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Title: I Must Be Lucky....
Review: I bought the CD set recently and the sound quality is as good as or better than the original 78's in my father's collection AND some of the LP material re-released in the '50s. The material is available (piece-meal) on other CDs if you so detest the sound quality.In general, I've found that material "re-mastered" and released on CD sounds a bit flat: the engineers try to compensate with their multifrequency equalizers, but it ain't the same. Anyway, the music and this band reflect what I see as the high point in Ellington's career. It's also interesting to note that record producers during his hey-day made some lousy choices in material for the band to record: it's fun to hear some schmaltz and novelty songs sprinkled in amongst the musical diamonds shining in this collection. This music shall never come our way again; so, buy it, savor it, enjoy it!
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