Jazz

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Clark Terry - Portraits (SACD)

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the pr...

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the prodigious talent of the legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, and jazz educator Clark Terry. The first of four albums for the Chesky label, Portraits was recorded when the St. Louis-born hornblower, then 68 years old, was a much-venerated jazz elder. By then, he had 35 albums under his belt and boasted a resume that included stellar collaborations with Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones, an...

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Ana Caram - Blue Bossa (SACD)

Signing to Chesky Records in 1989, São Paulo-born Ana Caram soon proved to be one of the audiophi...

Signing to Chesky Records in 1989, São Paulo-born Ana Caram soon proved to be one of the audiophile label’s most valuable acquisitions. Beginning with her acclaimed debut, Rio After Dark, which featured a cameo by the legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, she went on to record seven albums for the label, including the highly regarded Blue Bossa, an impeccable 2001 project featuring noted drummer Paulo Braga and saxophonist Paulo Levi. With the album’s repertoire consisting of cla...

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Rossa Passos, Ron Carter - Entre Amigos (180g W...

Highly regarded as an audiophile jazz collectable, Entre Amigos is a collaboration between Brazil...

Highly regarded as an audiophile jazz collectable, Entre Amigos is a collaboration between Brazilian singer Rossa Passos and legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter. This album is a beautiful union of the enchanting rhythms of Bossa Nova and the sophistication of jazz. Standout tracks from the album include Garota De Ipanema, Desafinado and Corcovado. This highly requested LP has been out of print since 2010, and now it’ll be available as a limited-numbered edition), re-released on 180g white color...

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Bob James & David Sanborn -- Double Vision (SACD)

Double Vision is the award-winning platinum-selling album by legendary saxophonist David Sanborn ...

Double Vision is the award-winning platinum-selling album by legendary saxophonist David Sanborn and jazz pianist Bob James released in 1986. The phenomenal contemporary jazz classic saw them win a Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental”. This seminal album features a phenomenal line-up of musicians, including Marcus Miller (bass), Steve Gadd (drums), Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar), Al Jarreau (vocals), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion) and Eric Gale (guitars), with the...

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio -- A Shade Of Blue (SACD...

Album Synopsis: Japanese Jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto’s new album, A Shade Of Blue, undoubtedly ...

Album Synopsis: Japanese Jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto’s new album, A Shade Of Blue, undoubtedly reflects his love of the piano trio, agroup configuration that in jazz history began in the 1940s with Nat King Cole and then was developed in the 50s by innovatorslike Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Bill Evans. Yamamoto’s highly experienced trio - which has a combined age of 215years - features bassist Hiroshi Kagawa (香川 裕史) and drummer Toshio Osumi (大隅 寿男). A Shade Of Blue reveals thethree mus...

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Chantal Chamberland -- Soiree (SACD)

Chantal Chamberland’s sixth studio jazz album, Soirée, is sultry, soft and striking. Marking her ...

Chantal Chamberland’s sixth studio jazz album, Soirée, is sultry, soft and striking. Marking her first foray into a French-language release, Chantal’s sensuous and spell-binding voice is at its best, in full chanteuse effect. A rich playlist of lively and tender “J’ai deux amours,” “Je Laime à mourir” and more are brought to life in new ways and set to a backing of sparkling jazz instrumentals. Soiree’s captivating storytelling transports listeners to warm, romantic evenings by the Seine, whe...

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Various Artists - The World's Greatest Audiophi...

World-renowned for the exceptional quality of its high-resolution audiophile recordings, Chesky R...

World-renowned for the exceptional quality of its high-resolution audiophile recordings, Chesky Records presents The World’s Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 4. Recorded using groundbreaking recording techniques and equipment operated by noted audio engineers Nicholas Prout and Bob Katz, the album presents a series of spellbinding performances from a collection of sensational vocalists. They range from British-American singer/actor Rebecca Pidgeon (“Grandmother”) and US folk-pop si...

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Christy Baron - I Thought About You (180g One S...

Pennsylvanian jazz singer Christy Baron’s 1997 album I Thought About You was the first of three a...

Pennsylvanian jazz singer Christy Baron’s 1997 album I Thought About You was the first of three albums she recorded for Chesky Records, the New York record label renowned for its high-quality audiophile recordings. Recorded live in the warmly resonant space of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan, the album finds Baron's lush, velvety voice framed by Cliff Korman’s eloquent piano, David Finck’s elastic double bass, and Payton Crossley’s finely nuanced drums. Baron’s repertoire for this i...

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McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Al Fost...

Recorded in 1991 for the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, New York Reunion is a thrilling m...

Recorded in 1991 for the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, New York Reunion is a thrilling meeting of jazz giants. McCoy Tyner, who rose to fame with the John Coltrane Quartet, is joined by nonpareil tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, the record-breaking double-bass maestro Ron Carter, and jazz drummer extraordinaire, Al Foster. The quartet reveals its extraordinary synergy through a remarkable blend of jazz standards and original compositions. Among the album’s many highlights is Henderso...

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