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Andy Williams – Original Album Collection Vol. 2 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]

Andy Williams - Original Album Collection Vol. 2 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]

Japanese original release. First box set of Andy Williams includes seven original albums released from 1965 to 1971 plus a bonus disc “Andy Williams Live in Japan,” featuring the concerts held at Osaka Festival Hall on May 15 & 16,1973. This bonus CD becomes available as CD for the first time in the world. Features re-mastering and cardboard sleeve faithfully replicating it’s US LP jacket design. Comes with lyrics and a description. Continue reading “Andy Williams – Original Album Collection Vol. 2 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]”

The Andrews Sisters – The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]

The Andrews Sisters - The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]

Since the 50-year limit on copyrights in Europe has led to a flurry of Andrews Sisters releases beginning in the early ’90s, it’s worth pointing out that the British Jasmine label is not just another fly-by-night outfit cobbling together a bunch of old 78s. The four-disc Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters, with a running time of more than four-and-three-quarters hours, contains more tracks — 101 — than any previously released Andrews Sisters compilation. Continue reading “The Andrews Sisters – The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]”

Miles Davis – 7 Albums (1955-1961) [DCC Compact Classics, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Miles Davis - 7 Albums (1955-1961) [DCC Compact Classics, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Miles Davis – 7 Albums (1955-1961) [DCC Compact Classics, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]
EAC Rip | 7xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.37 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Genre: Bop, Cool, Fusion, Jazz
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Rebecca Ferguson – Lady Sings The Blues (2015) [Official Digital Release]

Rebecca Ferguson - Lady Sings The Blues (2015) [Official Digital Release]

Rebecca Ferguson – Lady Sings The Blues (2015) [Official Digital Release]
FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 343 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA Records | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Lady Sings the Blues is the third studio album British singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson. It was released on 6 March 2015 by Syco Music and RCA Records. The album is an interpretation of songs performed by American jazz singer Billie Holiday, most predominantly from her 1956 album of the same name. Continue reading “Rebecca Ferguson – Lady Sings The Blues (2015) [Official Digital Release]”

Ray Charles – Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by Ray Charles featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of The Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players. It was recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960 and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2. Continue reading “Ray Charles – Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stan Getz – The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (2011) [8CDs Box Set]

Stan Getz - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (2011) [8CDs Box Set]

With his beautiful, Lester Young-inspired tone, his grace with a melody, and his willingness to gently push boundaries, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was known as “The Sound” for good reason. Coming to fame with the Woody Herman band in the ’40s, he held his own through both the swing and bebop eras, then found renewed commercial success in the early ’60s when a João Gilberto collaboration, “The Girl from Ipanema,” was a big hit and ushered in a bossa nova boom. Continue reading “Stan Getz – The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (2011) [8CDs Box Set]”

Ray Charles And Betty Carter – Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles And Betty Carter - Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles And Betty Carter – Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.72 GB (ISO) + 1.21 GB (FLAC Mch) + 802 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 385SA | Genre: Swing, Big band

This pairing of two totally idiosyncratic vocalists acquired legendary status over the decades in which it had been out of print. But the proof is in the listening, and frankly it doesn’t represent either artist’s best work. There is certainly a powerful, often sexy rapport between the two — Charles in his sweet balladeering mode, Carter with her uniquely keening, drifting high register — and they definitely create sparks in the justly famous rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Continue reading “Ray Charles And Betty Carter – Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Myra Taylor – My Night to Dream (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Myra Taylor - My Night to Dream (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

A veteran jazz singer with solid backing by swinging KC musicians, this is a real treat for old-school swing lovers. Taylor sings uptempo (self-penned Spider and the Fly, as well as Mamma He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Lady Be Good and several more) and slower ballads, including a gorgeous, lush I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire. Continue reading “Myra Taylor – My Night to Dream (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billie Holiday – Albums Collection [Remastered & Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billie Holiday - Albums Collection [Remastered & Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billie Holiday – Albums Collection [Remastered & Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
5x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | 4x Stereo SACD + 1x Multichannel SACD
Hybrid & Single Layer SACD | Scans Included
Total Size: 11.7 GB (ISO) + 4.08 GB (FLAC Stereo) + 2.00 GB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions / Sony | USA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Body And Soul (1957) – Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957) – All or Nothing At All (1958)
Lady In Satin (1958)
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Al Jarreau – All I Got (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Al Jarreau - All I Got (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Al Jarreau hits you with all he’s got on his second release for the GRP/Verve recording label. The 11-song program, appropriately titled All I Got, features Jarreau’s imaginative vocal stylings, lots of innovative urban sensibilities, and top-tier performances from a stellar band that includes his longtime musical director, Freddie Ravel, and a duet with guest star Joe Cocker. Continue reading “Al Jarreau – All I Got (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

McCoy Tyner Trio – Inception (1962) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

McCoy Tyner Trio - Inception (1962) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Those familiar with the dense, percussive style that pianist McCoy Tyner has cultivated since the 1970s onwards may be surprised by what they hear on Inception. Like Reaching Fourth and Nights of Ballads and Blues, this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early ’60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner’s mature style. Continue reading “McCoy Tyner Trio – Inception (1962) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans - Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.41 GB (ISO) + 611 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 8497 SA | Genre: Hard Bop, Post Bop

This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York’s Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Getting Riverside’s permission to let the pianist participate, Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne’s bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. This was a busman’s holiday for Evans, who was freed from the musical parameters he had set for his then-current trio. Continue reading “Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Perry Como – Perry & Perry Como In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Perry Como - Perry & Perry Como In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Perry Como – Perry & Perry Como In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas (2016)
[Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.77 GB (ISO) + 4.41 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDLK 4575 | Genre: Adult Contemporary, Vocal Jazz
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John Patton ‎- Along Came John (1963) [2009, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

By the time John Patton recorded Along Came John, his debut as a leader, he had already become a familiar name around the Blue Note studios. He, guitarist Grant Green, and drummer Ben Dixon had become the label’s regular soul-jazz rhythm section, playing on sessions by Lou Donaldson, Don Wilkerson, and Harold Vick, among others. Continue reading “John Patton ‎- Along Came John (1963) [2009, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson – Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson - Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Another fine Webster release on Verve that sees the tenor great once again backed by the deluxe Oscar Peterson Trio. In keeping with the high standard of their Soulville collaboration of two years prior, Webster and the trio — Peterson is joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen — use this 1959 date to conduct a clinic in ballad playing. Continue reading “Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson – Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”