Quality: Hi-Res

Ludwig Van Beethoven / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Hannes Minnaar / Jan Willem de Vriend – The Complete Piano Concertos (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Hannes Minnaar / Jan Willem de Vriend - The Complete Piano Concertos (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ludwig Van Beethoven / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Hannes Minnaar / Jan Willem de Vriend
The Complete Piano Concertos (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
3 x Discs / SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
3 x Discs / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 9.12 GB (ISO) + 9.92 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Challenge Classics | Netherlands | Cat#: CC72763 | Genre: Classical

This box contains Beethoven’s five Piano Concertos performed by Hannes Minnaar, with The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jan Willem de Vriend, across 3 SACDs. The Third Concerto is released here for the first time. Hannes Minnaar is now recognized as a leading pianist of his generation after these Beethoven’s recordings, but also following his very successful Faur recital (CC72731) and his recording of all Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin with Isabelle van Keulen (CC72650). Continue reading “Ludwig Van Beethoven / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Hannes Minnaar / Jan Willem de Vriend – The Complete Piano Concertos (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob James Trio – Feel Like Making LIVE! (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James Trio - Feel Like Making LIVE! (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James Trio – Feel Like Making LIVE! (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.29 GB (ISO) + 5.35 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Evosound | Cat#: EVSA852S | Genre: Jazz

Feel Like Making LIVE! Includes James’s most well known hits like Angela, Maputo, Westchester Lady and Nautilus as well as an instrumental cover of Elton John’s Rocket Man. The hybrid SACD includes the DSD stereo and 5.7 surround sound for the ultimate sound quality experience. Continue reading “Bob James Trio – Feel Like Making LIVE! (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eddie Vedder – Earthling (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Eddie Vedder - Earthling (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Eddie Vedder – Earthling (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Republic Records | Genre: Alternative Rock

Earthling, the new album from Eddie Vedder, includes the tracks “Long Way,” “The Haves,” and more. It was produced by Andrew Watt and features special guest artists.
Continue reading “Eddie Vedder – Earthling (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Neil Young – Landing On Water (1986) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young - Landing On Water (1986) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young – Landing On Water (1986) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.82 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

Backed only by co-producer Danny Kortchmar on guitar and Steve Jordan on drums, with all three playing synthesizers, Neil Young turns in an album that attempts to mix the raunchy rock thrust of his Crazy Horse-style music with contemporary trends in pop, especially the tendency to turn the drums way up in the mix. Continue reading “Neil Young – Landing On Water (1986) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Jacintha – Love Flows Like A River (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacintha - Love Flows Like A River (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacintha – Love Flows Like A River (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Scans Included
Total Size: 765 MB (ISO) + 912 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmony Records | China | Cat#: HR0001-3 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

The album features beautifully recorded contemporary arrangements of several Mandarin favorites and evergreens as well as a couple of Jazz tunes. This is an album exploring the theme of love, with its ebb & flow, rise & fall, twists & turns & with many changing currents, just like a river. Continue reading “Jacintha – Love Flows Like A River (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jacintha – Here’s To Ben. A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacintha - Here's To Ben. A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacintha – Here’s To Ben. A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.27 GB (ISO) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Groove Note | US | Cat#: GRV1001-3 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

When you link your musical objective to a jazz icon like Ben Webster, certain expectations are created and, as here, rarely are these expectations met. Certainly, Jacintha sings songs Webster played, and she sings them very nicely. But there’s none of the raspy timbre in her voice that made Webster’s saxophone immediately recognizable. Continue reading “Jacintha – Here’s To Ben. A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster (1998) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob James – One (1974) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James - One (1974) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James – One (1974) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.45 GB (ISO) + 730 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Evosound | Hong Kong | Cat#: EVSA569S | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Bob James’ first recording for his Tappan Zee label is typically lightweight. Although Grover Washington, Jr. has two spots on soprano, and trumpeter Jon Faddis is in the brass section, James’ dated Fender Rhodes keyboard is the lead voice throughout the six pieces, which include two adaptations of classical works. Only a lightly funky version of “Feel Like Making Love” rises above the level of pleasant background music. Continue reading “Bob James – One (1974) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Georg Friedrich Händel / The Bach Choir & The English Concert / David Hill – The People Shall Hear! Great Händel Choruses (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Georg Friedrich Händel / The Bach Choir & The English Concert / David Hill - The People Shall Hear! Great Händel Choruses (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Georg Friedrich Händel / The Bach Choir & The English Concert / David Hill – The People Shall Hear! Great Händel Choruses (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | No Scans
Total Size: 2.90 GB (ISO) + 3.42 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BIS | EU | Cat#: BIS-SACD-1736 | Genre: Classical

Despite the fact that he wrote a large number of operas and instrumental works, Handel is often perceived as a choral composer – or, more specifically, as the composer of the Hallelujah chorus. That particular piece is of course included on the present disc – as is He saw the lovely youth from Theodora, which Handel himself is reported to have preferred to Hallelujah, and indeed to all of his other choruses. Continue reading “Georg Friedrich Händel / The Bach Choir & The English Concert / David Hill – The People Shall Hear! Great Händel Choruses (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steve Vai – Inviolate (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steve Vai - Inviolate (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steve Vai – Inviolate (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.40 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Favored Nations | Genre: Instrumental Rock

Over the course of a more than 40-year career, Steve Vai has routinely transformed what would appear to be outrageously impossible into something very, very possible… and still also pretty outrageous. From his days as Frank Zappa’s “stunt guitar” player to his more recent expansive and exploratory solo work, Vai has continually challenged notions of traditional guitar playing and composition – and on more than one occasion even reimagined the very instrument itself. Which, he’ll admit, is not necessarily his intention. Continue reading “Steve Vai – Inviolate (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Luciano Pavarotti – Ti Adoro (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Luciano Pavarotti - Ti Adoro (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Luciano Pavarotti – Ti Adoro (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.63 GB (ISO) + 4.02 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Decca | Germany | Cat#: 470 635-2 | Genre: Classical

Luciano Pavarotti has long avoided doing the kind of solo crossover release often proffered by his Three Tenors comrades Plácido Domingo and José Carreras; indeed, in his liner introduction he claims that he was initially “very skeptical” of this project. He came around, though, and the result marks his first solo album of any kind in years. Catty opera cognoscenti hoping for an embarrassment may be gratified by a few booklet photos (keep that shirt on, Luciano!), but otherwise they’re out of luck. Continue reading “Luciano Pavarotti – Ti Adoro (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Kenny G – I’m In The Mood For Love… The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time (2006) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kenny G - I'm In The Mood For Love... The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time (2006) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kenny G – I’m In The Mood For Love… The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time (2006)
[2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 852 MB (ISO) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Arista | Hong kong | Cat#: 88875098492 | Genre: Easy Listening

There are bound to be those who will simply refuse to give Kenny G’s 2006 release, I’m in the Mood for Love, half a chance, and it’s a crying shame. Returning to a purely instrumental approach following At Last…The Duets Album (which featured a great cameo by Chaka Khan), I’m in the Mood for Love is admittedly a lot like Kenny G’s other albums. Continue reading “Kenny G – I’m In The Mood For Love… The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time (2006) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Kenny G – Live (1989) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kenny G - Live (1989) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kenny G – Live (1989) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.04 GB (ISO) + 1.42 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Hong Kong | Cat#: 82876521642 | Genre: Smooth Jazz

Quite often, so-called smooth jazz artists who are mindlessly predictable in the studio become a lot more spontaneous and risk-taking on-stage. Playing for themselves instead of pandering to radio, they’re much more inclined to let loose. But Kenny G Live was only a slight improvement over 1986’s Duotones and 1988’s Silhouette, the knee-jerk studio recordings that made him a superstar. Continue reading “Kenny G – Live (1989) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gabriel Yared / Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields – The English Patient (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gabriel Yared / Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields - The English Patient (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gabriel Yared / Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields – The English Patient (1996)
[2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Multichannel Only | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.39 GB (ISO) + 3.81 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | Germany | Cat#: FCD-16001 | Genre: Soundtrack

Gabriel Yared composed most of the music for the soundtrack of one of 1996’s most acclaimed dramas, which was largely performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; John Constable (on solo piano) and Marta Sebestyen (vocals) are also featured. Yared’s score is mostly typical wide-screen epic stuff–nothing special. More interesting are Hungarian folk singer Sebestyen’s occasional contributions. A few period pop/jazz cuts by Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, and Fred Astaire are interspersed throughout, and are most likely more effective on screen than on disc, where they juxtapose uncomfortably with the orchestral instrumental pieces. Continue reading “Gabriel Yared / Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields – The English Patient (1996) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eddie Money – Eddie Money (1977) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eddie Money - Eddie Money (1977) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eddie Money – Eddie Money (1977) [2016, 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: 1.91 GB (ISO) + 1.88 GB (DSF) + 941 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 089 SA | Genre: Pop Rock

This strong debut benefits greatly from the expertise of veteran producer Bruce Botnick as well as the likes of former Steve Miller bassist Lonnie Turner and saxman Tom Scott. Guitarist Jimmy Lyon was to Money what Keith Scott was to Bryan Adams. Money, son of a New York City cop, had a rock & roll epiphany en route to following his dad’s career path. Continue reading “Eddie Money – Eddie Money (1977) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”