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Various Artists - 2L: The Nordic Sound - DXD Tracks Sampler (2006-2013) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Various Artists - 2L: The Nordic Sound - DXD Tracks Sampler (2006-2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 97:16 minutes | 7,74 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

From combined musical and audiophile criteria we have compiled the most excellent recordings 2L have to offer. Two of the albums presented in this collection was nominated for the American GRAMMY Awards "Best Surround Sound Album" and "Best Performance". Discover what the unique Nordic Sound is all about!
Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two Of A Mind (1962/2016) [Official Digital Download - HDTT - DXD 24/352]

Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two Of A Mind (1962/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 40:54 minutes | 2,44 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:54 minutes | 884 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Two of a Mind" is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the RCA Victor label. This is an album of great melodic interaction between Desmond and Mulligan. It's too bad that they did not perform more often with each other. But what the did give us, will have to do.
Carmen Gomes - Carmen Gomes Sings The Blues (2017) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Carmen Gomes - Carmen Gomes Sings The Blues (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 51:57 minutes | 3,4 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 51:57 minutes | 1,09 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Carmen Gomes has won many awards in the Netherlands and surrounding areas. Like so many new European singers, she sings in English. Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that's sweet as dark tupelo honey, and her interpretations are unerring. Idea of this album would take on the challenge of reinterpreting Harry Belafonte's "Belafonte Sings the Blues" was originally suggested by Harry van Dalen, owner of the eminent High End audio shop Rhapsody. He thought that Carmen’s band would be perfect for reinterpreting the mood and the sound of the classic album.
Kjell Tore Innervik - Utopias (2018) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Kjell Tore Innervik - µTOPIAS: Radical Interpretations of Iconic Works for Percussion (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 46:05 minutes | 2,07 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 46:05 minutes | 710 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Kjell Tore Innervik performs Iannis Xenakis's Psappha and Morton Feldman's The King of Denmark, exploring the intimate performing space with large format recording techniques, engaging the listener in immersive audio. The Xenakis was recorded twice: once from the perspective of an intimate listener, and a second time literally "over-head", giving a first-persona perspective. The difference not only in microphone technique but also in the performer's state of mind and how he projects his playing has a profound impact on the listening experience. "Radical Interpretations of Iconic Musical Works for Percussion" was an interdisciplinary artistic research project hosted at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2013–2017) in collaboration with the Oslo Academy of the Arts, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Westerdals Oslo ACT and 2L through the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme.
Ruud Breuls, Simon Rigter Quintet - Wild Man Blues: Plays Louis Armstrong (2016) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Ruud Breuls / Simon Rigter Quintet - Wild Man Blues: Plays Louis Armstrong (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 52:59 minutes | 3,15 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 52:59 minutes | 1,9 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover + PDF

Ruud Breuls, Simon Rigter, Karel Boehlee, Jos Machtel and Marcel Serierse can play. No doubt. They belong to the absolute top of European jazz. They have played with everybody who is somebody in the world of jazz. But what really makes this album special is the love and dedication they bring to Armstrong's music. Listening to the 8 compositions presented here one realizes that genre is completely irrelevant.
Nidarosdomens Jentekor and TrondheimSolistene - Lux (2019) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Nidarosdomens Jentekor & TrondheimSolistene - Lux (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 70:45 minutes | 2,92 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 70:45 minutes | 1,18 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Acquiring life skills during a challenging, fragile phase of life learning to belong, to feel seen and included, learning to build friendships all of this lies at the core of the Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir's mission. The Requiem in Andrew Smith's version, commissioned by the choir, is loosely based on the Roman Catholic mass for the dead. Several of the texts of the traditional Requiem Mass have been replaced, however, with biblical references to the tragic fate of children, reflecting the all-too-frequent conflicts of today in which the young are innocent victims. The musical material in the Requiem takes its inspiration from Gregorian chant. Melodic fragments of the ancient Requiem mass can be heard in the background. These works add dimensions of faith, hope and love. And light too, when all seems dark. In life there are moments to treasure, and challenges to overcome.
Wim Kegel & Marc Van Roon - Drumwise (2015/2017) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352]

Wim Kegel - Drumwise (Duets With Marc Van Roon) (2015/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 64:41 minutes | 3,51 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 64:41 minutes | 1,19 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Drumwise" presents Wim Kegel and Marc van Roon revisiting the traditional combination of drums and piano in a contemporary fashion. The repertoire recorded contains a broad repertoire made up of originals, improvisations, two songs from the American Songbook, and two from the Duke Ellington band book. Van Roon's own Steinway grand and Kegel's extended Gretch drums and cymbals came together in the great acoustics of the Lutherse Kerk in Haarlem and were recorded by sound engineer Bert van der Wolf. Both musicians have played and recorded with David Liebman, Michael Brecker, Clark Terry, Bob and Chuck Findley and Ack van Rooyen.
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band - Mixer's Lab Sound Series, Volume 2 (2017) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/384]

Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band - Mixer's Lab Sound Series - Vol.2 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/384 kHz | Time - 43:39 minutes | 2,54 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 43:39 minutes | 1,49 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Arranger Kenichi Tsunoda's big band has been one of the top jazz orchestras in Japan since its formation in 1990. This set is particularly impressive for the wide range of the arrangements, the band's musicianship, and the individual solos. This release was recorded in Extreme High Deninition format.
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band - Mixer's Lab Sound Series, Volume 1 (2016) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/384]

Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band - Mixer's Lab Sound Series - Vol.1 (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/384 kHz | Time - 42:30 minutes | 2,7 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 42:30 minutes | 1,56 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Arranger Kenichi Tsunoda's big band has been one of the top jazz orchestras in Japan since its formation in 1990. This set is particularly impressive for the wide range of the arrangements, the band's musicianship, and the individual solos. This release was recorded in Extreme High Deninition format.
Patricia Barber - Higher (2019/2020) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352 plus]

Patricia Barber - Higher (2019/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time - 55:18 minutes | 3,37 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 55:18 minutes | 1,97 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Impex Records is excited to announce their premier collaboration with one of our generation's most influential jazz artists, Patricia Barber. Her elegant album "Higher", recorded and mixed by long-time collaborator Jim Anderson, contains eight songs that explore the mysteries that bind us, causing Jazz times to declare: "Few performers in or out of jazz are as consistently brilliant as Patricia Barber…Brainy. Beautiful".