Quality: SACD

Eric Alexander Quartet – My Favorite Things (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet – My Favorite Things (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.66 GB (DSF) + 1.18 GB (FLAC) + 2.45 GB (ISO)
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-91 | Genre: Post Bop, Hard Bop

This release from Eric Alexander is a notable one. Venus Records asked the readers of Swing Journal what they would like to hear Alexander play. From that long list of requested songs, Alexander selected the tunes included on My Favorite Things. Continue reading “Eric Alexander Quartet – My Favorite Things (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads II (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads II (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads II (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.77 GB (DSF) + 1.19 GB (FLAC) + 2.61 GB (ISO)
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-52 | Genre: Post Bop

In 2004, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander recorded a smash hit album Gentle Ballads for Venus Records that earned Swing Journal’s 2004 Jazz Disc Silver Award in Japan. What we have here is Gentle Ballads II, the second installment recorded two years later. Continue reading “Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads II (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eric Alexander Quartet – Chim Chim Cheree (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet - Chim Chim Cheree (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet – Chim Chim Cheree (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.74 GB (DSF) + 1.23 GB (FLAC) + 2.51 GB (ISO)
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-116 | Genre: Post Bop

Chim Chim Cheree has been dubbed “a tribute to John Coltrane.” Returning with usual sidemen Harold Mabern at the piano, Joe Farnsworth on drums, and bassist John Webber, this album represents a thorough examination of Coltrane’s music made up of Coltrane originals and tunes Coltrane ostensibly owned throughout his career. Continue reading “Eric Alexander Quartet – Chim Chim Cheree (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968)
[2009, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 407 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.05 GB (DSF) + 810 MB (FLAC) + 1.67 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2044 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added
Continue reading “The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Stage Fright (1970) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [2011, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 384 MB (CD-Layer) + 987 MB (DSF) + 712 MB (FLAC) + 1.47 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2048 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added
Continue reading “The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 415 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.17 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.75 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2045 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

The Band weren’t planning on making an album when they started work on their fourth LP, 1971’s Cahoots. Their manager, Albert Grossman, was building a recording studio in Woodstock, New York, where the members of the Band lived, and he invited them over to try the place out as finishing touches were being put on the studio. Continue reading “The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Northern Lights - Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)
[2010, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 431 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 767 MB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2047 | Genre: Country Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The first studio album of Band originals since 1971’s Cahoot — in many respects, Northern Lights-Southern Cross was viewed as a comeback. It also can be seen as a swan song, in that its recording marked the last time the five members would work together in the studio as a permanent group, with a commitment to making a record they would tour behind and build on as a working band. Continue reading “The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985)
[2017, 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 Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.00 GB (CD-Layer) + 2.64 GB (DSF) + 2.18 GB (FLAC) + 4.76 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2-2121 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 446 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.14 GB (DSF) + 772 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2089 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

An integral part of Mobile Fidelity’s Billy Joel catalog restoration series, The Stranger is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on transparent hybrid SACD. Far superior to previous reissues, this edition emphasizes the crucial touches and insightful techniques Ramone brought to a batch of material that ranks among Joel’s most clever, catchy, and sagacious. Continue reading “Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982)
[2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
451 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 777 MB (FLAC) + 1.69 GB (ISO)

The Nylon Curtain is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on fully transparent hybrid SACD. The myriad nuances amidst Phil Ramone’s crisp production assume greater tonality, texture, and detail. What was a very good-sounding album is now an audiophile-caliber favorite, with transparency, clarity, and microdynamics enhancing the poignant connection between Joel’s expressiveness and the listener’s emotions. Continue reading “Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 520 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 797 MB (FLAC) + 1.65 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2094 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

An essential title in our Billy Joel catalog restoration series, An Innocent Man is mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180g LP at RTI. The resulting presentation effortlessly outshines that heard on all previous editions of this 1983 set. Particularly, the effervescent harmonies now possess an airiness and extension that lends to realistic tonal decay. Instruments are balanced and placed on a wider Continue reading “Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 6.61 GB (DSF) + 4.60 GB (FLAC) + 4.05 GB (ISO)
Label: Ars Produktion | Germany | Cat#: ARS 38 060 | Genre: Classical

This sonata combines pleasurability, interestingness and substance; novel and charming melodies with elegant modulation and exquisite harmony. The sonata’s magnificent style compares favourably to Mozart’s best works of this kind.” (Review of the Sonata op. 11 in: Zeitung für die elegante Welt, 1807) “Whether or not Wilms had Mozart in mind – he certainly held him in his heart! Without doubt, he has matched the master with this work.” Continue reading “Werner von Schnitzler / Jakub Tylman / Cosmin Boeru – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trio (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 4.83 GB (DSF) + 3.37 GB (FLAC) + 2.99 GB (ISO)
Label: CPO | Germany | Cat#: 777 209-2 | Genre: Classical

Johann Wilhelm Wilms was once called the Dutch Beethoven. His works were extremely popular and were met with tremendous praise. However like contemporaries such as Eberl and Fesca, it became increasing difficult to compete with Beethoven and his works eventually fell into oblivion. Continue reading “NDR Radiophilharmonie / Howard Griffiths – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Symphonies 1&4 / Overture in D (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder - Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, 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: 969 MB (DSF) + 737 MB (FLAC) + 1.63 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2161 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Ry Cooder has always believed in the “mutuality in music,” and this may be no more evident in his career than with his fifth album, Chicken Skin Music (a Hawaiian colloquialism, synonymous with goosebumps). Even more than usual, Cooder refuses to recognize borders — geographical or musical — presenting “Stand By Me” as a gospel song with a norteño arrangement, or giving the Jim Reeves country-pop classic, “He’ll Have to Go,” a bolero rhythm, featuring the interplay of Flaco Jimenez’s accordion and Pat Rizzo’s alto sax. Continue reading “Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Louis Capart & Duo Balance - Voyage - D'Une Ile A L'Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [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: 1.56 GB (DSF) + 1.07 GB (FLAC) + 2.31 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4043.2 | Genre: Folk, World

Connoisseurs will remember: While English is often the native tongue of Stockfisch artists, it was Duo Balance who first published their songs in French and German on this label. Christine Maringer-Tries and Hans-Peter Tries – the couple behind Duo Balance – have for many years had a deep friendship with Louis Capart, singer and songwriter from Brittany. Continue reading “Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”