Pat Metheny - Travels (SHM-SACD) - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

In 1995, producer Steve Guttenberg and Chesky Records created the Ultimate Demonstration Disc, a landmark that became an essential tool for audiophiles worldwide. Thirteen years later, building on everything they had learned about capturing the purest sound, Guttenberg returned to produce The Ultimate Demonstration Disc, Volume 2. Designed to bridge the gap between technical terminology and the listening experience, this collection serves as a practical guide to the audiophile lexicon. On each track, Guttenberg Inchspells outInch exactly what to listen for, providing clear musical examples of concepts like InchtransparencyInch and Inchsoundstage depth.Inch By using a custom-built recording chain and avoiding dynamic range compressors, equalizers, or overdubbing, the album captures a InchliveInch session exactly as the microphones heard it-resulting in a sound so neutral and natural that it can be used to reveal the subtle differences between high-end speakers, electronics, and cables.The Ultimate Demonstration Disc, Volume 2 will be reissued in 2026 on 180g One-step Pressing Double Vinyl LP, SACD Hybrid Stereo, and MQA-CD as part of the Chesky Original Masters series. Details 1. In a Mellow Tone - Javon Jackson, David Hazeltine, Tony Reedus, Paul Gill 2. Speak Like a Child - Jon Faddis 3. Angel of Harlem - the Persuasions 4. Club Descarga - Bob Mintzer, Giovanni Hidalgo, Andy Gonzalez, David Chesky, Randy Brecker 5. Young Girl's Heart - I Ching 6. My Foolish Heart - the Jimmy Cobb Quartet 7. Little Wing - Valerie Joyce 8. Misterioso - Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Lenny White 9. Imagine - Rachel Z 10. Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, Movement 3 - David Chesky; Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera 11. Tear It Up - Billy Burnette

To celebrate it's 50th anniversary, Billy Joel's Streetlife Serenade is released for the first time worldwide as an SA-CD Multi Hybrid edition, featuring a 4-channel SACD layer mastered in DSD from the original quadraphonic mix and a newly DSD-mastered stereo layer, plus a CD layer converted from the SACD master. This deluxe set also includes DISC 2-a high-quality Blu-spec CD2 of Live at the Great American Music Hall - 1975, available on CD for the first time. Packaged in a 7-inch cardboard sleeve, the edition comes with rare memorabilia such as a 1974 U.S. press kit, replica 7-inch single jackets from four countries, two Japanese LP obi-strips, and reprints of original booklets, along with new liner notes, translations, and bilingual lyrics. Details 1. Streetlife Serenader (Streetlife Serenader) 2. Los Angelenos (Streetlife Serenader) 3. The Great Suburban Showdown (Streetlife Serenader) 4. Root Beer Rag (Streetlife Serenader) 5. Roberta (Streetlife Serenader) 6. The Entertainer (Streetlife Serenader) 7. Last of the Big Time Spenders (Streetlife Serenader) 8. Weekend Song (Streetlife Serenader) 9. Souvenir (Streetlife Serenader) 10. The Mexican Connection (Streetlife Serenader) 11. Streetlife Serenader (Live) (Songs in the Attic) 12. Los Angelenos (Live) (Songs in the Attic) 13. The Entertainer (Live) (12 Gardens Live) 14. Souvenir (Live) (Live from Long Island) 1. Introduction (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 2. Somewhere Along the Line (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 3. Roberta (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 4. The Mexican Connection (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 5. Root Beer Rag (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 6. James (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 7. Band Introductions (Live at the Great American Music Hall, 1975) 8. You're My Ho

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing. Details 1. Limehouse Blues 2. I'm Confessin' 3. High Life 4. Jeep's Blues 5. Lady, Be Good! Oh, Lady, Be Good! 6. Take Five 7. Everything Happens to Me 8. Barbados 9. Stuffy