACD is a great option if you don’t have a high end turntable to match with vinyl copy of this classic jazz release. Will require dedicated SACD Player. This is not a Hybrid disc.

Excellent Jazz music and every music lover should own this cd oe vinyl.

The live performance is an absolute delight! I got a copy of this CD back in the 1980s at a store which had it (among others) for auditioning high-quality audio equipment. I liked it so much they gave it to me … with the new audio system. :) The copy I purchased at Amazon was for a dear friend. Given the CD's availability and price, I assume it's become something of a classic and deservedly so. Very highly recommended!

Maybe one of the finest Jazz discs as well as the best example of technology out there. I played this in my car and it sounded incredible. Then I played it in my boombox and couldn't believe the quality. Use this disc to prove to record lovers that CDs FAR exceed records. Wonderful music too!

昔から音の良さで有名で知ってはいたが、思い立って購入。噂に違わず臨場感、空気感共に素晴らしい。音が良いと好きになる。 うちのほかのCDも皆こんな音だったらなぁ。

Disco molte bello, qualità audio di riferimento

As per the title.

Arrived in perfect condition. Some great jazz that sounds great on my stereo!

Beautiful Jazz. I do not know why I waited so long to get it.