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Titolo: Discovery Series SACDs

MFSL Special Edition - June 9, 2004
Amusicdirect.com introducing the new MFSL Discovery Series SACDs!
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is proud to announce a new line of SACDs:
The Discovery Series. Through special licensing agreements, Discovery
Series titles are offered at a special low price of $19.99 for a
Mobile Fidelity hybrid SACD. No compromises of any kind will be taken
in the Discovery Series. Every title will be mastered using the
world-renowned MFSL mastering system for unprecedented sonics. The
lower pricing should encourage you to hear unique titles, though
lesser known, but which have been chosen for their high level of
performance quality, both musically and sonically! Mobile Fidelity
believes audiophiles and lovers of great musicianship will enjoy every
Discovery Series title.
Mike Marshall - Gator Strut Discovery Series SACD
Mobile Fidelity has chosen Mike Marshall's Gator Strut to introduce
its new Discovery Series of Hybrid SACDs. It's a classic collaboration
of the current generation of virtuoso instrumentalists forging new
directions in a vital musical style influenced by the worlds of Jazz,
Classical, Folk, Blues, Country music, and acoustic music from around
the globe. Originally released on LP and standard CD in the very early
days of digital, Gator Strut was in serious need of a sonic upgrade.
As usual, Mobile Fidelity has extracted every ounce of musicality from
the original analog master tape to finally allow listeners to hear the
incredible music contained on this remarkable recording! Gator Strut's
title track alone will amaze you and is worth the $19.99 price of
admission alone. Trust us on this one! - Music Direct
Mike Marshall's selection of tunes for Gator Strut come from pens as
diverse as Bach, Monk, Ravel, Coltrane, and Lennon & McCartney. While
the arrangement for the familiar songs are tantalizingly brilliant,
it's Marshall's originals that are the standout cuts, showing off the
writing and playing of his fellow master musicians. The upper echelon
of Americana is here: mandolinist David Grisman, Bela Fleck on banjo,
guitarist Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Darol Anger on violin,
and bassists Rob Wasserman and Todd Phillips. Marshall proves any
string instrument is within reach of his tremendous talents with
breathtaking turns on mandolin, mandocello, mandello, guitar and
violin.
Gator Strut was impeccably recorded and originally mastered in 1984 by
the esteemed George Horn at Fantasy Records in Berkeley. The MFSL
mastering gives you a real representation of the natural tonality of
real acoustic instruments. On the title cut, listen as the percussive
effect of the bowed bass and cello cut through the mix; you can
practically feel the bow on the strings. The larger body of Marshall's
mandocello floats in the center of the soundstage with a startling
sense of realism. Marshall plays all four parts in an excerpt from
Ravel's String Quartet in F and his arrangement of Bach's Partita #3
in E Major is a gorgeous interpretation for solo mandolin. Monk's
Round Midnight and Coltrane's Giant Hornpipe feature Darol Anger's
incredible violin playing at the forefront. On the Beatles' Because,
from Abbey Road, Marshall and David Grisman's mandolin prowess is well
evidenced. From start to finish, this limited edition Mobile Fidelity
SACD is incredible.
This is only the beginning in a Mobile Fidelity series from Rounder
Records comprising the best sounding and played American acoustic
music. Mobile Fidelity has made a commitment to bring more acoustic
music to the forefront of the audiophile community with more titles to
be announced. Stay tuned!
Mike Marshall - Gator Strut Mobile Fidelity Discovery Series SACD
$19.99 - Master of the Mandolin
Mike Marshall is a master of the fretted instrument and one of the
world's finest mandolin players. He has always been on the short of
list of virtuoso acoustic players along with contemporaries Tony Rice,
Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, Darol
Anger and Jerry Douglas. In 1984, Mike gathered the best-of-the-best
acoustic masters and recorded his classic Rounder album Gator Strut.
Nicknamed "Gator Bait" by master flat-picker Tony Rice, Marshall
infused the influences of many diverse musical styles on this album.
The experimental jazz stylings from his stint in the David Grisman
Quintet and his tours with jazz legend Stephane Grappelli are well
apparent as are his other "newgrass" explorations and traditional
classical training.
Now Available ! R.L. Burnside's First Recordings Ultradisc UHR™ SACD
The raw, powerful, authentic delta blues emanating from Mississippi’s
living legend R.L. Burnside on First Recordings will please blues
purists and audiophiles alike. Recorded in 1968 by George Mitchell
utilizing "a portable recorder, a shack and lots of cheap rum",
Burnside’s dynamic voice, footstomp and acoustic guitar encapsulate
the emerging mastery of a voice unmarked by 35 years of Northern
Mississippi hard living. Opening track, "Just Like a Bird without a
Feather" is a slow, haunting tune that starts out with R.L. singing to
his lover whom he misses because he has murdered her for "cheatin'",
and now after sentencing, "home ain't where it used to be". From jail,
we hop on a train "Goin' Down South" for a tune about getting the hell
out of the North and going back home (most likely inspired by
Burnside's stint in Chicago during the 50’s when his father, brother,
and uncle were all murdered within a month's time.) The track rumbles
like a locomotive and features Burnside’s fierce, chugging guitar
work. Other tracks like "Walkin’ Blues" also showcase Burnside’s
monster slide chops.
R.L. Burnside - First Recordings Ultradisc UHR™ SACD - $24.99
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Francesco
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