Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet - Simpler Times - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This time it's their first jazz entry that has golden warmth of a Blue Note from it's heyday as well as visceral instruments presence of a Contemporary Records. Recorded in Cammilleri concert hall using only a vintage tube stereo microphone, the sound of the CD is creamy like butter while the texture is so rich that you can easily discern which parts of the drum set the player hits and rubs. The big crescendo on 'For Andrew' is mind blowing! Album Tracks 1. Sophisticated Lady 2. You Were Never Lovelier I'm old fashioned 3. Fields of Kurdistan 4. Finale 5. For Andrew 6. Gone 7. Green Eyed Monster 8. Isfahan 9. Night Night 10. Ropes of Sand

45rpm 180g Vinyl LP!Mastered by Steve Hoffman & Bob Attiyeh!Lacquers Cut by Bernie Grundman!Executive producer Lucile GriederSophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet rehearsed and performed some of these tunes before our concert and recording but many are the first time through; the quartet discussed the tunes and who would take what solo in which order but without rehearsal. I wanted the intensity of raw improvisation. This is possible when superb musicians tackle new material together, listening carefully to each other and playing as a single organism. Right before we recorded For Sebastian, for example, I played the opening of Variation 25 from Bach's Goldberg Variations on the piano. Misha led the quartet's improvisation from there. Music cannot get fresher than this.- Bob Attiyeh, producer Album Tracks 1. Bicycles 2. Los Barriles 3. Blue Corn Moon 4. For Sebastian 5. Sketches of a Melancholy Bass 6. Simpler Times

45rpm 180g Vinyl LP! Mastered by Steve Hoffman & Bob Attiyeh! Lacquers Cut by Bernie Grundman! Executive producers Craig and Diane Martin. Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet pays homage to the Great Tradition of American Jazz but most of their repertoire is written by members of the quartet. Unlike the majority of contemporary jazz recordings, which are carefully and surgically patched together in postproduction, this album remains raw and fresh. These tracks are complete takes, 'live to tape,' without editing. The music on this recording is how Sophisticated Lady plays without the help of digital manipulation. Left Coastin' celebrates bass player and composer Gary Wicks who composed and led improvisations on three of the four tunes on this LP. Pianist Misha Adair Bigos helps us celebrate a busy day and stumble into a quiet night with the last track. The quartet rehearsed and performed some of these tunes before our concert and recording but many are the first time through; the quartet discussed the tunes and who would take what solo in which order but without rehearsal. I wanted the intensity of raw improvisation. This is possible when superb musicians tackle new material together, listening carefully to each other and playing as a single organism. Music cannot get fresher than this. I am always grateful when musicians of this caliber share their talents with us.- Bob Attiyeh, producer Album Tracks 1. Left Coastin' 2. Flutterby Girl 3. Hello 4. Stumbling