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Azar Lawrence - Bridge Into The New Age (1974/2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Sept. 20, 2024

Azar Lawrence is an American jazz saxophonist. By the time Azar Lawrence released "Bridge Into the New Age" in 1974 - his first recording as a bandleader - he had already built himself an enviable reputation as a saxophone player alongside the likes of McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. Lawrence's vigorous and emotionally multifaceted playing shines on this album which was a truly forward-looking release in the mid-1970s, presented here as a remastered hi-res release to be enjoyed anew.

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Larry Young - Larry Young In Paris (2016) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Feb. 24, 2023

Originally broadcast on radio in France more than five decades ago, these long-lost tracks were unearthed in the vaults of the ORTF (Office of French Radio and Television, now Maison de Radio France) and are available for the first time on this album. The iconic jazz organist is joined on 1964 and 1965 studio and live recordings by Woody Shaw on trumpet, bandleader Nathan Davis on saxophone and drummer Billy Brooks, plus guest musicians from France, Italy and other countries. Among the many highlights is an over 20 minute version of "Zoltan" that would reappear on Young's classic "Unity" LP.

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George Gruntz Presents The Band - The Alpine Power Plant (1972/2017) [Official Digital Download 24/88] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at July 18, 2023

George Gruntz Presents: The Band - The Alpine Power Plant (1972/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 85:24 minutes | 1,62 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Formed in 1972 by Swiss jazz giants pianist George Gruntz, alto saxophonist Flavio Ambrosetti, his son, trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti, and drummer Daniel Humair, The Band would later metamorphose into the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. The predilection towards a combination of international jazz all-stars and home-grown compositions is already in evidence on this, their first album, and a bevy of jazz greats are along for the ride.

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Horace Silver - The Cape Verdean Blues (1965/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at June 5, 2024

"The Cape Verdean Blues" followed Song for My Father as another album by Horace Silver that was inspired by his father, who hailed from the island nation of Cape Verde. The Cape Verdean Blues featured the added contribution of legendary bop trombonist J.J. Johson, whom Silver had wanted to work with for quite some time leading up to this album.

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Horace Silver - The Cape Verdean Blues (1965/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at June 5, 2024

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Chick Corea & Mike Longo - Piano Giants (1969/1991) {LaserLight} Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 8, 2023

Chick Corea & Mike Longo - Piano Giants (1969/1991) {LaserLight}
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 225MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 128MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop

This is also known as Piano Greats (according to Amazon). the album consists of three sides by Corea (featuring Hubert Laws, Woody Shaw , Bennie Maupin , Dave Holland , Jack DeJohnette , and …), and three sides by Mike Longo – to provide, according to the sleeve notes, "a brief rest between the more demanding works composed by Chick Corea".

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McCoy Tyner - Expansions (1969/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Jan. 17, 2024

"Expansions" is McCoy Tyner's tenth studio album and was recorded in August 1968. It was released in 1969, and stylistically pushes the boundaries of modern mainstream jazz.

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Horace Silver - The Cape Verdean Blues (1965/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at June 5, 2024

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Eric Dolphy - Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (2019) Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 21, 2023

Resonance Records is proud to announce the first official previously-unissued studio recordings of Eric Dolphy in over 30 years, including 85-minutes of never before released material. Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions is being released in partnership with the Eric Dolphy Trust and the Alan Douglas Estate with remastered high-resolution monoaural audio transferred directly from the original tapes.

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Antonio Hart - For Cannonball and Woody (1993) Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 8, 2019

Altoist Antonio Hart's recording starts out with an eerie re-creation of the Cannonball Adderley version of "Sticks" from 1968 which, like the original, even has a live audience shouting out encouragement and clapping along more or less in time. After that the music gets more original, featuring trumpeter Darren Barrett (who shows an impressive amount of versatility), either Carlos McKinney or Mulgrew Miller on piano, and a guest spot from cornetist Nat Adderley on "Sack o'Woe." In addition to the Adderley tributes, there are several Woody Shaw pieces that generally contain new arrangements for an expanded group, based more on the spirit of the original '70s versions rather than the notes. Antonio Hart is in top form throughout this well-conceived release.

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