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With the turntable’s bold, blazing performance on the previous track still fresh in my mind, I couldn’t resist playing one of my favorite jazz albums: Big Band Spectacular! by the Syd Lawrence Orchestra (Chasing the Dragon VALDC002). I’ve been a Glenn Miller fan all my life, an affinity I contracted from my father, who was a huge fan of the jazz trombonist. (I fondly recall him cranking up the big-band classics on his Technics system, hollering “Pennsylvania 6-5000.”) The originals aren’t particularly well recorded, so a big part of the enjoyment of listening to this wonderful recording is hearing these fabulous big-band tunes in true audiophile quality. “In the Mood” sounded utterly fantastic. The band was imaged almost life-size, extending beyond my listening-room’s boundaries, its brass section projecting forth with visceral, searing dynamics. The drummer on this recording is an absolute master of his art, contributing accenting beats when called for and keeping time with the precision of an atomic clock. The Acutus conveyed all this brilliantly, delivering a gloriously rich and involving presentation.

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