Title: Skip this One
Product review: As a huge fan of Dick Hyman, I was unfortunately deeply disappointed in this CD. He plays beautifully as always, but the sound of the piano is awful. In the `hi-fi' world of recording there are sometimes strange ideas about how instruments should sound. On this particular recording the tone of what is in all likelihood a beautiful instrument is ruined by a poor job of microphone placement, and the poor taste to include far too much room ambiance in the mix. The end result is that of sonic mud. The piano sounds exceptionally bad in the mid range - clouded by disturbing phase problems, and being nearly unlistenable. One can only hope that someone will have the sense to re-record and release this, as the performances are apparently recorded to a MIDI system that allows playback of the piano without Mr. Hyman present. All in all this CD is a terrible waste of a great idea.
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