Category: Vocal Jazz

Nat King Cole – Where Did Everyone Go? (1963) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - Where Did Everyone Go? (1963) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – Where Did Everyone Go? (1963) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 269 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.96 GB (SACD ISO) + 2.26 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo/Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 1859 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This is the third and final collection to feature the team of Nat King Cole and Gordon Jenkins (arranger). Their earlier collaborations yielded the uniformly superior chart-topper Love Is the Thing (1957) and follow-up The Very Thought of You (1958). As the moniker suggests, there is a perceptible poignancy and longing weaved throughout Jenkins’ arrangements. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – Where Did Everyone Go? (1963) [2010, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra ‎- The Collection 1953-1962 (1983) [MFSL Remastered, Box Set, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Frank Sinatra ‎- The Collection 1953-1962 (1983) [MFSL Remastered, Box Set, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Frank Sinatra ‎- The Collection 1953-1962 (1983) [MFSL Remastered, Box Set, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
16x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 10.6 GB (Hi-Res) + 3.46 GB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: SC-1 | Genre: Swing, Vocal Jazz

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Nicki Parrott – 16 SACD Albums (2008-2017) [Japanese Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nicki Parrott - 16 SACD Albums (2008-2017) [Japanese Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nicki Parrott – 16 SACD Albums (2008-2017) [Japanese Hi-Res SACD Rip]
16x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 38.1 GB (ISO) + 18 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Nat King Cole – After Midnight (1956) [2010, Remastered, Mono, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - After Midnight (1956) [2010, Remastered, Mono, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – After Midnight (1956) [2010, Remastered, Mono, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.61 GB (ISO) + 1.03 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 782 SA | Genre: Swing, Jazz

Once Nat King Cole gave up playing piano on a regular basis and instead focused on a series of easy listening vocal albums, jazz fans longed for him to return to his first love. These 1956 studio sessions made up Cole’s last jazz-oriented disc, where he played piano and sang on every number, joined by several guest soloists. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – After Midnight (1956) [2010, Remastered, Mono, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joyce Yuill – Lady Be Good (2017) [Japan, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joyce Yuill - Lady Be Good (2017) [Japan, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joyce Yuill – Lady Be Good (2017) [Japan, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 909 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-241 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, 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
Hybrid SACD | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 236 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.83 GB (SACD ISO) + 857 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPJ 083 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Little Girl Blue is the debut album by jazz singer, pianist and songwriter Nina Simone, released by Bethlehem Records. Simone was in her mid-20s at the time, and still aspiring to be a classical concert pianist. She immediately sold the rights for the songs on this album to Bethlehem for $3,000 (US$25,446 in 2017 dollars), with the deal eventually costing her royalty profits of more than a million dollars. Simone was dissatisfied by the lack of effort the record company took in promoting her, and after this album she formed a long business relationship with Colpix Records. Continue reading “Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Nat King Cole – St. Louis Blues (1958) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - St. Louis Blues (1958) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – St. Louis Blues (1958) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo/Mono & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.97 GB (ISO) + 1.04 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.26 GB (FLAC Stereo/Mono) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 993 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

St. Louis Blues is a 1958 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Nelson Riddle. St. Louis Blues was the soundtrack to the film of the same name that starred Cole. The Billboard album chart placed the disc at a peak position of #18. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – St. Louis Blues (1958) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Denise King – La Vie En Rose (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Denise King - La Vie En Rose (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Denise King – La Vie En Rose (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 2.26 GB (ISO) + 1.05 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-239 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - The Very Thought Of You (1958) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo/Mono & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.06 GB (ISO) + 1.57 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.97 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions ‎| USA | Cat#: CAPP 1084 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Nat King Cole possessed one of the most accessible and appealing voices of any singer in the 1950s. This ballad-oriented set puts the emphasis completely on his voice (there is no piano playing or any hint of his jazz-oriented past) and features Cole accompanied by Gordon Jenkins’ sweet arrangements for a string orchestra. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Nice ‘N’ Easy (1960) {2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Remastered}

Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy (1960) {2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Remastered}

Frank Sinatra – Nice ‘N’ Easy (1960) {2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 230 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: UDCD 790 | Genre: Bing Band, Vocal Jazz

Breaking slightly from his pattern of a swing album following the release of ballads set, Frank Sinatra followed No One Cares with Nice ‘N’ Easy, a breezy collection of mid-tempo numbers arranged by Nelson Riddle. Not only is it the lightest set that he recorded for Capitol, it is the one with the loosest theme. Sinatra selected a collection of songs he had sang early in his career, having Riddle rearrange the tunes with warm, cheery textures. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Nice ‘N’ Easy (1960) {2008, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Remastered}”

Frank Sinatra – Albums Collection

Frank Sinatra - Albums Collection

Frank Sinatra – Albums Collection
EAC Rip | 95xCD | FLAC/APE/WV Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 26.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
ALBUMS & COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS
Label: Various | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big band

Frank Sinatra was arguably the most important popular music figure of the 20th century, his only real rivals for the title being Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles. In a professional career that lasted 60 years, he demonstrated a remarkable ability to maintain his appeal and pursue his musical goals despite often countervailing trends. He came to the fore during the swing era of the 1930s and ’40s, helped to define the “sing era” of the ’40s and ’50s, and continued to attract listeners during the rock era that began in the mid-’50s. He scored his first number one hit in 1940 and was still making million-selling recordings in 1994. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Albums Collection”

Sarah McKenzie – Paris In The Rain (2017) [CD + Digital Hi-Res]

Sarah McKenzie - Paris In The Rain (2017) [CD + Digital Hi-Res]

Sarah McKenzie – Paris In The Rain (2017) [CD + Digital Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 376 MB (CD) + 1.09 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Impulse | EU | Cat#: 0602557282436 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

2017 album from Melbourne jazz vocalist, pianist & composer, produced by Brian Bacchus, who has worked with Norah Jones, Lizz Wright & Gregory Porter. Continue reading “Sarah McKenzie – Paris In The Rain (2017) [CD + Digital Hi-Res]”

Andy Williams – Original Album Collection Vol. 1 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]

Andy Williams - Original Album Collection Vol. 1 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]

Andy Williams – Original Album Collection Vol. 1 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]
EAC Rip | 8xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.34 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Japan | Cat#: SICP 3742~9 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Easy Listening

Japanese-only eight CD box set from the Easy Listening icon. The box contains seven original albums released from his debut to 1964 plus a bonus CD with songs sung in Japanese, rare tracks, and more. Features remastering 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. 1 (2013) [8CD Japanese Box Set]”