Category: Vocal Jazz

Shanti – Born To Sing (2010) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Shanti - Born To Sing (2010) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Shanti – Born To Sing (2010) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.46 GB (DSF) + 1.10 GB (FLAC) + 1.62 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Savoy Records | Japan | Cat#: COGY-1104 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Shanti Snyder, whose stage name is simply Shanti, is known for her collaborations with Yoko Kanno, most notably in Escaflowne the Movie with vocals in the theme song “Sora.” For this 2010 album, Shanti puts her own spin on heart-wrenching songs such as “Cry Me A River” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” alongside “Fly Me To the Moon” and “Summer Blue.” Continue reading “Shanti – Born To Sing (2010) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carol Kidd – Dreamsville (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Kidd - Dreamsville (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Kidd – Dreamsville (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 4.75 GB (DSF) + 3.33 GB (FLAC) + 2.90 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | UK | Cat#: AKD 325 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Dreamsville marked 25 years of Carol Kidd’s partnership with Linn and saw the long-awaited return to the studio of this unique UK jazz legend. Originally released in 2008, Dreamsville is re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series that offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label’s award-winning catalog. An exquisite album of hand-picked standards and self-penned songs, it is perhaps no surprise that is was named the Best CD at the 2009 Scottish Jazz Awards Continue reading “Carol Kidd – Dreamsville (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – My Way (1969) [2021, Japan, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - My Way (1969) [2021, Japan, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – My Way (1969)
[2021, Japan, 50th Anniversary Edition, 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: 1.26 GB (DSF) + 992 MB (FLAC) + 1.41 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stereo Sound | Japan | Cat#: SSVS-019 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Easy Listening
Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – My Way (1969) [2021, Japan, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Morrison – New Arrangements and Duets (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Morrison - New Arrangements and Duets (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Van Morrison – New Arrangements and Duets (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.85 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Exile Productions Ltd. | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop

“This album represents a small percentage of the huge amount of unreleased material we are hoping to roll out in the near future, rather than letting it gather dust in some archive. The big band tracks were recorded in 2014 and the duets more recently. Chris White and Paul Moran individually picked the songs that they wanted to do new band arrangements for. The Willie Nelson and Kurt Elling tracks were recorded in 2018 and 2019, the Curtis Stigers and Joss Stone tracks in 2018.” Continue reading “Van Morrison – New Arrangements and Duets (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Eva Cassidy – Walkin’ After Midnight (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Eva Cassidy - Walkin' After Midnight (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Eva Cassidy – Walkin’ After Midnight (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 732 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blix Street Records | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Eva Cassidy’s Walkin’ After Midnight collection is literally a ticket back to Eva’s accidental Western Swing Night. A small gig at the King of France Tavern, downtown Annapolis. The 2nd of November, 1995, two months prior to her now famous Live At Blues Alley recordings. Continue reading “Eva Cassidy – Walkin’ After Midnight (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk (2024) [Japanese Edition]

Madeleine Peyroux - Let's Walk (2024) [Japanese Edition]

Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk (2024)
[Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 301 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BSMF Records | Japan | Cat#: BSMF-5128 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Let’s Walk is the ninth album by Madeleine Peyroux. On her previous outings, she recorded covers of jazz and Great American Songbook standards and works of contemporary songwriters. While she’s often co-written songs with her collaborators, Let’s Walk is entirely composed of her written originals, which offer excellent lyrics as she continues to mine jazz, blues, and folk. Continue reading “Madeleine Peyroux – Let’s Walk (2024) [Japanese Edition]”

Various Artists – Jazz Hits Of The 50s (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Jazz Hits Of The 50s (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Jazz Hits Of The 50s (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2 x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 8.19 GB (ISO) + 9.29 GB (FLAC) + 12.8 GB (DSF) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Membran Music | Germany | Cat#: 224069-211 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res MCH FLAC Tracks have been added

Include Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Perry Como, Betty Carter and many more Continue reading “Various Artists – Jazz Hits Of The 50s (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957)
[2014, MFSL 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: 652 MB (DSF) + 519 MB (FLAC) + 1.88 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2107 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

In some ways, A Swingin’ Affair! is “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Pt. 2,” following the same formula of Sinatra’s hit album of the previous year. Beneath the surface, there are enough variations on A Swingin’ Affair! to make it a distinctive, and equally enjoyable listen. The most noticeable difference between the two records is their basic approach. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jill Barber – Encore! (2024) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Jill Barber - Encore! (2024) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Jill Barber – Encore! (2024) [Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 718 MB
Label: Outside Music | Genre: Vocal Jazz

A cafe in Paris, a cocktail lounge in Palm Springs, a beachside bar in Rio De Janeiro, a lokanta in Istanbul. Jill Barber’s French repertoire is played around the world and has earned her a following that transcends language barriers. Her music has become the soundtrack to an experience. It is a surprising achievement for an anglophone artist who only began her affair with the French language in her late twenties, following a moment during the Montreal Jazz Festival, where she sang a few notes of French to an enraptured crowd. Continue reading “Jill Barber – Encore! (2024) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, 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: 233 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.06 GB (DSF) + 792 MB (FLAC) + 1.63 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2112 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

At the time he recorded his final Capitol album, Point of No Return, Frank Sinatra was no longer interested in giving his record label first-rate material, preferring to save that for his new label, Reprise. However, someone persuaded the singer to make the album a special occasion by reuniting with Axel Stordahl, the arranger/conductor who helped Sinatra rise to stardom in the ’40s; he also arranged the vocalist’s first Capitol session, so his presence gave a nice sense of closure to the Capitol era. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stacey Kent – Summer Me, Winter Me (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Stacey Kent - Summer Me, Winter Me (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Stacey Kent – Summer Me, Winter Me (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 1.03 GB
Label: Naive | Genre: Vocal Jazz

With her album sales measured in millions, Stacey Kent is one of the great success stories in modern jazz. Her multi-lingual abilities allow her to record in various languages and she has appeared in over fifty countries. Her appeal is global and it is her vocal ability which has taken her to these heights. Continue reading “Stacey Kent – Summer Me, Winter Me (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Nicki Parrott – Feelin’ Groovy (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nicki Parrott - Feelin' Groovy (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nicki Parrott – Feelin’ Groovy (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 918 MB
Label: Arbors Records | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Australian jazz vocalist and bass player Nikki Parrott’s 2024 album Feeling Groovy is a collection of 60s songbooks. It is a jazzy dish of 60s hits by Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes, Fred Neil, and others. Continue reading “Nicki Parrott – Feelin’ Groovy (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”