Wow! One of my most durable and favourite of all albums. Bought when I was about 20 in 1965. I was buying everything Jimmy Smith made then and was a lover of particularly the albums with the all-star big bands. The great Lalo Schifrin co-ordinated this one when no-one had really heard of him. I bought two vinyls over the years and the CD - and I'm not done yet! The big- sounding arrangements had a great outdoor sound. I bought this album just before I went on a wild camping holiday in Gleann Einich in the Cairngorms with my best friend in September 1965. We saw only one person in nine days and climbed some pitches and several mountains. On my return, I kept playing "The Cat" as I looked at the agfa slides of the trip and the two seemed to weld together forever. My image, for me anyway, captures that memory, best.Big band Jimmy...loud is best
I have no idea what that means.
I’m guessing it sounds like your LP, but without the clicks, distortion and wobbles
Here’s hoping. Despite the ‘less than CD’ quality of spotty I do think you can get a clue of the quality of recordings before you buy. Whatever, I loved the African ‘sway’ in this recording.
Not yet. I’m hoping it’s that Spotify link I provided.Have you got it?
Kevin, I was going to give it a couple of plays before coming back to get a better take on the music. I only have played it once so far, but your later impressions here has pretty much preempted mine from my first play through. Bill Evans immediately came to mind from the style and quality of the playing. While this is not in anyway ground breaking the Trio’s Playing is excellent and the interpretations good. I was particularly impressed with Legrand’s ‘What are you doing the rest of your life’. Charlap has really delicate touch at times sort of caressing the keys - quite beautiful. I played this around mid-day, but I think your right it would make a really good late evening wind down session.Well, I've had a few more listens via Qobuz HR streaming and am really enjoying this now. Its a fine jazz trio recording and more in the Bill Evans / Vince Guaraldi mode and less cocktail hour than it presented on first listen. I can imagine coming back to this on a few late nights while enjoying a good single malt.
If @poco a poco finds the pressing and SQ are good I might well order a copy.