Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Wagner: Tristan und Isolde an Orchestral Passion / Overtures to ‘Das Liebesverbot’ ‘Die Feen’ (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde an Orchestral Passion / Overtures to 'Das Liebesverbot' 'Die Feen' (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Wagner: Tristan und Isolde an Orchestral Passion / Overtures to ‘Das Liebesverbot’ ‘Die Feen’ (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.46 GB (ISO) + 10 GB (DSF) + 3.91 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHAN 5087 | Genre: Classical

Neeme Järvi is back conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the third of four albums featuring Henk de Vlieger’s bold arrangements of operas by Wagner. Of the first album (CHSA 5060), Classic FM wrote: ‘Dutch composer Henk de Vlieger builds a penetrating symphonic poem that reflects the dramatic depths of The Ring.’ Continue reading “Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Wagner: Tristan und Isolde an Orchestral Passion / Overtures to ‘Das Liebesverbot’ ‘Die Feen’ (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steely Dan – Everything Must Go (2003) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Everything Must Go (2003) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Everything Must Go (2003) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.67 GB (Hi-Res) + 394 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Germany | Cat#: 9362-48435-1| Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock

When Steely Dan released Two Against Nature in 2000, their first album in 20 years, it was an unexpected gift, since all odds seemed against Donald Fagen and Walter Becker reteaming for nothing more than the occasional project, let alone a full album. As it turned out, the duo was able to pick up where they left off, with Two Against Nature seamlessly fitting next to Gaucho and earning the band surprise success, including a Grammy for Album of the Year, but the bigger surprise is that the reunion wasn’t a one-off — they released another record, Everything Must Go, a mere three years later. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Everything Must Go (2003) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 3.48 GB (Hi-Res) + 595 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Giant Records | Germany | Cat#: 603497849093 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock

Notorious for shunning concert performances, Steely Dan’s improbable live reunion in the mid-’90s eventually turned into a full-fledged reunion album. Since Steely Dan fans went two decades without even the hope of a new record, the very prospect was a delight, but it was also a little worrying, since a botched comeback would tarnish the band’s legacy. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jay Leonhart Trio – Fly Me To The Moon: Tribute To Ray Brown (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jay Leonhart Trio - Fly Me To The Moon: Tribute To Ray Brown (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jay Leonhart Trio – Fly Me To The Moon: Tribute To Ray Brown (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans Included
Total Size: 2.73 GB (ISO) + 2.69 GB (DSF) + 1.15 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vernus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-283 | Genre: Jazz
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Mieko Hirota – McIntosh Reference Vocal Sound Jazzing-Mico (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mieko Hirota – McIntosh Reference Vocal Sound Jazzing-Mico (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mieko Hirota – McIntosh Reference Vocal Sound Jazzing-Mico (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 937 MB (ISO) + 2.31 GB (DSF) + 1.07 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: TM-SACD9012.2 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.38 GB (ISO) + 1.38 GB (DSF) + 408 MB (FLAC) + 116 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2049 | Genre: R&B, Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles’s stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962)
[2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.26 GB (ISO) + 1.27 GB (DSF) + 609 MB (FLAC) + 279 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 225 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

First issued in the early ’60s, this collection of musical Christmas cheer is packed full of the smoothly sung, sentimental favorites associated as much with Nat King Cole himself as with the season. The singer’s performance of “The Christmas Song” is an unforgettable classic reprised here twice, once in an updated version that includes a contemporary vocal from his daughter, Natalie, and also in Cole’s original 1946 recording. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.68 GB (ISO) + 1.71 GB (DSF) + 453 MB (FLAC) + 154 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2109 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Following the hard-driving A Swingin’ Affair, Frank Sinatra released another all-ballads record, Where Are You? The album was the first he recorded at Capitol without Nelson Riddle, as well as the first he recorded in stereo. Where Riddle’s down beat albums are stately and sullen, Jenkins favors lush, melancholy arrangements played by large, string-dominated orchestras. Jenkins’ arrangements suggested classical textures, although the tempos alluded to Billie Holiday’s ballad style. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.78 GB (Hi-Res) + 421 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: JC 34729 | Genre: Pop Rock

With 1974’s Slow Dancer, produced by Johnny Bristol, Scaggs recast himself as a more R&B-infused singer. 1976’s multi-million-selling Silk Degrees found Scaggs’ switch paying off commercially, displaying enough skills and chops that the odious “blue-eyed soul” tag was deemed passé. This is noticeably more detached than Silk Degrees. And although this set is indeed quirky, the often unsurprising production featuring almost-on-cue guitar solos makes this album more “mainstream” than it had to be. Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (2002) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]

Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002)
[Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]
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Total Size: 920 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CM BLUE NOTE (A92) | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Norah Jones’s seminal debut album, Come Away With Me, became a global phenomenon reaching #1 in 20 countries, selling nearly 30 million copies, and sweeping the 2003 GRAMMY Awards with 8 wins including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. The remastered 20th Anniversary Edition captures the emergence of a singular talent on this now-classic album. Continue reading “Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]”

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.00 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CBS Mastersound | US | Cat#: HC 43920 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.97 GB (Hi-Res) + 472 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Friday Music | US | Cat#: FRM 9003 | Genre: Pop Rock, R&B
Half-Speed Mastered
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Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé - The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.71 GB (ISO) + 1.68 GB (DSF) + 786 MB (FLAC) + 246 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 002 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Mel Tormé had recorded relatively few rewarding albums in the decade before this set, originally put out by Gryphon before being reissued on CD by DCC Jazz. However, his voice had improved with time, his range had widened, and he had become an even stronger jazz singer than before. Continue reading “Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony – Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony - Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony – Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.87 GB (ISO) + 6.65 GB (DSF) + 2.18 GB (FLAC) + 390 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 4003 | Genre: Classical
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Arne Domnérus – Jazz At The Pawnshop 30th Anniversary (1977) [2006, Remastered, 3x Discs, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arne Domnérus - Jazz At The Pawnshop 30th Anniversary (1977) [2006, Remastered, 3x Discs, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arne Domnérus – Jazz At The Pawnshop 30th Anniversary (1977)
[2006, Remastered, 3x Discs, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
3x Discs / Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 10.7 GB (ISO) + 29.6 GB (DSF) + 11.6 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Proprius | Sweden | Cat#: PRSACD 7879 | Genre: Swing, Jazz

On December 6 and 7, 1976, in a small jazz club called Stampen (The Pawn Shop) in Stockholm’s Old Town, Swedish sound engineer Gert Palmcrantz recorded a group of leading Scandinavian jazzmen live, trying to get “the tight, harmonious sound of the records of my childhood.” Conditions were less than ideal. A full house, a great deal of background noise. Continue reading “Arne Domnérus – Jazz At The Pawnshop 30th Anniversary (1977) [2006, Remastered, 3x Discs, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”