Category: Jazz

VA – A Crime of Passion Sophisticated Blues Ballads (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

VA - A Crime of Passion Sophisticated Blues Ballads (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

VA – A Crime of Passion Sophisticated Blues Ballads (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 978 MB
Label: Smooth Dayz Unlimited | Genre: Smooth Jazz
Continue reading “VA – A Crime of Passion Sophisticated Blues Ballads (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Miles Davis – Miles Davis Quintet in Concert Live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Miles Davis - Miles Davis Quintet in Concert Live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Miles Davis – Miles Davis Quintet in Concert Live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 (2023)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.07 GB
Label: Fresh Sound Records | Genre: Jazz

With little publicity and only one star arrived from America, Miles Davis, Bruno Coquatrix, owner and manager of the Olympia, accomplished an impressive feat by presenting a sold-out concert on Saturday, November 30, 1957, at 6 p.m. André Hodeir in Jazz Hot had written, “This concert by Miles Davis was one of the most beautiful jazz concerts we have ever heard in Paris. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Miles Davis Quintet in Concert Live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Kenny G – Innocence (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Kenny G - Innocence (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Kenny G – Innocence (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 624 MB
Label: Concord | Genre: Jazz

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Kenny G has announced his new album, Innocence. His first collection of lullabies, these timeless tracks with orchestral accompaniment include “Rock-a-Bye Baby,” “Edelweiss,” “Over the Rainbow,” as well as 7 original songs. A career that spans five decades – with over 75 million albums sold, 1.5 billion global streams, seven Top 40-charting singles and 17 GRAMMY nominations – this is Kenny G’s 20th studio album. Continue reading “Kenny G – Innocence (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Sarah Reeves – More The Merrier (2023) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sarah Reeves - More The Merrier (2023) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sarah Reeves – More The Merrier (2023) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 705 MB
Label: Curb | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Christmas
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Adam Shulman – We Wish You a Funky Christmas (2023)

Adam Shulman - We Wish You a Funky Christmas (2023)

Adam Shulman – We Wish You a Funky Christmas (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 316 MB
Label: Cellar Music | US | Cat#: CMR122523 | Genre: Jazz, Christmas

Adam Shulman’s festive release on Cellar music takes a clutch of well-loved Christmas melodies and reflects them through the lens of a 70s funk/fusion group. Recorded at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco in the same room as Herbie Hancock’s seminal album Headhunters with Shulman on Rhodes, Wurlitzer, organ and synths, Jesse Levit on saxophone, Jason Muscat on bass and Jeff Marrs on drums. Continue reading “Adam Shulman – We Wish You a Funky Christmas (2023)”

VA – Santa Swings The Windup (27 Christmas Stockings Full Of Shellac Dust) [2023]

VA - Santa Swings The Windup (27 Christmas Stockings Full Of Shellac Dust) [2023]

VA – Santa Swings The Windup (27 Christmas Stockings Full Of Shellac Dust) [2023]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Front & Back Scans
Total Size: 184 MB
Label: Bear Family Records | Germany | Cat#: BCD17714 | Genre: Big Band, Swing, Christmas

The German archival label presents in its ongoing holiday music series this collection of X-mas treats from the swing era. The ros- ter is packed with all-star orchestra leaders: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie (with Helen Humes), Chick Webb (with Ella Fitzgerald), Don Redman, Glenn Miller, Charlie Barnett, Louis Prima, Teddy Wilson, others. Continue reading “VA – Santa Swings The Windup (27 Christmas Stockings Full Of Shellac Dust) [2023]”

Christian Sands – Christmas Stories (2023)

Christian Sands - Christmas Stories (2023)

Christian Sands – Christmas Stories (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 312 MB
Label: Mack Avenue Records | US | Cat#: MAC1206 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Christmas

Pianist/composer Christian Sands’ cinematic approach to popular holiday classics takes center stage with Christmas Stories, his first album since his critically acclaimed, GRAMMY-nominated 2020 release Be Water. Having performed in-demand Christmas shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center and around the world, Sands offers such classics as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells,” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” as well as a few surprises. Continue reading “Christian Sands – Christmas Stories (2023)”

Bob James – Jazz Hands (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James - Jazz Hands (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James – Jazz Hands (2023) [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: 1.24 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 2.13 GB (ISO)
Label: Evosound | Hong Kong | Cat#: EVSA2484S | Genre: Jazz

GRAMMY® NOMINATED Jazz Hands is Bob James’ third outing for evosound, following in the wake of 2018’s Espresso and 2022’s Feel Like Makin’ LIVE. Produced by the pianist with his manager Sonny Abelardo, the ten-track album was mostly recorded during the months of the Covid pandemic and featured James in a number of different musical settings. Continue reading “Bob James – Jazz Hands (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Gregory Porter - Christmas Wish (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.24 GB
Label: Universal | Genre: Christmas, Jazz

Gregory Porter, with his customary class, elegance and sophistication, presents his new holiday album ‘Christmas Wish’ – a cool yule selection of festive favourites as well as brand new songs written by the singer himself. Backed by his long-time band, produced by repeat collaborator Troy Miller in New York and London, with orchestral contributions recorded at Abbey Road Continue reading “Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Sarah Vaughan – Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969 – The Lost Recordings (2021) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sarah Vaughan - Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969 - The Lost Recordings (2021) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sarah Vaughan – Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969 – The Lost Recordings (2021)
[Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 176kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 3.09 GB
Label: The Lost Recordings | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This double recital, recorded on 9 November 1969 at the Berlin Philharmonic, takes place at a very special time in Sarah Vaughan’s life. To everyone’s astonishment, the small, awkward 45-year-old gave one of the most masterful stage performances of her career that could be captured on tape. In almost two hours she silenced all misgivings by proving how her approach to music remained eminently topical. Continue reading “Sarah Vaughan – Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969 – The Lost Recordings (2021) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis - Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 291 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.14 GB (DSF) + 973 MB (FLAC) + 2.06 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2200 | Genre: Big Band, Modal
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess are indeed profound. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the recording. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Madeleine Peyroux – Secular Hymns (2016) [Japan SHM-CD Edition]

Madeleine Peyroux - Secular Hymns (2016) [Japan SHM-CD Edition]

Madeleine Peyroux – Secular Hymns (2016) [Japan SHM-CD Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 319 MB
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UCCI-1033 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Recorded at the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England, Madeleine Peyroux’s eighth studio album, 2016’s Secular Hymns, finds the vocalist/guitarist delivering a stripped-down, largely acoustic set of warm, eclectic cover tunes. Continue reading “Madeleine Peyroux – Secular Hymns (2016) [Japan SHM-CD Edition]”