On the Spur of the Moment

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Originally released by Blue Note in 1961 "On the Spur of the Moment" reunites Horace Parlan, an American hard bop and post-bop piano player known his contributions to the classic Charles Mingus recordings Mingus "Ah Um" and "Blues & Roots" with his longtime rhythm section of George Tucker on drums and Al Harewood on bass. The group is rounded out by Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax and Tommy Turrentine on trumpet. Contains 8 tracks including 2 Bonus Tracks: "On the Spur of the Moment" (Alternate Take) and "Pyramid" (Alternate Take). The definitive versions of Blue Note are on XRCD24 - the optimization of CD mastering and manufacturing. Plays on all standard CD players.

REVIEW
Astute listeners know that the very first Blue Note CD issues are sonically superior to the more recent RVG remasters. Well, these XRCD24s absolutely crush them both, displaying high-frequency air, midrange presence, and bottom-end definition and weight missing on earlier CDs and many LPs as well. --Mark Mickelson, TheAudioBeat.com

Blue Note has never sounded this good on CD before - these are the first digital Blue Notes that come close to the sound of vinyl. And the packaging is outstanding. I love the high quality glossy covers, and the insert booklets are the first effort I've seen to fit high quality photography into such a small package. Keep up the good work! --Dennis Davis, Hi-Fi+

Compared to the 45 r.p.m. vinyl, the LPs still have a slight edge in smoothness and liquidity, but thanks to the XRCD process and the care that was taken transferring these albums directly from the original analog masters, these CD's have to be approaching the limit of what the compact disc is capable of resolving. Instrument timbre is stunningly real, and the amount of air and decay present on these recordings will make the uninitiated swear that there is a record playing on a turntable somewhere. I've never heard this music sound this good in any digital format. --Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio

Number of Discs: 1

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