Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Volume 1 (2014)
DFF Stereo DSD256/11.20MHz | Time – 00:31:46 minutes | 5,03 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: NativeDSDMusic | Artwork: Front cover , 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.
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Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Simpler Times (2015)
DSD256 2ch (.dsf) 1 bit/11,2 MHz | Time – 63:55 minutes | 10,1 GB
FLAC Stereo(tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 63:55 minutes | 1,34 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: nativeDSDmusic | Artwork: Digital booklet | Genre: Jazz | © 2015 Yarlung Records
“Simpler Times” follows Sophisticated Lady’s highly acclaimed self-titled debut album. The music on this recording is how Sophisticated Lady plays without the help of digital magic. The quartet rehearsed and performed some of these tracks before our recording but at least half are the first time through; the quartet discussed the tunes and who would take what solo in which order but without rehearsal. This is possible when superb musicians tackle new material together, listening carefully to each other and playing as a single organism. Some melodies, played for them on the piano right before our take and the quartet improvised from there. Music cannot get fresher than this.
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Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Sophisticated Lady (2014)
DSD256 2ch (.dsf) 1 bit/11,2 MHz | Time – 63:52 minutes | 10 GB
FLAC Stereo(tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 63:52 minutes | 1,33 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: nativeDSDmusic | Artwork: Digital booklet | Genre: Jazz | © 2015 Yarlung Records
A traditional jazz quartet rooted in the sounds, styles and history of jazz, Sophisticated Lady brings a fresh approach to this music. With a mix of original compositions and new interpretations of classic repertoire this quartet has a sound and aesthetic that is both familiar and new. The 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.
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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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