The Absolute Sound Magazine - October 2008  

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8 Letters
14
From the Editor
16
Future TAS
New products on the horizon.
20
Industry News
Loudspeaker-maker Bowers & Wilkins
(B&W) launches an on-line music
subscription service; Chesky Records
makes available high-resolution downloads;
a Ferarri-branded single-speaker
stereo system.
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Manufacturer Comments
MUSIC
174 RECORDING OF THE
ISSUE
Paul Bley: About Time.
150
Rock
A blowout piece on Continuum’s 33
1/3 book series—insightful music
literature that’s as addictive as the
records it celebrates. We also review
new music from Giant Sand, Calexico,
Tindersticks, Randy Newman, Rodney
Crowell, Michael Franti & Spearhead,
and Sigur Ros. Plus, audiophile vinyl
from Metallica and Marc Cohn.
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Classical
We evaluate a Blu-ray disc and SACD
of Divertimenti, Andreas Scholl’s Crystal
Tears, Gloria Cheng’s Piano Music of
Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski, and
a Stravinsky LP box set from Speakers
Corner. And add another installment of
Multichannel Marvels.
174
Jazz
The lowdown on new discs from
Patricia Barber, David Murray and Max
Waldron, Roy Hargrove Quartet, and
Kenny Wheeler. And another Music
Matters audiophile LP—this time, from
Jackie McLean.
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Singer/songwriter Shelby Lynne