Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford Blu-ray

Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford

 (2006)

Music



For more details about Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford on Blu-ray, see the Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford Blu-ray Review

Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


This is one of the better New Morning Blu-rays from an image quality standpoint. Like all the others in the series we’re offered a 1080i VC-1 encoded image. Perhaps because the bulk of the camera work is closer to the band than is some of the other in-Akustik Blu’s in this series, detail is better, sharpness is certainly better, and colors are nicely rendered and beautifully saturated. Carlton’s chartreuse shirt pops nicely throughout the concert and the rest of the band members look great as well. The stage, as is usual, is on the dark side, but the stage lighting is adequately reproduced here with good to excellent contrast and consistent black levels. The backlighting is especially effective throughout the concert, giving a nice glow to the proceedings.

Autour du Blues meets Larry Carlton & guest Robben Ford Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


Again as has been standard with these in-Akustik Blu releases, two 5.1 mixes, a DTS-HD MA and an LPCM, are offered, as well as a Dolby Digital 2.0 mix. Both of the 5.1 offerings are extremely clear and robust, with a good, thumping low end and brilliant clarity in the mid and high ranges. Vocals are clear and the surround channels are utilized well, without overwheming audience ambience noises to distract from the actual performance. Separation is quite good throughout this concert and you'll clearly hear Carlton and Ford, for example, emanating from discrete channels at various points throughout the evening. There are absolutely no anomalies or dropouts of any kind to report. The 2.0 folddown is also quite good, without an overly compressed (spatially speaking) sound to the track, and good to excellent dynamic range and fidelity.