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Title: Good Dixieland, but poor audio quality
Review: I just purchased this CD, and am very dissapointed with the audio quality. It sounds like a very old monophonic, recording, (it appears to be recorded around 1957 according to the linear notes) quite a lot a echo at times, sort of like when they used to try to make stereo recordings out of mono. There are much better sounding recordings from this era --how I wish they would re-release "Pete Fountain Day" from the the same year on the Coral label (I believe). Now THAT had great music and fidelity! From the audio samples available on this site, the $6 "Pete's Beat" sounds MUCH better both musically and aurally. When I buy a Pete Fountain album, I want to hear him at his best. On this album he sounds basically just like a sideman. I would prefer ANY of the old Dukes of Dixeland albums featuring him than this one.
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