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]

Myra Taylor – My Night to Dream (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Cover Only
Total Size: 2.12 GB (ISO) + 959 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: APO Records | USA | Cat#: APO 2017 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

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 – All I Got (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3,20 GB (ISO) + 2.71 GB (FLAC Mch) + 0.97 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: GRP | EU | Cat#: 065 082-2 | Genre: Soul-Jazz, R&B

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]

McCoy Tyner Trio – Inception (1962) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.32 GB (ISO) + 585 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CIPJ 18 SA | Genre: Post Bop

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]

John Patton ‎- Along Came John (1963) [2009, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Patton ‎- Along Came John (1963) [2009, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB (ISO) + 657 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CBNJ 84130 SA | Genre: Post Bop, Soul-Jazz

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]

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

SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Back & Front Cover Only
Total Size: 1.48 GB (ISO) + 673 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 6114 SA | Genre: Bop

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]”

Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges – Side By Side (1959) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - Side By Side (1959) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges – Side By Side (1959) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Back & Front Covers Included
Total Size: 1.85 GB (ISO) + 856 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 6109 SA | Genre: Post Bop, Swing

Although it is billed as a Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album, Side by Side is a 1959 album mostly under the leadership of Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington’s alto saxophonist for many years. Ellington only appears on three of this album’s tracks. Continue reading “Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges – Side By Side (1959) [2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ella Fitzgerald – Like Someone In Love (1957) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald - Like Someone In Love (1957) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald – Like Someone In Love (1957) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Back & Front Covers Included
Total Size: 2.16 GB (ISO) + 991 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 6000 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Like Someone in Love is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. This album represents a fine example of Ella’s singing from this period, recorded at the same time as her albums with Louis Armstrong. Continue reading “Ella Fitzgerald – Like Someone In Love (1957) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Chicago – 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago - 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago – 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
3x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue+ Log
3x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.45 GB (CD-Layer) + 7.40 GB (SACD ISO) + 3.54 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Genre: Jazz Rock

The Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – Chicago (1970) – Chicago VI (1973)
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Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana ‎- Illuminations (1974) [2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana ‎- Illuminations (1974) [2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana ‎- Illuminations (1974)
[2017, 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: 1.58 GB (ISO) + 1.92 GB (FLAC Stereo/Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria | Cat#: CDSML 8530 | Genre: Avant-garde Jazz

Illuminations is a 1974 collaboration between Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana. Jazz musicians Jules Broussard, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland also contributed to the record, on saxophone, flute, drums and bass. Alice Coltrane delivers some harp glissando, while the string orchestra adds a serene mood to the music. Continue reading “Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana ‎- Illuminations (1974) [2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nat King Cole – Love Is the Thing (1957) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - Love Is the Thing (1957) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – Love Is the Thing (1957) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo/Mono & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 367 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.87 GB (SACD ISO) + 2.12 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo/Mono/Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 824 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Nat King Cole’s collaborations with Gordon Jenkins rank among the finest from either artist or arranger. Cole’s first stereophonic long player, 1957’s Love Is the Thing remains the epitome of the pair’s undeniable compatibility, and it topped the album charts for eight weeks. The opener “When I Fall in Love” is considered by many to be nothing short of definitive; the restrained orchestration perfectly adapts to the singer’s verdant vocals. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – Love Is the Thing (1957) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”