Ben Webster – See You At The Fair (1964) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ben Webster - See You At The Fair (1964) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ben Webster – See You At The Fair (1964) [2010, 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: 1.44 GB (ISO) + 1.42 GB (DSF) + 679 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CIPJ 65 SA | Genre: Jazz

Ben Webster’s final American recording was one of his greatest. At 55, the tenor saxophonist was still very much in his prime but considered out of style in the U.S. He would soon permanently move to Europe where he was better appreciated. Continue reading “Ben Webster – See You At The Fair (1964) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Richard Wagner / The Cleveland Orchestra / Szell – Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights From The Ring Of The Nibelungs (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / The Cleveland Orchestra / Szell - Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights From The Ring Of The Nibelungs (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / The Cleveland Orchestra / Szell – Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights From The Ring Of The Nibelungs (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans Included
Total Size: 3.62 GB (ISO) + 3.12 GB (DSF) + 1.42 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Classical | US | Cat#: SS 89035 | Genre: Classical
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Richard Wagner / Hansjörg Albrecht – Der Ring: An Organ Transcription (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Hansjörg Albrecht - Der Ring: An Organ Transcription (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Hansjörg Albrecht – Der Ring: An Organ Transcription (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.45 GB (ISO) + 10.4 GB (DSF) + 4 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Oehms Classics | Germany | Cat#: OC-612 | Genre: Classical

Adapting orchestral music for the organ can be a tricky matter, and few transcriptions work ideally despite the similarity of the organ’s varied stops to the instruments of the orchestra and its capacity to imitate an orchestra’s massed forces and wide dynamic range. However, when the music happens to be arrangements of excerpts from Richard Wagner’s opera tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen the trickiness of the project becomes even more obvious, for the difficulties of these complex orchestral pieces are only compounded when transferred to the organ. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Hansjörg Albrecht – Der Ring: An Organ Transcription (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ola Gjeilo / Phoenix Chorale / Charles Bruffy – Northern Lights: Choral Works By Ola Gjeilo (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ola Gjeilo / Phoenix Chorale / Charles Bruffy  - Northern Lights: Choral Works By Ola Gjeilo (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ola Gjeilo / Phoenix Chorale / Charles Bruffy – Northern Lights: Choral Works By Ola Gjeilo (2012)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.16 GB (ISO) + 8.43. GB (DSF) + 3.41 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHSA 5100 | Genre: Classical, Choral

Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, born in 1978, received his training at Juilliard and has made New York his base of operations. This 2012 CD includes almost all of his published works for mixed voices to date. He served as composer-in-residence with the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale, which performs his music here under the leadership of Charles Bruffy. Gjeilo uses exclusively sacred texts, set mostly in Latin, except for English translations of two texts by St. Augustine and St. John of the Cross. Continue reading “Ola Gjeilo / Phoenix Chorale / Charles Bruffy – Northern Lights: Choral Works By Ola Gjeilo (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Venus: The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.1-24 [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Venus: The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.1-24 [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Venus: The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.1-24 [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
24 Discs | SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
24 Discs | DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
24 Discs | LAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans
Total Size: 85.2 GB (ISO) + 83.7 GB (DSF) + 40.3 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
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Diana Krall – Live In Paris (2002) [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Diana Krall - Live In Paris (2002) [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Diana Krall – Live In Paris (2002) [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans Included
Total Size: 2.90 GB (ISO) + 2.85 GB (DSF) + 1.30 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Verve Records | Hong Kong | Cat#: 5394174 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz

Recorded “live” at the Paris Olympia, Live in Paris offers listeners Diana Krall’s understanding of the musical techniques of composition, piano, and vocal improvisation on 12 songs from the Great American Songbooks of Cole Porter,Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and contemporary artists Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel. Accompanied by the award-winning Anthony Wilson on guitar, John Pisano on acoustic guitar, John Clayton on bass, Jeff Hamilton on drums, and Paulinho Da Costa on percussion Continue reading “Diana Krall – Live In Paris (2002) [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Paul Weller - An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.31 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor | Genre: Pop Rock

For somebody with a restless creative spirit, Paul Weller has no quarrel with taking frequent strolls through his back pages. An Orchestrated Songbook finds the singer/songwriter plucking a number of softer tunes from throughout his career, then turning them over to Jules Buckley to arrange for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Weller held the concert on May 15, 2021, releasing it as An Orchestrated Songbook later in the year, and as something of a companion piece to Other Aspects: Live at Royal Festival Hall Continue reading “Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.91 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

One of the great Neil Young stories concerns a visit to Young’s ranch by Graham Nash. Young ushered his friend into a rowboat, as he wanted to listen to his new album Harvest while lazing about on the lake. As it roared out of twin speakers emanating from the house and barn, producer Elliot Mazer asked Young how the playback sounded, Young hollered back “More Barn!” It’s hard not to think of this tale when faced with Barn Continue reading “Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, Hi-Res]

The Band - Cahoots (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, Hi-Res]

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [Official Digital Release]
[2021, 50th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, Hi-Res]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 2.28 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | Genre: Country Rock

The Band celebrates the 50th Anniversary of their fourth studio album Cahoots with an all-new New Mix and remaster by Bob Clearmountain. The Super Deluxe Box includes the new stereo mix, bonus tracks and a previously unreleased bootleg concert at Olympia Theatre, Paris 1971, on 2 CDs. Continue reading “The Band – Cahoots (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, Hi-Res]”

Steve Hackett – Surrender Of Silence (2021) [CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Steve Hackett - Surrender Of Silence (2021) [CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Steve Hackett – Surrender Of Silence (2021) [CD + BD + Hi-Res]
XLD Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 48kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 644 MB (CD) + 14.3 GB (BD) + 2.30 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Inside Out Music | EU | CD Cat#: 19439875072 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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R.E.M. – New Adventures In Hi-Fi (1996) [2021, 25th Anniversary, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi (1996) [2021, 25th Anniversary, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

R.E.M. – New Adventures In Hi-Fi (1996) [2021, 25th Anniversary, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 48kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 41.5 GB (BD) + 2.92 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Craft Recordings | EU | Cat#: CR00439 | Genre: Alternative Rock
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U2 – Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

U2 - Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

U2 – Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
4 x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 9.70 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMC | Genre: Pop Rock
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The Modern Jazz Quartet – Live At The Lighthouse (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Live At The Lighthouse (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Modern Jazz Quartet – Live At The Lighthouse (1967)
[1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 806 MB (Hi-Res) + 209 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-090 | Genre: Jazz
Half-Speed Mastered

This fairly obscure LP by the Modern Jazz Quartet features fresh material and improvisations that are both swinging and creative. Pianist John Lewis’ “The Spiritual” and “Baseball,” along with vibraphonist Milt Jackson’s “Novamo” and “For Someone I Love,” comprise half the program, and it is Jackson’s influence that seems to be the weightier one here. Continue reading “The Modern Jazz Quartet – Live At The Lighthouse (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Modern Jazz Quartet – Blues At Carnegie Hall (1966) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues At Carnegie Hall (1966) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Modern Jazz Quartet – Blues At Carnegie Hall (1966)
[1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 917 MB (Hi-Res) + 246 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-206 | Genre: Post Bop
Half-Speed Mastered

Blues at Carnegie Hall is a live Atlantic set from 1966, with the Modern Jazz Quartet performing eight blues-based compositions. In addition to such familiar pieces as the inevitable “Bags’ Groove,” “Ralph’s New Blues” (dedicated to jazz critic Ralph Gleason), and “The Cylinder,” there are a few newer pieces (including “Home,” which is similar to Lee Morgan’s hit “The Sidewinder”) included for variety. This predictable b Continue reading “The Modern Jazz Quartet – Blues At Carnegie Hall (1966) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 866 MB (Hi-Res) + 222 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan in Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-112 | Genre: Latin Jazz
Half-Speed Mastered

Here is Vince Guaraldi’s breakthrough album — musically, commercially, in every which way. After numerous records as a leader or sideman, for the first time a recognizable Guaraldi piano style emerges, with whimsical phrasing all his own, a madly swinging right hand and occasional boogie-influenced left hand, and a distinctive, throat-catching, melodic improvisational gift. Continue reading “Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”