Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Following the success of Impex's critically lauded 1STEP LP of Stan Getz's cultural touchstone, they couldn't wait to present digital aficionados with their own ultimate high-quality option The definitive Super Audio Compact Disc/Hybrid CD! For the first time ever, hear two complete versions of Getz/Gilberto Bernie Grundman's 1STEP analog tape master-to-DSD version and a pristine new restoration/correction from Jamie Howarth at Plangent Processes. The Plangent Process corrects anomalies and repairs physical tape damage without adversely affecting the original sonic quality! Now, you can compare the original tape and the most pristine and accurate picture of the legendary recording sessions on one disc. Few recordings better capture the breezy warmth and easy-going sophistication of Brazilian bossa nova for an American jazz audience. Fewer recordings can replicate the you-are-there presence and flawlessly intimate studio acoustics. Only Getz/Gilberto has Billboard Top 10-charting singles like InchThe Girl from IpanemaInch and InchDesafinado.Inch Finally, Impex also includes the 1STEP's two bonus tracks on the Plangent Processed version! We know you have many choices for enjoying this timeless classic. The Impex SACD/Hybrid of Getz/Gilberto sits above the digital competition with great features and incredibly lifelike sound! SACD Stereo SACD Layer Designed to Play on Standard CD Players, SACD Players & Other SACD-Capable Players

The Link Between 'Round About Midnight and Kind of Blue Milestones Is the Only Album Featuring Miles Davis' Original Sextet with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and MoreSourced from the Original Master Tapes Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Presents the 1958 Record in Definitive StereoBolstered by the 'Philly Lick' Rim Shot, Record's Title Track - Originally Called 'Miles' - Is Considered Ground Zero for ModalismMiles Davis created just one studio album with his original sextet Milestones. And he made every moment count. Pairing with Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, Davis not only laid the groundwork for the modalism that immediately followed but tailored a genuine modern-jazz masterwork laden with performances among the most explosive of his distinguished career. Sandwiched between the more famous 'Round About Midnight and the epochal Kind of Blue, Milestones remains a seminal work of art.Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-LP gatefold sleeve packaging, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD grants each musician their own space amid broad soundstages. Colors, shapes, and dimensions appear in the manner that resembles what you'd glean from behind a studio control room's window. Davis' burnished trumpet is rendered in three-dimensional perspective and seemingly coaxes the band to play with unburdened zest. Coltrane's trademark saxophone teems with lifelike tonality and images with specificity; his solos work in tandem with and against the driving rhythms. Garland's swaggering piano lines? Visualize the keys as he hits full stride, the chords and fills slithering around skeletal frameworks.Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and selected as a 'Core Collection' record by the Penguin Guide to Jazz, Milestones is as famous for it's title track - widely considered groun

Cannonball Adderley's Only Blue Note Album Features Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sam Jones, and Hank Jones Somethin' Else Includes Reference Versions of 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Love for Sale'SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES HYBRID SACD PRESENTS 1958 LANDMARK IN DEFINITIVE SOUNDJulian Cannonball Adderley's only Blue Note album, Somethin' Else, would likely forever be famous in music lore if just for the presence of Miles Davis. The iconic composer/trumpeter steps into the role of sideman on the 1958 set, one of just a handful of times he'd make such a move after the calendar passed the mid-1950s. Yet evaluating Somethin' Else strictly on Davis' involvement misses the big picture. Plain and simple, Adderley's jubilant work remains a jazz landmark due to the chemistry of it's Hall of Fame personnel, enthusiasm of it's participants, and sophistication of it's arrangements - not to mention the reference-grade production and inclusion of the definitive renditions of two jazz standards.Sourced from the original analog master tapes and housed in a mini-LP-style gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD pays tribute to the record's merit and includes the bonus track 'Allison's Uncle.' This collector's edition provides a clear, transparent, ultra-dynamic, and up-close view of a cornerstone effort that witnesses Adderley and Davis sharing horn duty alone for the only time in their fabled careers - an arrangement that occurred as a result of Adderley having joined Davis' sextet a year prior.That vibrancy reveals itself openly on a reissue that provides full-range reproduction of an ensemble that also includes pianist Hank Jones, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Blakey. Each and every snare hit, downbeat, and cymbal splash registered by the latter take on realistic proportions, blooming and decaying as they would in front of you on a stage. Jones' f