Jon Hendricks - Live at Club 43 - VINYL LP

Back in 1996, pianist Bob James and saxophonist Kirk Whalum - two of the biggest names in contemporary jazz - combined their talents on the acclaimed Warner Bros. Album, Joined At The Hip, which is now remastered and reissued as a SACD by evosound. Backed by a slick band comprised of guitarist Jeff Golub, bassist Chris Walker, and drummer, Billy Kilson, the pair served up some fine original material - including Whalum's evocative tone poem, 'Soweto' - and jazzed-up revamps of two big '70s hits Maria Muldaur's 'Midnight At The Oasis' and Donny Hathaway's 'The Ghetto.' Though it was nominated for a Grammy and peaked at No. 10 in Bill board's jazz charts, Joined At The Hip has often been overlooked and remains an important musical touchstone in both artists' careers. The album's 16-page booklet includes new liner notes featuring reminiscences from James, Whalum, and the session's original sound engineer, Ken Freeman. The original high resolution audio mixes were used for the DSD remastering. This hybrid SACD plays back on both SACD and regular CD players. Bonus tracks (only playable on SACD player) 10. Out of the Cold (Original Full Version) & 11. Deja Blue (Original Full Version).

Bluesman Jon Hendricks is in Superb Form Here. Featuring such major sidemen as Pony Poindexter and Billy Mitchell, this spirited album is essential to any audiophile's collection. Jon Hendricks helped to originate vocalese, which is the art form of adding lyrics to existing instrumentals and replacing instruments with vocalists. He is also considered to be one of the best scat performers. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the InchPoet Laureate of JazzInch. Al Jarreau has called him Inchpound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet - maybe that's ever beenInch. Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog master tapes & pressed at RTI. Numbered deluxe laminated gatefold jackets. Only 2500 limited edition copies worldwide on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

Karel Ancerl - Vitava / Symphony No 9 [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/30/2010