+ Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics[Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series]

sounds so good when you have a mono cart..I got the $450 white ortophon new style w my Beatles edition ..came w a red 2m w the sme headshell for both..I was surprised how good the red sounded..the marantz tt15s1 has a audio tech vm750slc..I got the Beatles se for true mono playback makes a difference..that is 1000 now down to 860?.. there were 2 left I got mine for $485 ..the last one went to a grand..buy the last one it's worth it I like project I have the s2 tube phono preamp awesome for the marantz..I use the project on factory Yamaha 701 int amp..mm preamp good enough right now...

The quality of this pressing is way better than most modern presentations. Two small ticks in the entire heavyweight disk. Technically this sounds superb. The excellent performances are delivered sounding just as I would expect. I think woodwinds are the hardest instruments to reproduce with proper character and this disk is great.

What stands out is the awesome stereo image and the snappy attack of each instrument. You can hear the wood of the drumsticks and breath in the horns. As it should be!! This really sounds great!! Musically top notch too. Every track is killer. If your in to big band, jazz, Art Pepper, nostalgia, or just great sound, this is a must!!! I’m soooooo glad they rereleased this with the full AAA treatment.

I don't think I need to say much about the music here. It's a legendary album and one of the best things Art Pepper ever recorded. Mastering by Bernie Grundman is on point and the album is very well pressed. Nicely made jacket also. Hopefully the rest of the Contemporary AS Series will maintain high standards.

This was the real deal from the expected manufacturer and arrived in perfect condition, shipped in proper vinyl media packaging. Couldn’t be happier. The music’s great, too, but if you’re reading this i suspect you already know that!

I took a star off just to be clear that while this is a really nice reissue, it is not better than my 1970's pre-OJC copy. That might be the same price or a little more than this reissue. On the one hand the cover is thicker and they made an attempt to copy the original style (tip-on?) but I agree with others that the cover photo looks dark, oversaturated and without the level of detail one would hope for. My copy was very quiet and had no glaring pressing problems. I just found the sound a little dull compared to either my 1970's copy or the Analogue Productions version from a while back (which only comes in second in my book). Still, if you can get this for around $20, I could see buying it in order to avoid uncertainty of used copies.

Well recorded and mastered and great sound stage. Acoustic Sounds is on their game. Pure analog vinyl wins again.

Amazing music and very very good sound LP

Another knock it out of the park pressing.

Vinyle voilé. Le bras saute presque au sommet de la bosse. Cela génère un ssssssh... En revanche j'ai pu écouter plus vers le centre du vinyle et constater que l'ingénieur du son Roy DuNann est, à l'égal de Rudy Van Gelder ingénieur sorcier du son de la Côte Est, le sorcier du son de la Côte Ouest. Enregistrement absolument excellent, hélas pas récompensé par le pressage de QRP Quality Record Pressing. J'ai renvoyé le vinyle.

Had to return mine. Warped (tthat can happen) but lots of noise. The pressing was very poor. Lots of non-fill. Cant believe this was a Acoustic Sounds pressing to be honest.

Great music, great recording and pressing. What else do you need?