Sacd Jazz

Benny Carter - Jazz Giant
SACD ISO (Stereo): 780 MB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 685 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Contemporary, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6 | Country/Year: US 2004, 1958
Genre: Jazz | Style: Classic Jazz

"…There is a serious dearth of high quality, well-recorded, hi-rez jazz. Well, this disc can help fill an important gap in a hi-rez collection." ~sa-cd.net

Jack McDuff & Joey DeFrancesco - It's About Time (1996) {Concord Jazz SACD-1022-6}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 398 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 148 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 10 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1996, 2003 Concord Records / Concord Jazz | SACD-1022-6 / CCD-4705-25
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Hammond B-3 Organ

Jack McDuff and Joey DeFrancesco personify the Jazz Organ Renaissance that is sweeping the world in this incredible recording for Concord. Organists have paired up before in recording studios but never in such a historical effort. Unlike Jack and Joey’s last double organ session which was live, this recording offered more artistic control. Concord wisely permitted Jack to put together the charts and gave Joey the bass duties to lessen the load. This album was recorded in New York City, NY, on December 11 & 12, 1995.

Vibraphonist Cal Tjader is in typically fine form on this live set from 1968. His quintet at the time featured Armand Perazza on congas and pianist Joe Kloess and his repertoire ranged from Afro-Cuban jazz to occasional straightahead tunes. Six of the eight selections on this date are originals by band members or Gary McFarland. Although Tjader had been playing this style of music for 15 years by this time, he still was quite creative and enthusiastic, and is heard throughout in excellent form.

Ray Brown Trio - Summer Wind Live at The Loa
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,52 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,05 GB | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: Concord Jazz # SACS-1027-6 | Country/Year: US 2003 | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Jazz | Style: Classic Jazz

"…This extremely satisfying CD is warmly recommended." ~allmusic

Esbjorn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) - Tuesday Wonderland (2006) {ACT Music SACD 9806-2}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 377 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 154 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 135 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2006 ACT Music | SACD 9806-2
Jazz / Modern Jazz / Post Bop / Progressive Jazz / Piano Trio

Sweden's preeminent jazz fusion band the Esbjörn Svensson Trio, named after the charismatic and inventive pianist, has been a sensation in Europe since the early '90s, capturing numerous Swedish Grammys (including one for Tuesday Wonderland long before its Stateside release), a French Grammy, and gold and platinum awards in their home country, Germany and France. But they deserve more than this – a medal, actually – for finding a unique blend of melodic jazz, classical, electronica and rock – that has earned them an audience of both older jazz lovers and trendy hip-hop kids. It speaks to the freshness of their vibe that their videos play regularly on MTV Scandinavia and they're the only European jazz band ever to grace the cover of Downbeat.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Midnight Sugar
EAC+LOG+CUE | WV: 241 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: First Impression Music # FIM SACD 035 | Country/Year: US 2004, 1974
Genre: Jazz | Style: Post Bop

One of the all time great Jazz Audiophile recordings of all time (…) Award Winner, Best Engineering Award, Jazz Disc Award of Swing Journal, 1974.

Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
SACD ISO (Stereo): 3,02 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,24 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Analogue Productions # CAPJ 9399 SA | Country/Year: Europe 2002
Genre: Jazz | Style: Post Bop

…this is still one of the best-sounding SACDs I have had the pleasure of hearing. Actually, audience noises and clicking of glasses only add to the feeling of "being THERE", much more so than, say, in the audiophile classic Jazz at the Pawnshop, Vol. 1 - Arne Domnerus in its newer (2005) remastering. Recommended!

Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard
SACD ISO (Stereo): 2,75 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,30 GB | Artwork
Label/Cat#: Analogue Productions # CAPJ 9376 SA | Country/Year: US 1961, 2002 | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Jazz | Style: Post Bop, Instrumental, Modal

"Most of the APO analog to DSD conversions are great, but this one is probably the best from a sonic perspective. And if you like jazz trio's with articulate bass playing and a clear and purposeful piano technique, then you are in for a treat. This is a live recording set at the New York Village Vanguard jazz club with accompanying audience 'participation', though that never distracts. The Stereo separation is rather absolute left/right, with the piano in the right speaker and the rest in the left. There is virtually no center image…." ~sa-cd.net