Big Notes

Artist: Flim & the BB's
Label: Digital Music Prod
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 089672045427
EAN: 0089672045427
ASIN: B000003DCT

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Born To Love You

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Customer Reviews:

Born to Love You.......2006-05-20

This, as one of the most original of the "firsts" produced by this combo, is an extraordinarily clean recording, as others have said here. But that's only a small part of what this is all about...

This group tried to maximize the range of a new recording medium with the compositions they created and performed. And perhaps the greatest of all examples of this is the track, "Born to Love You."

Digital recording, as a development beyond analog technology, meant extraordinary dynamic range. "Born to Love You" is one of the most startling recordings I've ever heard. It begins with a very quiet piano solo by Billy Barber, and gradually adds non-electronic instrumentation, most hauntingly a flute solo. This gradually builds to an incredible climax - and that word fits better than any other I can think of.

Where are they now? Nobody in the 1990s made more innovative storytelling music like these guys did...

Big Notes gets my votes!!.......2005-12-29

You can be assured that any time a Flim and the BB's CD enters your digital stereo domain - you are in for a treat. BIG NOTES is no stranger to this idea. It very well could be one of the best Jazz CDs ever!!! It is jazz and improvisation at its finest. Dick Oatts and Billy Barber continue to remain innovative and creative in their approach to Jazz improv. Bill Berg is as masterful a drummer as you could ever "wish upon a star" for and Flim (JImmy ) Johnson has proven over and over again to be one of THE bassists that the world of jazz must stand up for. Add this CD to your collection byut don't stop there, you must also add THIS IS A RECORDING, TUNNEL, NEON, NEW PANTS, TRICYCLE, and THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF FLIM AND THE BB"S to your collection as well. Lift them all onto your MP3 player and enjoy hours of pure Jazz GENIUS.

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Lives up to its title!.......2005-03-03

The CD trycicle is ground breaking indeed. I could not pass up the chance to share my thoughts on this CD. The same amazing digital trickery is here. The opening track is soft initally and , again as in the other CDS, spans the entire spectrum. The keyboards go extremely low to extremely high. I might add, this CD goes beyond the previous efforts. The dynamic range of loud to soft is used, again, beautifully. However, the melodies and phrasing of the tracks is quite enjoyable. I have recently revisited my Flim and the BBs collection and have been stuck on this CD again.
Don't get me wrong, their are some great digital recordings of fusion jazz. This is the gold standard for sound quality. There is no background noise, you can hear everything going on, and, most importantly-expect the unexpected.

He's right.......2005-01-29

Read Don's review. He is dead on. If you like fusion or are just getting started, this band's work is a great investment.

The best sounding CD ever recorded........2004-05-27

I have had this CD for nearly 10 years, and I keep looking for any better sounding CD. So far I have found nothing that can come close to this recording in terms of clean, distortion free sound. The snare drum is so crisp and sharp it sound like you are there. The saxaphone tracks and synth stuff is clean and very transparent. The dynamic range in "Born to Love You" will blow your speakers off the wall if you are not careful.

This is the album I use to test speakers with. I have listened to it on my Klipsch KLH-30s, my Sony MDR-80II headphones and on Sennheiser HD650 headphones. It sounds great on all of them, especially on the biamped Klipschs.

Besides the incredible clarity, the music is a lot of fun to listen to.

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