Impulse Albums 2 (Slip) [Box set, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

John Coltrane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B0013XZNA0
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,864 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition Slipcased Boxed Set featuring five more outstanding albums from the master. Each original album newly remastered from the original master tapes. Digi-pak packaging re-creating the original LP design

Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars better -not great as could be, April 10, 2008

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groover (champaign, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Impulse Albums 2 (Slip) (Audio CD)

After the amazing remasters in Vol 1 by Todd Whitelock, I was hoping he would have a hand in these. No such luck. With so many issues of this material, the only real reason to buy is the sound. So, let's cut to the chase. This mastering version of A Love Supreme is super alive and clear. WOW. I sold all my others. Impressions is also more clear and alive than its 1996 release. Crescent does not fair quite as well. The slight reverb has been wiped though there some gain in the resolution/ realism of the percussion. The reverb removal changes the mood of the album to more in your face. It comes off a tad dry in tone as does Birdland and the Hartman cd despite their clarity. The combination of additional clarity and realistic tonal prescence is what set Whitelock's mastering above these. So, my guess is they took the 1996 remasters and tweeked them = better but not all the way like Vol 1. Vol 1 made it clear there is WAY more inner detail and tonal prescence in the tapes -esp to Tyner's piano - than we get here. Tyner's block chords still sound like hunks of sound vs. the beautiful inner tone and detail on the Vol. 1 reissues. Bring back Todd. Still, I would buy these over the prior releases for the improvements in sound -esp A Love Supreme.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great audio and simple packaging for five classic albums, June 20, 2010

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This review is from: Impulse Albums 2 (Slip) (Audio CD)

I could not be more pleased with this set, which contains:

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
Impressions
Live At Birdland
Crescent
A Love Supreme

Great remastered audio and the packaging, although lacking any extra goodies represents the original gatefold versions of the albums.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, June 20, 2010

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Alain_B (France) - See all my reviews

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I am truly amazed that there is currently only one reviewer for this box set. This is among the very best jazz records ever made. Records that where quite harsh sounding on vinyl like "a Love Supreme" and "Ascension" are now quite enjoyable. If this box set does not deserves five stars rating, no record does.