Classical Capsule Reviews

• November 2007 (1448KB)
• October 2007 (706KB)
• September 2007 (422KB)
• August 2007 (265KB)
• June/July 2007 (563KB)
• April/May 2007 (671KB)
• March 2007 (416KB)
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• January 2007 (786KB)
• December 2006 (437KB)
• November 2006 (459KB)
• October 2006 (387KB)
• September 2006 (167KB)
• August 2006 (853KB)
• June 2006 (270KB)
• April 2006 (276KB)
• March 2006 (498KB)
• February 2006 (305KB)
• January 2006 (356KB)
• December 2005 (314KB)
• October/November 2005 (418 KB)
• August/September 2005 (297KB)
• June/July 2005 (664KB)
• April/May 2005
• February/March 2005
• December 2004/January 2005
• October/November 2004
• August/September 2004
• June/July 2004
• April/May 2004
• Feb/Mar 2004: Classical Music Reviews in Brief
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2003
• August-September 2003
• June-July 2003
• April-May 2003
• February-March 2003
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2002
• August-September 2002
• June-July 2002
• April-May 2002

Jazz Capsule Reviews

• November 2007 (568KB)
• October 2007 (617KB)
• September 2007 (632KB)
• August 2007 (274KB)
• June/July 2007 (474KB)
• April/May 2007 (570KB)
• March 2007 (353KB)
• February 2007 (365KB)
• January 2007 (361KB)
• December 2006 (447KB)
• November 2006 (444KB)
• October 2006 (321KB)
• September 2006 (265KB)
• August 2006 (758KB)
• June 2006 (288KB)
• April 2006 (260KB)
• March 2006 (523KB)
• February 2006 (396KB)
• January 2006 (723KB)
• December 2005 (314KB)
• October/November 2005 (418 KB)
• August/September 2005 (297KB)
• June/July 2005 (664KB)
• April/May 2005
• February/March 2005
• December/January 2004
• October/November 2004
• August/September 2004
• June/July 2004
• April/May 2004
• Feb/Mar 2004: Jazz Music Reviews in Brief
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2003
• August-September 2003
• June-July 2003
• April-May 2003
• February-March 2003
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2002
• August-September 2002
• June-July 2002
• April-May 2002

Popular Music Capsule Reviews

• November 2007 (1039KB)
• October 2007 (1017KB)
• September 2007 (724KB)
• August 2007 (550KB)
• June/July 2007 (1016KB)
• April/May 2007 (1058KB)
• March 2007 (563KB)
• February 2007 (521KB)
• January 2007 (505KB)
• December 2006 (635KB)
• November 2006 (717KB)
• Orctober 2006 (525KB)
• September 2006 (279KB)
• August 2006 (1298KB)
• June 2006 (477KB)
• April 2006 (401KB)
• March 2006 (517KB)
• February 2006 (469KB)
• January 2006 (865KB)
• December 2005 (435KB)
• October/November 2005 (739 KB)
• August/September 2005 (748KB)
• June/July 2005 (855KB)
• April/May 2005
• February/March 2005
• December/January 2004
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• August/September 2004
• June/July 2004
• June/July 2004 (Folk Capsules)
• April/May 2004
• Feb/Mar 2004: Pop Music Reviews in Brief
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2003
• October-November 2003 On the Fringe
• August-September 2003
• June-July 2003
• April-May 2003
• February-March 2003
• December-January 2003
• October-November 2002
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• April-May 2002

Artist Profiles and Interviews

• Recording in High-Res Surround: Peter McGrath Records the National Philharmonic of Russia (10.2007, 966KB)
• Rhino's T-Rex Reissues (3.2006; 415KB)
• Conductor Benjamin Zander (2.2006; 315KB)
• Engineer Kavi Alexander: Recording a World-Class Orchestra with Two Microphones (10.2005; 231KB)
• Charlie Christian: Genius
• Sorting the Fragments: Spring and Early Summer Yield a Bountiful Musical Harvest
• Joe Lovano's Hero Sandwiches
• Paavo Järvi - A Lucky Man
• Brutally Cruel: Elvis Costello Is This Year's Model
• Atomic Basie!
• Going Beyond Two Channel: David Chesky
• Johnny Hodges/Rex Stewart
  
• Andy Bey: Better Late Than Never
• Max Meets Mingus

Basic Repertoire

• Ambient (3.2007)
• Hard Bop (1.2007; 455KB)
• Britpop (12.2006; 739KB)
• Bluegrass' Modern Manifestations and New Traditions (9.2006; 219KB)
• Free Jazz Guitar (8.2006; 792KB)
• Webern and Varèse (6.2006; 286KB)
• Southern and West African Pop (4.2006; 318KB)
• The Golden Age of Bluegrass (3.2006; 628KB)
• The Piano Trio

Golden Ear Music Awards

The Absolute Sound editors choose the year's best music releases.
2007 (517KB) | 2005 (868KB) | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

Harry Perason's Super Lists

Harry Person compiled lists of the best releases in various formats.

• Super SACD List of 2007 (11.2007; 330KB)
• Harry Pearson's Golden Dozen LPs (6.2007; 275KB)
• Super SACD Multichannel List (3.2006; 201KB)
• Super SACD List
• Super CD List 2002
• Super CD List
• Super LP List

Various Recommendations

• TAS Editors Pick Best Sounding CDs, SACDs and DVD-As (347KB, 9.2007)
• 2006's Best Rock & Pop Box Sets (319KB)
• 100 More Best Classical Compositions of the 20th Century (673KB)
• Best of 2005 List (133KB)
• 2005's Best Rock & Pop Box Sets (342KB)
• Great Sounding Jazz LPs (12.2005, 294KB)
• Great Sounding Rock LPs (6.2005, 698KB)
• Great Sounding Classical LPs (4.2005)
• Best Of 2004 List
• August/September 2004 Absolute Audiophilia
• June/July 2004 Absolute Audiophilia
• April/May 2004 Absolute Audiophilia
• New Reissues Revive Vital Sounds from the 80s and 90s
• 2003’s Best Classical Box Sets/Collections
• 2003’s Best Rock/Pop Box Sets/Collections
• August-September 2003 Absolute Audiophilia
• June-July 2003 Absolute Audiophilia
• June-July 2003 Nonesuch's Explorer Series: Africa
• June-July 2003 On the Fringe
• 2002 Super Surround SACD List
• On the Fringe - TAS 141
• Absolute Audiophilia- TAS 141
• 2002 Top 10 Pop/Rock/Jazz & Classical Albums
• Gifts you should have received for the Holidays 2002
• EMI's Pantheon of Great Conductors of the 20th Century
• Deutsche Grammophon's Echo 20/21 Series
• Top 10 Rock Albums of 2001
• Top 10 Rock Records of the '90s
• Top 100 Jazz Albums of the Twentieth Century
• Top 100 Classical Compositions
• The 100 Greatest Pop Albums of the Century