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Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The XVIII Century – Haydn: Symphonies (2019)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 204:52 min | Scans incl. | 8,3 GB
or FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included | 4,19 GB
1987-1995 Recordings | Decca / Esoteric Company, Japan # ESSD-90202~04
Hayden is a staple of the library for many music lovers. Franz Bruggen and his Orchestra of the 18th Century give us what is just a terrific performance of Franz Josef Haydn’s best symphonies. These performances are wonderfully stylish, full of fine neuance, bold,and boyant. Bruggen seems to let Hayden do the playing, unfolding many musical surprises which other big bands seem to miss. Like the performance, the sound engineering is very good, especially important because of Bruggen’s interpretation. That is what makes these performances outstanding.
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Various Artists – Opus 3 – Test CD 4: Acoustic Music In Authentic Enviroments (2001)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 75:39 min | Full Scans included | 3,46 GB
– Depth of Image – Timbre – Dynamics – | Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
CD 4 is an extended version of Test Record 4 on vinyl. Contents now include 6 completely new tracks & a few replacements, & the total time is more than 76 minutes. In this the 4th test record, the 3 basic concepts of: Depth of Image, Timbre & Dynamics have been linked together as a basis for evaluation of HiFi equipment.
Test CD 4, like its predecessors, contains a generously varied selection of acoustic music from the Opus 3 catalogue, with advisers concerning special points to listen for on each track. Again like its predecessors, the new test record makes an enjoyable music sampler, all the more so as it includes no fewer than 17 tracks from 17 different Opus 3 titles, most of them recent releases.
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One For All – What’s Going On (2007) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 57:41 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,32 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 796 MB
Rock-solid work from One For All, easily one of the greatest straight jazz combos going, thanks to some tremendous tenor work from Eric Alexander, sweet piano work from David Hazeltine, and snapping rhythms from drummer Joe Farnsworth. The sextet also features Jim Rotondi on trumpet, Steve Davis on trombone, and John Webber on bass, all working here at the height of their powers, and also coming across with a bit more sharpness and soul than even other recent sessions on the Venus label. Arrangements are by all members of the group; the tunes are long and roll out beautifully with a solidly soulful feel — no surprise, given that most of them are covers of classic soul tunes from the ’70s.
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One For All – The End Of A Love Affair (2001) [Japan 2015]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 58:30 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,35 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 2,32 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 767 MB
Quintet of Jazz aficionados explore standards on an audiophile SACD. Pianist David Hazeltine joins Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, Peter Washington, Jim Rotondi, and Joe Farnsworth for this set of standards including “Corcovado”, “Skylark” and “Stolen Moments”.
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One For All – Killer Joe (2006) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 61:10 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,48 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,3 GB
Genre: Jazz
Known for their hard-bop style of jazz, the sextet One For All was formed in 1997 and features Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone), Jim Rotondi (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), David Hazeltine (piano), David Williams (bass) and Joe Farnsworth (drums). The group has been compared to 1960s-era Blue Note jazz and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, and borrowed the name One For All from the Jazz Messengers’ last album. Jazz Times’ critic David Adler has called One For All “New York’s premier hard-bop supergroup”.
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Omnibus Wind Ensemble – Music By Frank Zappa (2001)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 4.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 64:43 minutes | Scans included | 3,02 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,24 GB
Features Stereo & Multichannel Surround Sound / OPUS 3 CD # 19423
The Omnibus Wind Ensemble’s interest in Frank Zappa’s music dates back to the beginning of the 1980s, almost from their very beginnings. Under the motto “From Mozart to Zappa”, which also became the title of their 1st, widely acclaimed CD on the Opus3 label, they have had many of Frank Zappa’s compositions in their repertoire over the years.
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Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad Jamal’s Alhambra (1961/2013)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,82 MHz | Time – 42:16 minutes | 1,66 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:16 minutes | 836 MB
Genre: Jazz | Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues
Ahmad Jamal’s Alhambra, recorded live in June 1961 by engineer Ron Malo (the same man who recorded the classic Muddy Waters/Folk Singer), might not be as famous or well-known as Bill Evans’ Waltz For Debby, but it belongs in the same class. This is such a beautiful performance and perfect recording that it by rights should be an all-time audiophile classic. And as a DSD, hi-res download, it’s finally got its chance to get its due. This is as intimate and detailed a live recording as exists. You’re in the room! One of the All-Time-Best Recordings, Captured by Needle Drop Direct to DSD.
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Airto Moreira – Fingers (1973/2013)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time – 35:26 minutes | 1,39 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:26 minutes | 787 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: e-Onkyo | Genre: Jazz | © CTI Records
“Fingers” is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira (who was credited simply as “Airto”) featuring performances recorded in 1973 at Van Gelder Studio and released on Creed Taylor’s CTI label. The album reached number 18 in the Billboard Jazz albums charts.
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Afflatus Quartet – Classical: Beethoven, Mozart (2011)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time – 63:32 minutes | Artwork: Front/Rear Covers | 2,5 GB
FLAC 2.0 (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 63:32 min | Artwork: Front/Rear Covers | 1 GB
Source: SACD-R, Cryston Japan / Octavia Records # OVCC-00009
The Afflatus Quartet/Quintet has been in the music scene since 1995. Afflatus Quartet derives from Afflatus Quintet, the winner of the International Music Competition of the ARD Munich 1997 which is one of the most prestigious competitions of chamber music in the world. With Radek Baborák, the world-famous horn player and Afflatus member, taking “vacation” from the ensemble, the four members, each the splendid musician active in Europe, especially in Czech Republic, make the best possible unity with the woodwind quartet ensemble. Their second album features classical repertoire by Beethoven and Mozart. All of them are arrangements, but the distinguished ensemble members of Afflatus create sound rich and full of variety of colors, like an organic instrument made of four musicians, with celestial, beautiful sound for “Classical”.
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Ad Libitum Choir, Per-Anders Sjoberg – As You Like (1977/2016)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 40:10 minutes | 1,61 GB | Genre: Classical, Jazz, Folk
Official Digital Download – Source: ProStudioMasters | Digital Booklet | © 2xHD
As You Like It is a 1978 album of jazz and folk music from some of the best Swedish jazz musicians of the day, joined by the Ad Libitum Choir led by Per-Anders Sjoberg. The four musicians performing these traditional and modern numbers with the choir are pianist Bengt Hallberg, bassist Georg Riedel, trumpeter Jan Allan and drummer Egil Johansen
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Adam Agee & Jon Sousa – Suantrai: Traditional Irish Music (2014)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time – 50:01 minutes | 1,99 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 50:01 minutes | 929 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Adam Agee and Jon Sousa are two of Colorado’s most sought-after traditional Irish musicians. Since 2004, they have been journeying together through the Irish idiom on fiddle, guitar, and tenor banjo, enchanting listeners on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Adam and Jon have put down musical roots in County Clare, where they lived together, and now make frequent visits. Their connection to their instruments and the transcendent energy in their music is guaranteed to captivate and uplift audiences of all ages. Pure DSD Recording.
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Aaron Diehl – The Bespoke Man’s Narrative (2013)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time – 63:50 minutes | 5,03 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 63:50 minutes | 1,25 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet | Genre: Jazz | © Mack Avenue Records
In fashion circles, the adjective “bespoke” denotes custom-made suits and shirts and signifies the person who designs and constructs them. On The Bespoke Man’s Narrative, pianist Aaron Diehl extrapolates this notion to matters of musical invention. The five originals and five arrangements comprising the programme were chosen specifically for Diehl’s quartet of young all-stars: vibraphonist Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green.
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Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2012]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 38:17 minutes | Full Scans included | 1,55 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 748 MB
Uses the 2012 DSD master based on Japanese original analog tape. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred from analogue master tapes by Masaru Takagi.
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Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:20 minutes | Scans included | 1,67 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 824 MB
Features the 2011 DSD mastering based on the Japanese master. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred from analogue master tapes by Masaru Takagi.
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Oliver Nelson – The Blues And The Abstract Truth (1961) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 36:43 minutes | Scans included | 1,52 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 792 MB
As Oliver Nelson is known primarily as a big band leader and arranger, he is lesser known as a saxophonist and organizer of small ensembles. Blues and the Abstract Truth is his triumph as a musician for the aspects of not only defining the sound of an era with his all-time classic “Stolen Moments,” but on this recording, assembling one of the most potent modern jazz sextets ever. Lead trumpeter Freddie Hubbard is at his peak of performance, while alto saxophonists Nelson and Eric Dolphy (Nelson doubling on tenor) team to form an unlikely union that was simmered to perfection. Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums) can do no wrong as a rhythm section. “Stolen Moments” really needs no comments, as its undisputable beauty shines through in a three-part horn harmony fronting Hubbard’s lead melody. It’s a thing of beauty that is more timeless as the years pass. The “Blues” aspect is best heard on “Yearnin’,” a stylish, swinging, and swaying downhearted piece that is a bluesy as Evans would ever be. Both “Blues” and “Abstract Truth” combine for the darker “Teenie’s Blues,” a feature for Nelson and Dolphy’s alto saxes, Dolphy assertive in stepping forth with his distinctive, angular, dramatic, fractured, brittle voice that marks him a maverick. Then there’s “Hoedown,” which has always been the black sheep of this collection with its country flavor and stereo separated upper and lower horn in snappy call-and-response barking. As surging and searing hard boppers respectively, “Cascades” and “Butch & Butch” again remind you of the era of the early ’60s when this music was king, and why Hubbard was so revered as a young master of the idiom. A must buy for all jazz fans, and a Top Ten or Top Fifty favorite for many.
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