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The Lindsays – Beethoven: String Quartets – Vol. 7 (2001)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 69:13 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,78 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 2,73 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bi/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,34 GB
Played with its intended finale, Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.130 represents one of the summits of the composer’s creative output. The Lindsays have lived with this music for a long time, and this intimate knowledge of the musical argument shines through this account. Every great quartet has attempted this piece, and here the Lindsays add their own interpretative stamp in no uncertain terms. In a piece which encompasses an entire lifetime of emotions, it is fitting that they are not afraid to stretch the music to its fullest extent: the second movement is a true Presto, scampering along at a tremendous rate, and the contrasts of the first movement are given their full due. They are at their finest in the mighty “Grosse Fuge” finale. Here Beethoven stretches quartet writing to its very limits (it still sounds modern, even today). The Lindsays display furious concentration and determination, while bringing an otherworldly quality to some of the quieter passages. They certainly refuse to apologise for the striking, sparse textures and the stark juxtapositions: the result is nothing less than triumphant. The alternative movement Beethoven provided because of the extreme demands of the “Grosse Fuge” is included on the disc along with a second performance of the preceding Cavatina.
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The Larry Coryell Organ Trio – Impressions (2008)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 & DST64 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:53 minutes | Front/Rear+PDF | 3,85 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear+PDF booklet | 1,16 GB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Chesky Records # SACD 337 | Genre: Jazz
This smoking organ trio recording is both a first for guitarist Larry Coryell and a return to his roots. More than 40 years after moving to New York City from Seattle, Coryell comes full circle back to his roots with this inspired organ trio outing. And in the stellar company of Yahel and Wertico, he is pushed to some exhilarating heights on these nine tracks.
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The Lonnie Smith Trio – Purple Haze: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (1994) [Japan 2016]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 56:24 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,93 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,23 GB
This isn’t the first time Lonnie Smith has released an album dedicated to guitar great Jimi Hendrix. As with Purple Haze, guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith backed up Smith for his first tip of the hat to Hendrix on Foxy Lady. It was so successful Smith went forward with a new tribute – Purple Haze.
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The Lonnie Smith Trio – Foxy Lady: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (1994) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 56:24 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,27 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,2 GB
Genre: Jazz
Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond B-3 organ for over five decades, he has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with a virtual “Who’s Who” of the greatest jazz, blues and R&B giants in the industry. Since leaving the Blue Note stable in the ’70s, Dr. Smith has recorded for a slew of record labels, ascending the charts many times.
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The Lonnie Smith = John Abercrombie Trio – Afro Blue (1994) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 66:15 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,67 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,39 GB
Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond B-3 organ for over five decades, he has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with a virtual “Who’s Who” of the greatest jazz, blues and R&B giants in the industry. His unpredictable, insatiable musical taste illustrates that no genre is safe, as Lonnie has recorded everything from covers of the Beatles, the Stylistics and the Eurythmics, to tribute albums of Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane and Beck–all by employing ensembles ranging from a trio to a fifteen-piece big band. Moreover, many of Doc’s recent compositions reflect dramatic ethereal qualities and orchestration that elicit movie scores or soundtracks.
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The Lonnie Plaxico Group – Live at Jazz Standard (2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 & DST64 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:16 minutess | Scans NOT included | 3,45 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans NOT included | 1,06 GB
Genre: Jazz
Bassist Lonnie Plaxico is perhaps best known for his associations with Greg Osby & M-Base, & for being the long-time bassist for Cassandra Wilson. He was the leader of several recordings made for the now static Muse label in the ’80s & ’90s. On January 29, 2003, Plaxico was leading an energetically funky sextet at New York City’s Jazz Standard. The pieces populating this live disc are closer to Plaxico’s Art Blakey experience than to his M-Base involvement. That is to say that this is superb contemporary hard bop. The spirit & association of Bu is big, very big. Plaxico’s group mimics the greatest of Blakey Band setups with a trumpet/tenor front on a standard piano trio platform (with added percussion).
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Artists: Tarja Turunen & Mike Terrana
Title: Beauty & the Beat
Genre: Classical Music, Symphonic Music, Opera
Label: earMusic / Edel Records
Released: 2014
Recorded: Apr 2013, Kongresové centrum, Zlin, Czech Republic
Artists Country: Finland / US
Release Country: Germany
Format: Blu-ray video
BD specs:
Video:MPEG 4 AVC Video / 1920*1080i / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 / 29.97 fps
Audio:
A1: LPCM / 2304 kbps / 2 ch / 48.0 khz / 24 bit
A2: Dolby Digital Audio AC3 / 448 kbps / 6 ch / 48.0 khz
A3: DTS-HD Master Audio / 4648 kbps / 6 ch / 48.0 khz / 24 bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24 bit)
Personnel:
Tarja Turunen – vocals (soprano)
Mike Terrana – drums
‘Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra’
‘Pěvecký Masarykovy Univerzity Brno Choir’
“Beauty & The Beat” is something very different than your ordinary rock show, let alone your ordinary classic concert. It’s music played in an unorthodox manner, it’s the performance of a wide range of classical pieces and rock songs together with an orchestra and choir. It strikes you with awe. Originally planned as a one-time event – the first performance was already held in 2011, the show was too successful with fans and critics to simply never happen again. In spring 2013, Tarja Turunen and drummer Mike Terrana, who is also part of her current live band, toured throughout the world, from Poland over Russia to Mexico. During this tour, the live CD, DVD and Blu-ray was recorded in stunning HD. “Beauty & The Beat”‘s music ranges from immortal classic music pieces ranging from Bach, Strauss and Mozart to Rossini, and doesn’t neglect pure rock music with songs from Led Zeppelin, Queen and Tarja’s as well as Mike’s own pieces. All combined with an enormous orchestra sound, energetic drums and Tarja’s angelic voice. Tarja and Mike complement each other musically. Whereas Mike bangs his drums like a mad man, Tarja shines with her crystal clear voice and incredible stage presence all lulled with the warm, full sound of an orchestra. Tarja Turunen explains: “The idea of having a symphonic orchestra, choir and Mr. Terrana on drums was originally mine. I believe this kind of combination of instruments, particularlyplaying mainly classical music, is very unique. I have been making collaborations with orchestras before, but those concerts were different. Our main goal with this kind of concerts is that the younger audience experiences the beauty and power of a symphonic orchestra and choir. Hopefully it will serve as an introduction to classical music for some of our fans.” Mike Terrana jokingly adds: “It’s obvious that I provide the BEAT & Tarja provides the BEAUTY.”
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Title: Tarja Turunen – Luna Park Ride
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Rock, Symphonic Metal, Classical
Artist: Tarja Turunen and band
Production/Label: earMUSIC
Duration: 01:17:04
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 24982 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4901 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Imagine an enchanted audience in front of an enormous stage in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thousands of fans screaming just for her: the one and only Tarja. Having their cameras and cell phones ready to film what will become one hell of a performance, Tarja finally appears, dressed fully in black and with the most beautiful smile on her face; she is in full bloom. Let the show begin. Filmed at Stadium Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 27th, 2011 during Tarja’s “What Lies Beneath World Tour 2011”, “Luna Park Ride” was previously only included in a very limited edition of her Top 5 live production “Act I”. For the first time available on stand-alone audio and video, the fan filmed material is topped with 14 (!) bonus live performances and offers the full package including previously unseen photos. Ranging from Tarja classics like “I Walk Alone” to “Until My Last Breath”, the high quality audio mixed by Tim Palmer (U2, Pearl Jam, Robert Plant) and fan video recordings also feature Nightwish rarities such as “Stargazers” or the electrifying medley of “Where Were You Last Night”, Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” and Bon Jovi’s classic “Livin’ On A Prayer”. The 70 minute bonus material, also mixed by Tim Palmer, takes the fans on a tour of Tarja’s festival appearances and club shows from 2010 to 2014!
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Carolyn Sampson – but I like to sing… (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:27 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BIS
After many acclaimed releases on BIS, most recently ‘Sounds and Sweet Airs – A Shakespeare Songbook’ (BIS-2653), Carolyn Sampson’s latest recital with Joseph Middleton lives up to its name: it is an eloquent testimony to the English soprano’s love of her art. This programme artfully blends well-known and lesser-known lieder by German and Austrian masters such as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Richard Strauss and Hugo Wolf with French songs by Gounod, Poulenc and Franck, as well as works by Anglo-Saxon composers such as Hubert Parry, Samuel Barber and Ivor Gurney. Female composers are not forgotten, with rarely-performed songs by Rita Strohl based on slightly risque poems by Pierre Louys, music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Kaija Saariaho – who has recently passed away – and Deborah Pritchard, whose song presented here was composed especially for Sampson. And while Leonard Bernstein’s comically cheeky song ‘I hate music’, appears to be a call not to let music take itself too seriously, Errollyn Wallen’s ‘Peace on Earth’, which concludes the album, invokes calm and encourages us to find peace, a message that seems more relevant today than ever.
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Cappella Mariana – Philippus de Monte: Madrigali spirituali (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:08 minutes | 889 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Passacaille
The oeuvre of Philippe de Monte (1521-1603), a famous 16th-century composer and Kapellmeister to the Habsburg emperors Maximilian II and Rudolf II, includes over 800 Italian madrigals, French songs, some 40 masses and 250 motets.
The present recording is dedicated to the sacred madrigal, which Monte contributed to popularizing.
The interpretation by the outstanding singers of the Cappella Mariana allows us to grasp all the artistry and absolute beauty of these musical gems from the late 16th century.
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Camilla Svane – My Interpretations (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 28:25 minutes | 565 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Zack’s Music
Artist and singer Camilla Svane has performed on stage throughout her career in a variety of genres and venues. Her love for jazz has guided her to her first recorded album of her most cherished jazz standards. The album “My Interpretations” is released 27 October 2023.
With her smooth and yet powerful voice, Camilla aims to touch the hearts of the listener, as if you were sitting in the small and cozy jazz bar, watching her perform right in front of you. Camilla’s voice is extraordinary and it will create two reactions in you: You will feel relaxed, loved and happy. Wait, that was three!
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Call Sender – Lost To The Storm (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:36 minutes | 346 MB | Genre: Nu Jazz, Funk, Electronic
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Tru Thoughts
“Dark cosmic psy-fi funk with crunchy drums and spacey sounds. Something you would like to find on 70‘s DeWolfe or Conroy library. Right up my alley!” JJ Whitefield (Poets of Rhythm / Karl Hector / Whitefield Brothers)
“Some delicious moody funk scapes that tick all my boxes” Shawn Lee
“A brilliantly played & recorded album in the vein of the Library Music that no doubt inspired it!” DJ Format
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Bill Laswell – Axiom Sound System / Musical Freezone (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 54:57 minutes | 673 MB | Genre: Jazz, Alternative, Electronic, Ambient, Dub
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bill Laswell (Self Released)
Recorded at WTTW television studio, Chicago, Thursday, July 13, 2006.
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Badge Époque Ensemble – Air, Light & Harmony (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 31:09 minutes | 309 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Telephone Explosion Records
On November 3rd, Toronto’s Badge Époque Ensemble return to Telephone Explosion Records with their new album Air, Light & Harmony. The release keeps up the jazz-funk group’s torrid pace of releases for TER; A,L&H being their 6th LP release, and 4th proper album for the label since 2019.
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Athelas Sinfonietta, Robert Houssart – Balcony Stream (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 48:34 minutes | 459 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Dacapo
It has been said that Anders Nordentoft’s music offers its listeners ‘an outstretched hand.’ His works are refreshingly free of dogma and take direct communication as their starting point, whether through clear narrative, sensual lyricism or an almost physical impulse that seizes the attention. The composer once claimed he set out to create music both ordinary and fantastic at the same time, like a normal day of the week. As demonstrated in the trio of delicate, gentle and recent sinfonietta pieces within this release, Nordentoft has displayed remarkable discipline concerning the structural coherence of his music, all the while imbuing it to convey the broader essence of life on Earth.
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