Here's a bunch of files that compare short sections of Blue Note CDs. Please feel free to add your own comparisons, or just mention nice sounding Blue Note CDs to look out for, and which ones to avoid! Cheers! Horace Silver - Song for my Father RVG CD V Best Of Vol. 2 (McMaster) Song for my Father: http://www.mediafire.com/?oraokg399918oa5 Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap RVG CD V The Best Of: Forget Me Not: http://www.mediafire.com/?24xu4cbz0exn7a9 Lee Morgan - The Rumproller RVG CD V The Best Of (McMaster) The Rumproller: http://www.mediafire.com/?2p95v5f254a8wn1 Larry Young - Unity RVG CD V McMaster CD: Zoltan: http://www.mediafire.com/?60d633s7o3gdh7k Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (RVG CD) V The Best of (McMaster) CD Speak No Evil: http://www.mediafire.com/?xsoy5v866v4r2rv Infant Eyes: http://www.mediafire.com/?1oaaajkqy3rx2aa Wayne Shorter - Ju Ju RVG CD V McMaster CD: Ju Ju: http://www.mediafire.com/?y9a961y5i378534 Deluge: http://www.mediafire.com/?ym8fg3twuw8m5kn Yes or No: http://www.mediafire.com/?9p586r29jo4jlw8 Lou Donaldson - Lush Life McMaster CD V RVG CD Sweet Slumber: http://www.mediafire.com/?u9cm2pmcyl9tvkk Herbie Hancock - The Best of (McMaster CD) - Maiden Voyage RVG CD - Maiden Voyage - Analogue Productions SACD - CD layer http://www.mediafire.com/?4y7cotjadhntvbv Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder McMaster CD V RVG CD: The Sidewinder http://www.mediafire.com/?7v555fajke9o1es McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy McMaster CD V RVG CD Search for Peace: http://www.mediafire.com/?oc5g7fb4b39rlw7 Joe Henderson - Page One (RVG CD) v Analogue Productions SACD - CD layer Le Mesha: http://www.mediafire.com/?6yc142r82z939xd Freddie Hubbard - The Best of CD (McMaster) V Hubtones (RVG CD) Hubtones: http://www.mediafire.com/?c3dxoxxqajbor33 Horace Silver - The Best of Vol. 2 (McMaster) V Pursuit of the 27th Man (RVG CD) Gregory Was Here: http://www.mediafire.com/?6066kx3trdi7aad Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance McMaster CD v RVG CD Boo Ann's Grand: http://www.mediafire.com/?iuxqzhef88fzqkc John Coltrane - Blue Train (RVG SACD - CD layer v Analogue Productions SACD - CD layer) Blue Train http://www.mediafire.com/?0nuokz0cru4d5gf Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (RVG CD v McMaster CD) One Finger Snap: http://www.mediafire.com/?roi0n12fze0g55n Cantaloupe Island: http://www.mediafire.com/?41oci1bf1pkx71p The Egg: http://www.mediafire.com/?psuuhs6j4au966p Oliloqui Valley (Alternate Take): http://www.mediafire.com/?6ivbc06mqa1748p
Horace Silver - Song for my Father: All these 320 Kbps MP3s have the same section taken from the RVG CD (1999) first, followed by Ron McMaster CD (1989) second. I wish I could upload FLAC (lossless) files, but can't afford to use my wireless internet quota. The quality of these files is more than sufficient to determine quality differences between the CDs. Song for my Father: https://rapidshare.com/files/2995107213/songformcomp2.mp3 The Natives are Restless Tonight: https://rapidshare.com/files/3213927029/thenativesarecomp.mp3 Calcutta Cutie: https://rapidshare.com/files/2148981983/calcuttacomp.mp3 Que Pasa: https://rapidshare.com/files/1162636293/quepascomp.mp3 The Kicker: https://rapidshare.com/files/2766544180/kickercomp.mp3 Lonely Woman: https://rapidshare.com/files/3446535608/lonelycomp.mp3 Sanctimonious Sam: https://rapidshare.com/files/1012270893/sancticomp.mp3 Que Pasa (Trio Version): https://rapidshare.com/files/4201025118/qptrioversioncomp.mp3 Sighin' and Cryin': https://rapidshare.com/files/3574244339/sighincomp.mp3 Silver Threads Among My Soul: https://rapidshare.com/files/3013331519/silvertreadscomp.mp3 To me this is no contest. The McMaster is a far superior sounding CD, and it has all the bonus tracks that are on the RVG CD.
Lee Morgan - The Rumproller 1999 RVG CD V 1987 McMaster CD This has to be one of the worst sounding RVG CDs. It sounds so dull it is as if has been heavily no-noised. The Rumproller: https://rapidshare.com/files/3615799761/rumprollcomp.mp3 Desert Moonlight: https://rapidshare.com/files/1155362619/desertmooncomp.mp3 Eclipso: https://rapidshare.com/files/1679165059/eclipsocomp.mp3 Edda: https://rapidshare.com/files/2290190466/eddacomp.mp3 The Lady: https://rapidshare.com/files/1474137311/theladycomp.mp3 Venus Di Mildew: https://rapidshare.com/files/4073034383/venuscomp.mp3
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else 1986 McMaster CD V 2009 Analogue Productions SACD (CD layer) Autumn Leaves: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/0ki1nuKRANGtMYJaX8buWA/dmhOowlwib71N.mp3 Love for Sale: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/EOMBti11icyeoefOObQ0bA/dW7zJmxesJk1q.mp3 Somethin' Else: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/k3sPs9LKCvmwJiX8yUHFmA/dyJZ9l8lDebdo.mp3 One for Daddy-O: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/Vc5-qlgUxc59TZJfHy5lcg/d6wBddJ5MDcAY.mp3 Dancing in the Dark: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/JOGMotE90TkchhZxobvm1Q/dbwlyB0zV5iTuv.mp3 Alison's Uncle: http://i.minus.com/1326118836/mdaF5F8jThBuJypkgYHJgg/dbrOmSMhdcLioP.mp3
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue RVG v McMaster CD NOTE: I can't remember if this is the U.S. or Japanese RVG CD and I can't find the actual disc. Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue (RVG CD verus McMaster CD) Chitlins Con Carne: http://minus.com/lbhlBZkVIXC1ZC Gee Baby, Ain't It Good to be You: http://minus.com/lbqYOM0jGQdujy Kenny's Sound: http://minus.com/lycCnuwBbkGgd K Twist: http://minus.com/lblYA6pCLEdJs7 Midnight Blue: http://minus.com/lNGBvtS5JrUj7 Mule: http://minus.com/lNDDSplyXTa8W Saturday Night Blues: http://minus.com/lA1SkjwTVN4eB Soul Lament: http://minus.com/lYZK0Usvyhdbz Wavy Gravy: http://minus.com/lnEKhSWS6NkfA