Honestly, I listened to them side by side last night, and I'm not convinced that the Centennial is better. I suppose it depends on what you're looking for. Harlem Air Shaft is undoubtedly better on the original release because the low end is so much fuller. It's not thin basically. However, I liked the centennial version of Jack The Bear more becuase it's generally a soft track and the extra clarity is nice on parts.Lawrence wrote:Yes. As I've noted several times on this board, the Centennial Edition remasters are MUCH better than the Blanton-Webster original release. The Centennial Edition sounds as if it came from a completely different recording session ten years later. The Dreyfus reissues about which you asked Greg several months ago are even cleaner, but are nonetheless somewhat "flatter."
Is there such a thing as "too much"?
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