Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Complete Sessions (1999) [DVD + Hi-Res]

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Complete Sessions (1999) [DVD + Hi-Res]

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Complete Sessions (1999) [DVD + Hi-Res]
DVD (Audio) | ISO | LPCM 24/96
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.35 GB (DVD) + 1.39 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Classic Records | US| Cat#: DAD 1031 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were (and are) two of the main stems of jazz. Any way you look at it, just about everything that’s ever happened in this music leads directly — or indirectly — back to them. Both men were born on the cusp of the 19th and 20th centuries, and each became established as a leader during the middle ’20s. Continue reading “Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Complete Sessions (1999) [DVD + Hi-Res]”

Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong – Ella And Louis (1956) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong - Ella And Louis (1956) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong – Ella And Louis (1956) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.20 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 2.26 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Verve Records | US | Cat#: 314 589 598-2 | Genre: Jazz
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Ike Quebec – It Might As Well Be Spring (1962) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring (1962) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ike Quebec – It Might As Well Be Spring (1962) [2010, 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 207 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.45 GB (DSF) + 689 MB (FLAC) + 1.48 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CBNJ 84105 SA | Genre: Soul Jazz

Working with the same quartet that cut Heavy Soul — organist Freddie Roach, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Al Harewood — Ike Quebec recorded another winning hard bop album with It Might As Well Be Spring. In many ways, the record is a companion piece to Heavy Soul. Continue reading “Ike Quebec – It Might As Well Be Spring (1962) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander - Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.89 GB (DSF) + 1.26 GB (FLAC) + 2.97 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | US | Cat#: SACD-63469 | Genre: Jazz, Reggae

Monty Alexander long ago combined together the influence of Oscar Peterson with the soul of Gene Harris and Nat “King” Cole to form his own appealing and personable style. On this release Monty Alexander combines a six-piece Jamaican reggae rhythm section with a three-piece jazz rhythm team to perform songs by the well-known artist Bob Marley. Continue reading “Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan – Getz Meets Mulligan (1957) [2015, Remaster, Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan - Getz Meets Mulligan (1957) [2015, Remaster, Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan – Getz Meets Mulligan (1957)
[2015, Remaster, Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

DSF Tracks / DSD128 / 1bit / 5.6MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 3.79 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: High Definition Tape Transfers | Genre: Hard Bop, Jazz

Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz (also released as Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi) is an album by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz featuring performances recorded in 1957 released on the Verve label. Continue reading “Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan – Getz Meets Mulligan (1957) [2015, Remaster, Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Dylan Van Der Schyff – The Definition Of A Toy (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dylan Van Der Schyff - The Definition Of A Toy (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dylan Van Der Schyff – The Definition Of A Toy (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 8.54 GB (DSF) + 3.47 GB (FLAC) + 3.56 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Songlines Recordings | Canada | Cat#: SGL SA1554-2 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

This set had me worried. Some of the group improvising is so sparse and meandering that it almost sounds as if the musicians are lost, or too shy to play much. However, just when one is ready to give up on this project as a lost effort, one of the musicians gets the momentum flowing and the others follow with their own comments. Continue reading “Dylan Van Der Schyff – The Definition Of A Toy (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio – In Full Swing (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - In Full Swing (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio – In Full Swing (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 8.10 GB (DSF) + 3.47 GB (FLAC) + 3.09 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Odyssey | US | Cat#: SS87880 | Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing

Mark O’Connor’s second CD with his Hot Swing Trio is more than just a salute to the late, legendary jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli; it firmly establishes as him as a bona fide jazz violin virtuoso, thanks to being distributed by a major label this time around. Continue reading “Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio – In Full Swing (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Monty Alexander – The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander - The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander – The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel (Quadraphonic) | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 8.17 GB (DSF) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) + 2.65 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD340 | Genre: Jazz

Monty Alexander has always been a fine jazz pianist, but in recent years he has received more popular acclaim for interpreting the reggae music of his native Jamaica. While his reggae efforts are well done, straight-ahead jazz and interpreting standards are really his forte. For The Good Life, Alexander has chosen to riff on tunes from the repertoire of Tony Bennett Continue reading “Monty Alexander – The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays The Songs Of Tony Bennett (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Monty Alexander – Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander - Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander – Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel (Quadraphonic) | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.84 GB (DSF) + 3.03 GB (FLAC) + 4.05 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD339 | Genre: Jazz

Monty Alexander follows up his tribute to Tony Bennett with an homage to another classic jazz singer, Nat King Cole. Also recorded in New York City at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with the same trio of Chicagoans Lorin Cohen on bass and drummer George Fludas, the veteran pianist seems more in his element with this artist’s repertoire that sharply defined his personal sound and thinking about populist jazz. Continue reading “Monty Alexander – Calypso Blues: The Songs Of Nat King Cole (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carol Kidd – Nice Work (1987) [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Kidd - Nice Work (1987) [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Kidd – Nice Work (1987) [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 6.02 GB (DSF) + 2.49 GB (FLAC) + 2.20 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | UK | Cat#: AKD 229 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Nice Work features a spectrum of standards from the Great American Songbook interpreted by the legendary UK singer, Carol Kidd. Originally released in 1987 Nice Work has been re-issued as part of Linns ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the labels award-winning catalogue. Continue reading “Carol Kidd – Nice Work (1987) [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio – Romance (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio - Romance (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio – Romance (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 2.14 GB (DSF) + 1.02 GB (FLAC) + 2.21 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-150 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Simone takes an evocative country-folk song associated with Alison Kraus, and, with her stunning voice and the combined musicality of herself and co-producer/pianist John di Martino, makes it into something even more special. Continue reading “Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio – Romance (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Lauren White – At Last (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lauren White - At Last (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lauren White – At Last (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.02 GB (DSF) + 958 MB (FLAC) + 2.07 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Groove Note | Germany | Cat#: GRV1037-3 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Lauren White is an extremely talented 20-year old from Texas who has been studying under the same vocal coach as Norah Jones. Lauren blends the sensuality and vulnerability of Jones with the vocal range of Linda Ronstadt combined with a voice that exhibits emotional depth as well as nuance and delicacy. Continue reading “Lauren White – At Last (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nicki Parrott – Misty (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nicki Parrott - Misty (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nicki Parrott – Misty (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.68 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Jay McShann – What A Wonderful World (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jay McShann - What A Wonderful World (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jay McShann – What A Wonderful World (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.13 GB (DSF) + 991 MB (FLAC) + 2.18 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Groove Note Records | US | Cat#: GRV1005-3 | Genre: Jazz

Jay McShann was 83 at the time of this CD, but the pianist-singer sounds very much in prime form and had certainly not lost his enthusiasm. He teams up with some of the better Kansas City musicians active in the late ’90s (tenor saxophonist Ahmad Alaadeen, guitarist Sonny Kenner, bassist Gerald Spaits, and drummer Todd Strait) Continue reading “Jay McShann – What A Wonderful World (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Wynton Kelly – Kelly Blue (1959) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue (1959) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wynton Kelly – Kelly Blue (1959) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.33 GB (DSF) + 1.07 GB (FLAC) + 2.38 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: UCGO-9011 | Genre: Jazz

Recorded for Riverside, this set mostly features the influential pianist Wynton Kelly in a trio with his fellow rhythm-section mates from the Miles Davis bands, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. “Kelly Blue” and “Keep It Moving” add cornetist Nat Adderley, flutist Bobby Jaspar and the tenor of Benny Golson to the band for some variety. Continue reading “Wynton Kelly – Kelly Blue (1959) [2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”