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Real music lovers can find the melody in everything. From the park to the concert hall, our\u00a0friend Nelson Brill is always on the hunt for great sound.<\/p>\n

In this blog, Brill\u00a0offers some suggestions for the perfect gifts the audiophiles in your life would enjoy this holiday season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR THE AUDIOPHILE UNDER YOUR MISTLETOE<\/b><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Thinking about what your music maven\/audiophile might like to find under her Christmas tree, Hanukkah bush or Kwanzaa candelabra? Here are some holiday gift suggestions from this year\u2019s batch of audiophile quality recordings, equipment and accessories in heavy rotation here at bostonconcertreviews:<\/span><\/header>\n

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<\/br>For the vinyl lover, it is always a great gift suggestion to head over to support your local record store and peruse its record bins for a long-lost LP to gift to that special music fan. Maybe you\u2019ll find a copy of vibraphonist Milt Jackson\u2019s 1957 swinging <\/span>Plenty, Plenty, Soul <\/span><\/i>[Atlantic] or mine the pearlesque voice of Shelby Lynne on her steaming <\/span>Just A Little Lovin\u2019 <\/span><\/i>[UMG Recordings] or the meditative strings of sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan on his 1966 recording <\/span>Morning and Evening Ragas <\/span><\/i>[on the spectacular Connoisseur Society Label). \u00a0Or maybe you\u2019ll unearth an original pressing of the knockout self-titled album by Taj Mahal [Columbia Records] plying his bluesy \u201cBuilt For Comfort\u201d or that swinging bluesman (hailing from Woonsocket, Rhode Island), the sizzling Duke Robillard on his jazzy 1987 recording, <\/span>Swing <\/span><\/i>[Rounder Records; <\/span>www.rounder.com<\/span><\/a>].<\/span><\/header>\n
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\"maxresdefault-300x169\"<\/br><\/br>Duke Robillard \u2013 youtube.com<\/span>In your search, always keep an eye out for an LP with a white \u201cpromo\u201d label or \u201cradio sticker\u201d \u00a0(a great find that usually promises the best sonics because such \u201cpromo\u201d copies were culled from early pressings of any given LP).<\/span>If you do not have a record store to support nearby, then heading to one of the specialty audiophile stores online can be another great gift resource. You\u2019ll find tons of great LP titles at <\/span>www.acousticsounds.com<\/span><\/a> a site that carries many audiophile quality labels and titles. One such label you will find there is Audio Fidelity (\u201cAF\u201d; <\/span>www.audiofidelity.net<\/span><\/a>), a company that I have highlighted often in these pages for their reliably quiet LP surfaces and their special way with producing remasters of old classic rock albums \u00a0that always succeed in capturing the elusive (dynamic!) sparkle of original performances.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of AF\u2019s latest reissues is from the catalogue of singer\/songwriter Jesse Colin Young, whose warm vibes (from his 70\u2019s California roots) is a perfect uplift gift for this holiday season. AF\u2019s re-mastering of Young\u2019s 1973 classic, <\/span>Song For Juli, <\/span><\/i>is a cause for celebration. Its quiet surfaces contain many riches: the tactile nylon of Young\u2019s burbling acoustic guitar (on his \u201cSong For Juli\u201d); the brass punches that carouse \u201cRidgetop\u201d and \u201cCountry Home\u201d; the playful deep bass and whip-sharp sax calls in the rollicking \u201cMiss Hesitation\u201d and the bluesy sway of Young\u2019s version of the \u201cT-Bone Shuffle\u201d (that takes it all home with Young and his swanking band radiant and pumping). This superb AF LP captures Young and his band in all their creative flight: boisterous, contemplative and grooving. (Jesse Colin Young will play locally at the wonderful Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River, MA. on March 4, 2017 \u2013 see <\/span>www.narrowscenter.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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If your LP maven is a jazz lover, check into Newvelle Records (<\/span>www.newvelle-records.com<\/span><\/a>), another audiophile label that I have highlighted this year for its superb LPs and its unique business model that insures support for the artists through members-only \u00a0subscriptions. Now is the best time to purchase a membership at Newvelle\u2019s website to gain access to their upcoming 2017 series of eclectic jazz performances recorded in intimate sessions at East Side Sound Studio in New York City. (You can also now purchase, while they are still available, the complete bundle of recordings from Newvelle\u2019s 2016 season). I have been enjoying my latest Newvelle Records release entitled <\/span>Quiet Revolution <\/span><\/i>which captures all the intimacy and dynamism of a session with bassist Ben Allison, guitarist Ted Nash and saxophonist Steve Cardenas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A listen to this band\u2019s version of Jimmy Giuffre\u2019s \u201cPony Express\u201d and his \u201cThe Train and the River\u201d delivers crackling and symbiotic music making with Cardenas swirling on his clarinet or sax; Nash moving creatively on his sheets of sparkling acoustic guitar and Allison folding it all together with his pungent and funky bass lines. A Newvelle Records\u2019 membership is a great gift to pass along to any jazz fan who would relish exploring such one-of-a-kind jazz sessions like this gem, ensnared on quiet LP pressings and accompanied by original artwork and poetry that highlight the tactile and visual treats of the vinyl experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

To keep all this great vinyl sounding its best, another simple and affordable gift idea is to purchase some new accessories to keep your pal\u2019s records sounding their best.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The most reliable record cleaning brush that I have encountered is the Hunt E.D.A. Mark 6 brush (available locally at Goodwins\u2019 High End Audio of Waltham, MA. (<\/span>www.goodwinshighend.com<\/span><\/a>; or at online stores like <\/span>www.musicdirect.com<\/span><\/a>). All it takes is a few rotations with this brush to get records dust free and ready for stylus action. And, to clean that stylus after every record or two, the best stylus cleaner around is from Clearaudio, their \u201cDiamond Cleaner\u201d (also available locally at Goodwins\u2019 or at online stores like <\/span>www.needledoctor.com<\/span><\/a>). Any of these accessories would make great stocking stuffers for the vinyl maven.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Turning attention to some CD\u2019s for gift ideas, there is another yearly subscription gift idea that will surely send plenty of joy to those who love to rock n\u2019 roll. A yearly subscription to \u201c<\/span>Dave\u2019s Picks<\/span><\/i>\u201d (available at <\/span>www.dead.net<\/span><\/a>) (which purchases four CD releases plus a special Bonus Disc) opens up uncharted worlds of the Grateful Dead (the \u201cGreatest Band In The Land\u201d-Bill Graham) in all their splendor \u2013 warts, curves and rousing glory intact. This past year\u2019s subscription to <\/span>Dave\u2019s Picks<\/span><\/i> delivered such delights as a roof-raising \u201cScarlet Begonias\u201d into \u201cFire On The Mountain\u201d from the second set of the Dead\u2019s powerful performance at the University of Boulder on 12\/9\/81 (<\/span>Dave\u2019s Picks Volume 20<\/span><\/i>) to the filigree light of \u201cEyes of The World\u201d from their 7\/17\/76 show at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco (with Garcia\u2019s voice young and earnest next to his lithe guitar) (<\/span>Dave\u2019s Picks Volume 18<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The crew behind <\/span>Dave\u2019s<\/span><\/i>Picks<\/span><\/i> deliver these new re-mastered recordings with a sonic immediacy and presence that invite the listener into the unfolding drama of the Dead\u2019s 50 year journey- transporting us back to the thrill of those days when experimentation from chord to chord; from amp to amp; from ballad to soaring rock n\u2019 roll was just another day at the splendid office for these roisters of musical glory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And, speaking of glory, holiday gift-giving would not be complete without a listen to the glorious creation from Tchaikovsky, his <\/span>Nutcracker Suite, <\/span><\/i>brought to sparkling life on XRCD24 (compatible with all CD players) from Hi-Q Records (distributed by Elusive Disc \u2013 <\/span>www.elusivedisc.com<\/span><\/a>). Hi-Q Records is one of my favorite audiophile labels for classical music because their re-mastering of classical performances deliver some of the most realistic orchestral colors, textures and volume\/expanse of a real acoustic space that I have heard on CD.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi-Q\u2019s release of the <\/span>Nutcracker <\/span><\/i>[Hi-Q Records #51] with conductor Efrem Kurtz and the Philharmonia Orchestra (as well as their re-mastering and release of Tchaikovsky\u2019s <\/span>Swan Lake<\/span><\/i>[Hi-Q Records #49] with these same artists) are taken from the original master tapes of the performances recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the 1950\u2019s. Although there is some background tape noise from these old master tapes, (and cymbal crashes that will knock you out of your seat lose a bit of their natural decay and shimmer), this is as close as CD gets to vinyl\u2019s great virtues for tactile details and capturing the natural acoustics of a recording venue.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the chorus softly caresses from the far reaches of the stage (while flutes flutter high), the magic of Tchaikovsky\u2019s <\/span>Nutcracker<\/span><\/i> is revealed in all of its sparkling drama on this Hi-Q Record CD. Catch the dancing snowflakes (and the light tambourine at the rear of the stage) if you can!<\/span><\/p>\n

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If your holiday gifting is for someone who listens to their music primarily on a portable headphone system, then a great easy gift might be to purchase a new headphone cable to upgrade those favorite pair of \u201ccans.\u201d I have been thoroughly enjoying the immersive experience of listening to music through my pair of Sennheiser HD 650 headphones (<\/span>www.sennheiser.com<\/span><\/a>) recently upgraded with a Heimdall2 headphone cable from Nordost (<\/span>www.nordost.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Substituting the Heimdall2 cable for the Sennheiser stock headphone cable delivered a remarkable increase in all of the sonic areas that make headphone listening such an immersive experience: music crackled with new life and tactile details; vocals and instruments were more deeply layered and images were more solidly anchored in their natural acoustic space. You could more easily hear \u00a0to the rear walls of a given recording space on recordings that allowed for such ambient details to be explored. The Nordost Heimdall2 headphone cable is available from any Nordost dealership (see <\/span>www.nordost.com<\/span><\/a>) and can be easily configured to swap out any standard headphone cable with terminations compatible with any major player in the headphone market.<\/span><\/p>\n

To feed that headphone system a steady diet of superb three dimensional sound, grab a few titles from the venerable audiophile label Chesky Records (<\/span>www.chesky.com<\/span><\/a>) and their \u201cBinaural+\u201d series of recordings. The \u201cBinaural+ Series\u201d sessions were recording on high resolution 192-kHz\/24-bit sound with a special \u201cBinaural Head\u201d (a model human head with specialty calibrated microphones where the ears would be). These remarkable \u201cBinaural\u201d recordings (produced in association with Professor Edgar Choueiri of Princeton University\u2019s 3D Audio and Applied Acoustics Lab) bring the headphone immersive experience to another level of enjoyment with performances that jump out between your ears with thrilling realism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of my favorites from the Chesky Binaural+ Series is singer\/songwriter\/guitarist Melissa Menago\u2019s <\/span>Little Crimes <\/span><\/i>[Chesky Binaural Series JD384; <\/span>www.chesky.com<\/span><\/a>). Menago is a young artist who delivers a gold mine of expressive songs on this superb recording, surrounded by the airy space of The Hirsch Center in Brooklyn, New York. Menago\u2019s voice and guitar are expressive vehicles that deliver punchy verve (on her originals \u201cIf The Fire Goes Out;\u201d \u201cAirplane\u201d and \u201cSmoke Signs\u201d) or bracing intimacy, such as on her dapper version of \u201cSomewhere Over The Rainbow\/Such Great Heights\u201d or on her spritely \u201cThe Other Side of You\u201d. The stellar imaging on this Chesky recording seats us right at the feet of Menago\u2019s microphone and her voice and her tactile thumps of her guitar (or Keith Gill\u2019s hand held percussion and shakers) are crisp and vital in the surrounding air. (The recording is so natural that at times, you can hear the rumble of a subway or what sounds like rain hitting the pavement outside the Hirsch Center in natural accompaniment to Menago\u2019s spindly inflections). Menago takes us to another place, intimate and enveloping, in her stirring music. Her gorgeous slow rendition of Leonard Cohen\u2019s stately and beautiful \u201cHallelujah\u201d (the recently departed Cohen will be missed!) is delivered as a stark hymn by Menago: intense and powerful and glowing with Cohen\u2019s contemplative mystery. A perfect \u201cHallelujah\u201d to pass along in this holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you would like to read more reviews like this one, visit Nelson\u2019s blog at\u00a0www.bostonconcertreviews.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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