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Orchestre National De Jazz, Daniel Yvinec, Gil Goldstein – Piazzolla! (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:11:19 minutes | 751 MB | Genre: Hi-Res Audio
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazz
The ingenious artist, Piazzolla who crossed borders to mesh musical style and culture, symbolizes the many values that Daniel Yvinec holds dear, and that are inherent to the artistic approach he has used with his ONJ since 2009. Piazzolla’s works are the perfect exploration playground for an orchestra accustomed to in-depth examination of sound, color, individual and group playing that advocates open jazz far from parochial and stylistic concerns.
Daniel Yvinec worked closely on the conception of this new repertoire with the brilliant musician and arranger, Gil Goldstein. Their work focuses on the melodies and rhythm developed throughout the Argentinean master’s works, as much as it does on Piazzolla’s bandoneon playing – the essential components that give this music its very special flavor. Piazzolla! by the ONJ celebrates the diversity of this music, offering a new and audacious reading full of surprise.
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Xavi Reija feat. Tony Levin, Markus Reuter, Dusan Jevtovic – The Sound Of The Earth (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:00 minutes | 835 MB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Moonjune Records
First heard on Xavi and Dusan’s inspired 2014 album, “Random Abstract” by XaDu, “Deep Ocean” starts things off with a fanfare of muscular guitar and cymbals crashing like waves on the rocky coast, carving out the beach and unearthing a primal groove with growling bass and jittering spectral figures. “The Sound of the Earth I” brings to mind David Sylvian’s post-Japan near ambient instrumental excursions where space and pause became as integral to the “composition as place” as his trusty Prophet 5. Once this world is created, and with a decidedly Beckian vibe (Jeff, that is), Dusan wrings from the neck of his guitar, some of the most emotive broken phrases and edited soulful voicings.
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Allan Holdsworth – The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 08:39:35 minutes | 10,09 GB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Allan Holdsworth
Twelve CD box set collection featuring all of Allan Holdsworth’s solo albums from 1982-2003. That title is no hyperbole-it was a proclamation that ran on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2008, and is a feeling shared by fans and guitarists all around the world. Still, though, Holdsworth remains largely under-rated; many who admire his most famous work have overlooked dozens of fascinating finds to be made on his decades of recordings. This collection is a treasure trove of such discoveries, as it brings you all 11 of his albums as a solo artist, producer and group leader since 1980 plus the live-in-Tokyo album Then! And a 40-page booklet full of liner notes and archival photos. You also get previously unreleased bonus tracks, and all these albums have been newly remastered from the original tapes: I.O.U. (1982), Road Games (1983), Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Wardenclyffe Tower (1992), Hard Hat Area (1993), None Too Soon (1996), The Sixteen Men Of Tain (2000), Flat Tire (2001) and Then! (2003). These albums, many of which have been out of print and very hard to find for years, include one intriguing composition, ethereal track, dazzling fusion rocker and daredevil guitar passages.
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Allan Holdsworth – The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]
Allan Holdsworth – The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 08:40:26 minutes | 10 GB | Genre: Jazz Fusion, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | Front cover | © Allan Holdsworth
Twelve CD box set collection featuring all of Allan Holdsworth’s solo albums from 1982-2003. That title is no hyperbole-it was a proclamation that ran on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2008, and is a feeling shared by fans and guitarists all around the world. Still, though, Holdsworth remains largely under-rated; many who admire his most famous work have overlooked dozens of fascinating finds to be made on his decades of recordings. This collection is a treasure trove of such discoveries, as it brings you all 11 of his albums as a solo artist, producer and group leader since 1980 plus the live-in-Tokyo album Then! And a 40-page booklet full of liner notes and archival photos. You also get previously unreleased bonus tracks, and all these albums have been newly remastered from the original tapes: I.O.U. (1982), Road Games (1983), Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Wardenclyffe Tower (1992), Hard Hat Area (1993), None Too Soon (1996), The Sixteen Men Of Tain (2000), Flat Tire (2001) and Then! (2003). These albums, many of which have been out of print and very hard to find for years, include one intriguing composition, ethereal track, dazzling fusion rocker and daredevil guitar passages. (more…)
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Aaron Neville – My True Story (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192,2 kHz | Time – 38:30 minutes | 1,49 GBGenre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Aaron Neville is an American R&B singer and musician. In January 2013, paying tribute to the songs of his youth, Blue Note Records released Neville’s My True Story, a collection of 12 doo-wop tunes, produced by Don Was and Keith Richards, with backing by musicians such as Benmont Tench and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
Musicians on the album include Keith Richards, Greg Leisz (Beck, Sheryl Crow), Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), George G. Receli (Bob Dylan) and Tony Scherr (Bill Frisell, Norah Jones). Neville hand-selected each track on My True Story, which features tunes by Little Anthony and the Imperials (“Tears On My Pillow”), Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (“Work With Me Annie”) and The Drifters (“Money Honey,” “Under The Boardwalk,” “This Magic Moment”).
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Oralia Dominguez, Leopold Stokowski, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torin – Beethoven, Ibert & Others Orchestral Works (Live) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:23:55 minutes | 867 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archipel
The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai (OSN Rai) was established in 1994, since when it has welcomed some of the best musicians of recent years to join its original forces. Its early concerts were conducted by Georges Prêtre and Giuseppe Sinopoli, and the current principal director is James Conlon, who took up his post in October 2016. His immediate predecessor was Slovakian conductor Juraj Valčuh, who had held the post since November 2009. Jeffrey Tate was principal guest conductor between 1998 and 2002, and honorary conductor until July 2011. Between 2001 and 2007 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos was principal conductor, while Gianandrea Noseda served as principal guest conductor from 2003 to 2006, and Eliahu Inbal was honorary conductor from 1996 to 2001. Other eminent conductors to have taken the helm of the OSN Rai include Carlo Maria Giulini, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Mstislav Rostropovich, Myung-Whun Chung, Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Yuri Ahronovitch, Marek Janowski, Semyon Bychkov, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Alexander Lazarev, Valery Gergiev, Gerd Albrecht, Yutaka Sado, Mikko Franck, Roberto Abbado and Kirill Petrenko.
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Title: Various Artists – The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame – In Concert
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Rock, Folk, Country, R&B, Soul, Documentary
Production/Label: Time Life/WEA
Duration: 05:13:57 + 05:59:05
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 13000 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio 1: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3920 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio 2: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2048 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Size: 46,1 GB + 45,3 GB
Amazing Highlights From The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies — 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017!
For more than 25 years the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has celebrated musicians and music that have made a significant impact on the evolution and perpetuation of rock and roll. Their legendary induction ceremonies include incredible concerts, musical collaborations, candid speeches and unforgettable reunions that could only be made possible by the Hall Of Fame.
“Watch out for music—it should come with a health warning… And it can make you think that the world should and could be a much better place.” —Peter Gabriel
As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame entered its third decade, induction ceremonies featured the biggest names in classic rock from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. In many cases the original line-ups of bands performed together for the first time in years; other performances featured the kind of collaborations and jam sessions that have made Rock Hall concerts legendary.
This 2 Blu-Ray Set features poignant reunions, moving and often hilarious induction speeches, and 53 iconic performances.
Harry Allen Quartet – French Lullaby (2018) [Venus Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 63:39 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,57 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,29 GB
Genre: Jazz
Tenorist Harry Allen serves up a great French lullaby of his own – crafted together from the work of famous Parisian songwriters like Michel Legrand, Charles Trenet, and others – and delivered here in a small combo instrumental mode! The setting is great – as Allen’s deep tenor is balanced with the guitar of Jacob Fisher, which makes for a different presentation than a piano might have given the record – as Hans Beckenroth provides bass and Kristian Leth handles drums – all in a well-recorded ate that’s up to the standard that we’ve come to love from Venus Records. Titles include “I Will Wait For You”, “The Summer Knows”, “Chateau En Suede”, “I Wish You Love”, “My Way”, and “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life”. (more…)
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Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Sophisticated Lady, Volume 2 (2014)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,64 MHz | Time – 32:00 minutes | 2,53 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: nativeDSDmusic | Digital Booklet | © Yarlung Records
Sophisticated Lady jazz quartet pays homage to the Great Tradition of American jazz but most of their repertoire is written by members of the quartet. Unlike the majority of contemporary jazz recordings, which are carefully and surgically perfected in postproduction, this album remains raw and fresh. These tracks are complete takes, “live to tape,” without editing.
Yarlung recorded this album directly to two tracks of RMGI 468 analog tape running at 15 ips, with no mixer. We used the Hapi converter and Pyramix software from Merging Technologies in Switzerland to make these transfers to DSD. Our sincere thanks to George Klissarov and exaSound for making these releases possible.
More jazz records should be like Sophisticated Lady Quartet, relaxed yet focused, tradition-based yet modern, elegant yet conveying a sure sense of swing. The recording is so pure that you almost feel as if you’re eavesdropping on four musicians who seem completely in their element while performing, in a one-take environment, a set that’s evenly split between previously rehearsed arrangements and performances where they had one chance to turn a composition into a memorable piece of music. No splicing or editing here, just a live-in-the-studio recording where the mood, playing and sonics are so solid that that jazz lovers will wish that the mostly-classical label Yarlung wandered over to this side of the street more often. —Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound (more…)
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Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Sophisticated Lady, Volume 1 (2014)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,64 MHz | Time – 31:52 minutes | 2,52 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: nativeDSDmusic | Digital Booklet | © Yarlung Records
Sophisticated Lady jazz quartet pays homage to the Great Tradition of American jazz but most of their repertoire is written by members of the quartet. Unlike the majority of contemporary jazz recordings, which are carefully and surgically perfected in postproduction, this album remains raw and fresh. These tracks are complete takes, “live to tape,” without editing.
Yarlung recorded this album directly to two tracks of RMGI 468 analog tape running at 15 ips, with no mixer. We used the Hapi converter and Pyramix software from Merging Technologies in Switzerland to make these transfers to DSD. Our sincere thanks to George Klissarov and exaSound for making these releases possible.
More jazz records should be like Sophisticated Lady Quartet, relaxed yet focused, tradition-based yet modern, elegant yet conveying a sure sense of swing. The recording is so pure that you almost feel as if you’re eavesdropping on four musicians who seem completely in their element while performing, in a one-take environment, a set that’s evenly split between previously rehearsed arrangements and performances where they had one chance to turn a composition into a memorable piece of music. No splicing or editing here, just a live-in-the-studio recording where the mood, playing and sonics are so solid that that jazz lovers will wish that the mostly-classical label Yarlung wandered over to this side of the street more often. —Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound
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Wilco – Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 04:40:36 minutes | 3,04 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | © Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records released two new Wilco collections on November 17 in conjunction with the influential Chicago band’s 20th anniversary: Alpha Mike Foxtrot, a four-disc box-set of rare studio and live recordings collected from the band’s extensive audio archives, and What’s Your 20?, is a two-CD compilation of essential tracks culled from the band’s previously released studio recordings.
Both collections are produced by Grammy-nominated producer Cheryl Pawelski, co-founder of Omnivore Recordings, whose credits include Big Star’s Keep an Eye on the Sky, The Band’s A Musical History, and Townes Van Zandt’s Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971–1972. These are the first compilations of Wilco music of any kind.
“Like a lot of fans, I had collected these straggling tracks over the past two decades of following Wilco’s every move,” Pawelski said. “Alpha Mike Foxtrot includes almost every unique, essential performance that appeared on soundtracks, tribute albums and B-sides—and there are probably a few surprises for even the sharpest collector. This set presents an alternate history of the band, kind of a sideways view, and ultimately, it’s a super-fun listening experience.”
Alpha Mike Foxtrot features 64 pages of liner notes that include track-by-track recollections from Tweedy, notes by band members Nels Cline and John Stirratt, and reflections from members of Wilco’s extended professional family. The booklet also showcases dozens of archival and never-before-seen photos from a wide array of photographers chronicling all phases of the band’s career.
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Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972)
Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 kHz | FLAC | Artwork HR | 858 Mb
ABC Records – ABCX-758 (Original US, 1972) | Rock
Tracklist
A1 Do It Again 5:56
A2 Dirty Work 3:08
A3 Kings 3:45
A4 Midnite Cruiser 4:09
A5 Only A Fool Would Say That 2:54
B1 Reelin’ In The Years 4:35
B2 Fire In The Hole 3:26
B3 Brooklyn 4:20
B4 Change Of The Guard 3:28
B5 Turn That Heartbeat Over Again 4:58
Steely Dan
Donald Fagen – acoustic and electric pianos, plastic (YC-30) organ, lead vocals (except on “Dirty Work”, “Midnite Cruiser”, and “Brooklyn”), backing vocals
Walter Becker – electric bass, backing vocals, dual lead vocal on “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again”
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar, spoken word on “Only a Fool Would Say That”
Denny Dias – guitar, electric sitar
Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, lead vocal on “Midnite Cruiser”, backing vocals
David Palmer – lead vocals on “Dirty Work” and “Brooklyn”, backing vocals