I know the guitarist who played on the album, Willie Fulton. He is an audiophile and he too felt that it missed the mark. You are much better off getting their seminal effort, "Back to Oakland", but that's just my opionion.
DD recording was a crap shoot as the engineer must set the gain levels as the band is playing. No second chances, unless you start all over again. It created some overly cautious playing and some really bad recordings. Thelma Huston and Pressure cooker has one side recorded way too hot.
But when it works, I think that it's as close as an LP is going to get to live. The first Harry James album on Sheffeild and the Klemmer LP are good examples of DD done right.
Oh, and if you like those two Chesky LPs, you really need to get their reissue of "The Power Of The Orchestra"; it's off the chart.
DD recording was a crap shoot as the engineer must set the gain levels as the band is playing. No second chances, unless you start all over again. It created some overly cautious playing and some really bad recordings. Thelma Huston and Pressure cooker has one side recorded way too hot.
But when it works, I think that it's as close as an LP is going to get to live. The first Harry James album on Sheffeild and the Klemmer LP are good examples of DD done right.
Oh, and if you like those two Chesky LPs, you really need to get their reissue of "The Power Of The Orchestra"; it's off the chart.