Oscar Peterson's "Night Train"

[semente]

I am unable to enjoy my (ripped) CD of Oscar Peterson's "Night Train".

The treble is a splashy, pumping, mess...

It's a '97 Verve Master Edition digipak like this one:

 

 

Can someone recommend a better mastering or is this a problem of the original tapes?

 

Thanks,

R

[David Bostock]

I'm pretty pleased with the 24/96 download from HDTracks. DR 14, sounds pretty natural.

[semente]

20 hours ago, David Bostock said:

I'm pretty pleased with the 24/96 download from HDTracks. DR 14, sounds pretty natural.

 

Thanks.

I intend to give that a try tomorrow.

[Musicophile]

On 24.11.2017 at 8:35 PM, David Bostock said:

I'm pretty pleased with the 24/96 download from HDTracks. DR 14, sounds pretty natural.

+1

[semente]

I listened to the first track of the HDTracks download and even though it sounds a bit better than the Verve CD remaster the cymbals still sound hazy and splashy.

[EuroChamp]

Non of my "Night Train" versions is a must have in terms of SQ.

[christian u]

On 29-11-2017 at 8:09 AM, Musicophile said:

+1

+2

[christian u]

On 3-12-2017 at 9:49 PM, EuroChamp said:

Non of my "Night Train" versions is a must have in terms of SQ.

mic's were placed to close to the ride cymbal.

[semente]

On 09/12/2017 at 7:54 PM, christian u said:

mic's were placed to close to the ride cymbal.

Who was the dotard engineer?

[Musicophile]

11 hours ago, semente said:

Who was the dotard engineer?

WIkipedia has Val Valentin as recording engineer.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Train_(Oscar_Peterson_album)

 

The same guy who recorded audiophile classics like Getz/Gilberto and what seems to be half of the Verve catalog. Maybe he just had a bad day for this recording, as I agree that Night Train is not really audiophile material. 

[PAP]

Bass sounds good.

And it is groovin' !

 

[christian u]

You are not the only one who noticed.: http://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/o-peterson-night-train---whats-with-the-sound

 

[CatManDo]

I haven't heard that one, but a lot of the "Verve Elite Edition" reissues sound rather thin, while the first CD reissues and the later reissues sound more faithful to the master tapes in terms of tonality.

[semente]

On 02/01/2018 at 1:00 PM, CatManDo said:

I haven't heard that one, but a lot of the "Verve Elite Edition" reissues sound rather thin, while the first CD reissues and the later reissues sound more faithful to the master tapes in terms of tonality.

 

The 24/96 HDTracks version isn't much better...

 

On 29/11/2017 at 9:29 PM, semente said:

I listened to the first track of the HDTracks download and even though it sounds a bit better than the Verve CD remaster the cymbals still sound hazy and splashy.