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Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | John Bacon-Shone - April 26, 2026

Seems this is a 2019 remaster, not more recent, correct?

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | Mark Werlin - May 14, 2026

From mastering engineer Paul Blakemore's website. He discusses working on the Coltrane '58 set: It was a massive project sourced only from original Rudy van Gelder master ...

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I have the SACD now and have played it a couple of times. In every way this is quite superb - a real discovery in terms of artists and repertoire; I would venture to say one ...

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | Mark Werlin - April 27, 2026

John Bacon-Shone: yes, this is the 2019 set from Craft. A quick search through discogs.com does not show any newer remasters of the 1958 recordings. I will write about newer ...

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Howdy. My own experience with this new sacd is much different than yours. I found it to be rather well balanced all around. Highly crankable and powerfully subtle. I had a ...

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | John Bacon-Shone - April 27, 2026

I am happy to see hires digital here, but mastering is crucial. Unfortunately, some remasters are much worse, so stating the date and source of the master is invaluable.

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