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Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson - Meet The Composer: Splitting John Adams (2017) Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 15, 2024

Conceived and realized in partnership with Q2 Music’s Peabody award-winning podcast Meet the Composer, Splitting Adams is Alarm Will Sound’s tribute to American composer John Adams, and in particular to his works Chamber Symphony (1992) and Son of Chamber Symphony (2007). Presented with commentary tracks from MTC’s host Nadia Sirota, Alarm Will Sound’s artistic director Alan Pierson, and the composer himself, the podcast-plus-performance conveys a rare sense of interaction for the listener; not only does the music, rendered in all its lush detail by the 17 musicians in AWS, capture and connect the long trajectory between the two works, but the commentary also shines a revealing light on the story behind the music.

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The Warren Vache-John Allred Quintet - Top Shelf (2010) Music

Posted by Designol at March 3, 2024

Warren Vaché and John Allred have played numerous times together, working at jazz parties and club dates, as well as making an earlier CD for Arbors. Accompanied by pianist Tardo Hammer, bassist Nicki Parrott, and drummer Leroy Williams, they explore more than a few forgotten gems that have plenty of potential, starting with the snappy rendition of trumpeter Blue Mitchell's "Top Shelf," a breezy bop vehicle with on-the-money ensembles and tight solos all around. Thelonious Monk's "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues" is one of his less frequently performed works, but the quintet plays it with the wry sense of humor that is a part of many of the jazz legend's pieces. Cannonball Adderley's sassy, loping blues "Spontaneous Combustion" is full of fire, while Parrott's bop vehicle "Aussieology" crackles with energy as well. There are a number of familiar songs as well. The interplay between the leaders is the highlight of the standard "By Myself".

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Yo-Yo Ma - Plays The Music Of John Williams (2002) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Aug. 12, 2024

Yo-Yo Ma, The Recording Arts Orchestra Of Los Angeles, John Williams - Plays The Music Of John Williams (2002)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 66:33 minutes | Scans included (PDF) | 4,18 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Scans included (PDF) | 1,64 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included (PDF) | 1,39 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound

Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams is a 2002 album of John Williams compositions performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles. The album was recorded on April 4–6, 2001 at the Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California.

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John Hiatt - The Best Of John Hiatt (1998) Music

Posted by Rtax at May 14, 2022

John Hiatt - The Best Of John Hiatt (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 499 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 163 MB
1:10:54 | Folk Rock, Pop Rock | Label: Capitol

John Hiatt finally achieved some sort of fame in 1987, when his comeback album Bring the Family sparked a career renaissance. For the next decade, his albums sold well and his songs were continually covered by other artists, all of which earned him acclaim as one of the finest songwriters of his era. Despite its title, The Best of John Hiatt 1973-1998 is a chronicle of those successful ten years. Only two songs – "Riding With the King" and "Take Off Your Uniform" – date from before 1987, which means that the collection effectively sidesteps Hiatt's years of searching for a style; it chooses to ride with him once he settled on roots rock. Of course, that's where he did the bulk of his best work, and The Best Of does offer a good overview of his prime period. Since much of his best work was recorded for labels other than Capitol, the label releasing The Best Of, Hiatt entered the studio to record two new songs ("Love in Flames," "Don't Know Much About Love") and cut his first version of "Angel Eyes," the song he gave to Jeff Healey, who turned it into a hit in 1989. He also re-recorded "Have a Little Faith in Me" and "Drive South," two of his best songs from the late '80s. Although these new versions are OK, they don't compare with the originals and only hammer home the fact that this is merely an acceptable compilation, instead of the perfect one that it could have been. Nevertheless, it's a good sampler for the curious, and the hardcore fan will not be disappointed with the new material, even if they're frustrated that they have to purchase a whole new album to acquire it.

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John Coltrane - The Art Of John Coltrane: The Atlantic Years (1973/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Jan. 24, 2023

John Coltrane - The Art Of John Coltrane: The Atlantic Years (1973/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 73:56 minutes | 2,89 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 73:56 minutes | 1,56 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

This ground-breaking anthology features Coltrane’s greatest hits from his Atlantic period. The album compiled of originals and classic standards includes the massive hits “My Favorite Things”, “Body and Soul” and “Giant Steps”. This Hi-Res remastering is the only way to experience one of jazz’s greatest tenor players.

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John Coltrane - Trane's Modes (The Mastery of John Coltrane Vol. IV) (1979) [Reissue 1987] Music

Posted by gribovar at March 2, 2021

John Coltrane - Trane's Modes (The Mastery of John Coltrane Vol. IV) (1979) [Reissue 1987]
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 522 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 188 MB | Covers - 24 MB
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Impulse!/MCA Records (254 650-2)

Until all of John Coltrane's Nov. 1961 performances from the Village Vanguard are reissued in coherent form on CD, this two-LP set will be well worth searching for. These six performances from the Vanguard do not duplicate any other recordings. There are two more runthroughs on "Impressions," a 15-minute "Chasin' Another Trane," "Greensleeves," "Miles' Mode" and a strange version of "Naima" in which Coltrane purposely plays the melody sideways. In addition to Coltrane's tenor and soprano, Eric Dolphy is featured on alto and bass clarinet along with pianist McCoy Tyner, the alternating basses of Jimmy Garrison and Reggie Workman and either Elvin Jones or Roy Haynes on drums…

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The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer eBooks & eLearning

Posted by roxul at June 22, 2020

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The Lonnie Smith = John Abercrombie Trio - Afro Blue (1994) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at July 27, 2024

Dr. Lonnie Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. An authentic master and guru of the Hammond B-3 organ for over five decades, he has been featured on over seventy albums, and has recorded and performed with a virtual "Who’s Who" of the greatest jazz, blues and R&B giants in the industry. His unpredictable, insatiable musical taste illustrates that no genre is safe, as Lonnie has recorded everything from covers of the Beatles, the Stylistics and the Eurythmics, to tribute albums of Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane and Beck–all by employing ensembles ranging from a trio to a fifteen-piece big band. Moreover, many of Doc’s recent compositions reflect dramatic ethereal qualities and orchestration that elicit movie scores or soundtracks.

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Yo-Yo Ma - Plays The Music Of John Williams (2002) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Aug. 12, 2024

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Rachel Speirs, Linda Merrick, John Turner, Peter Lawson & Victoria String Quartet - The Fabulous Sir John (2022) [24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at July 5, 2022

Rachel Speirs, Linda Merrick, John Turner, Peter Lawson & Victoria String Quartet - The Fabulous Sir John (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 65:40 minutes | 1,09 GB
Classical | Label: Divine Art Records, Official Digital Download

Sir John Manduell (1928-2017) was a pivotal figure in British music – as composer, BBC producer, first principal of the Royal Northern College of Music and founder of the European Opera Centre. Beloved and revered by musicians, yet someone whose name is shamefully little known outside the music and broadcasting professions.

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