not good
production is very poor and the intonation of the piano(s) is shocking.. save your download credits
Piano Duets: Great Times!
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a Mercer recording
The Duke-Strayhorn duets are a very original piano playing, very modernistic at that time. They were issued by the label Mercer, named after Duke's son. Maybe it was a little artisanal... This might explain the poor sound quality. I doubt it can be improved...
great music, disappointing sound
Sound quality: listenable but not good. This recording is a dub from an LP; on some tracks you can even hear pops on the record surface. I'd like to hear this album in a higher fidelity version, because the music is excellent.
Discography
For discographical data visit www.depanorama.net -> sessions -> oct 3, 1950; nov 1950; sep 13, 1950.
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