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Russ Garcia Orchestra - Four Horns And A Lush Life (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 4 Apr 2024 16:54:46
Russ Garcia Orchestra - Four Horns And A Lush Life (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper, Maynard Ferguson, Tommy Pederson, Red Mitchell,
Stan Levey, Marty Paich, Dick Houlgate, Russell Garcia - Four Horns And A Lush Life (1956/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 37:08 minutes | 631 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Russ Garcia arranges this unique album of all-star trombone music starring Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper and Tommy Pederson on slide trombones and Maynard Ferguson on valve trombone. The rest of the band members are no slouches either: Dick Holgate plays baritone sax, Marty Paich is on piano, Stan Levey is the drummer and Red Mitchell plays bass. The choice of material on this 1956 album includes songs by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Noel Coward along with a Russ Garcia original.
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Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan - Getz Meets Mulligan (1957/2015) [HDTT DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 8 Dec 2023 20:58:37
Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan - Getz Meets Mulligan (1957/2015) [HDTT DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan - Getz Meets Mulligan (1957/2015)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time - 37:11 minutes | 1,82 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 37:11 minutes | 804 MB
High Definition Tape Transfers, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Getz Meets Mulligan" (also released as "Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz" and "Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi") is an album by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.
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Peggy Connelly - That Old Black Magic (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 13 Oct 2023 16:55:17
Peggy Connelly - That Old Black Magic (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Peggy Connelly - That Old Black Magic (1956/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 35:37 minutes | 437 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

This 1956 session for Peggy Connelly was one of only two releases from the singer and her only album for Bethlehem. With arrangements by Russ Garcia, Connelly is backed by some of the finest West Coast musicians of the day on this collection of standards, including Charlie Mariano on alto sax, Bill Holman on tenor sax and Stan Levey on drums.
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Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 6 Aug 2023 10:40:05
Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone (1956/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 37:39 minutes | 467 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

One of Frank Rosolino's first sessions as a bandleader, "I Play Trombone" was released in 1956 and the title left no doubt about the instrument on which he built his career and legendary reputation. An alumni of both Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton's orchestras, Rosolino moved to Los Angeles in the mid 1950s where he was kept very busy playing on albums by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Qunicy Jones and Mel Tormé, among many others, but he also kept up a solo recording career.
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Stan Levey - Grand Stan (1957/2013) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 5 Aug 2023 11:11:50
Stan Levey - Grand Stan (1957/2013) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Stan Levey - Grand Stan (1957/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 46:12 minutes | 786 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Drummer Stan Levey came to epitomize the sound of "cool school" West Coast jazz. He was one of the pioneers of bebop but relocated to the West Coast where he played on thousands of sessions, many for television and film soundtracks, and backed up all the greats.
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Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1 (1955/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 7 Apr 2023 16:42:29
Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1 (1955/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1 (1955/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 23:54 minutes | 801 MB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 23:54 minutes | 438 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Originally released on 10-inch vinyl in early 1955, this album spotlights some of the best from Blue Note's West Coast jazz roster of the day, as the title implies, recorded in Los Angeles and featuring prominent jazz musicians from both coasts such as Harry "Sweets" Edison, Stan Levey, Conte Candoli and Marty Paich. The "blindfold test" refers to the fact that this was originally issued with no credits, presenting a challenge to jazz fans to identify the players who were only revealed on the second volume of this series.
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Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 2 (1955/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 7 Apr 2023 16:42:26
Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 2 (1955/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 2 (1955/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 23:46 minutes | 778 MB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 23:46 minutes | 417 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Originally released on 10-inch vinyl in early 1955, this album spotlights some of the best from Blue Note's West Coast jazz roster of the day, as the title implies, recorded in Los Angeles and featuring prominent jazz musicians from both coasts such as Harry "Sweets" Edison, Stan Levey, Conte Candoli and Marty Paich. The "blindfold test" refers to the fact that this was originally issued with no credits, presenting a challenge to jazz fans to identify the players who were only revealed on the second volume of this series.
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Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conti (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 27 Mar 2023 14:45:11
Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conti (1954/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Conte Candoli - Sincerely, Conti (1954/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 23:28 minutes | 392 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Trumpeter Conte Candoli recorded this 1954 session of jazz classics and standards in Los Angeles with his quartet consisting of pianist Claude Williamson, drummer Stan Levey and bassist Max Bennett. Candoli leaves his musicians lots of space for soloing; at the same time he doesn't miss any opportunity to show off his own bop trumpet talent.
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Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/2011) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 15 Mar 2023 08:35:55
Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/2011) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/2011)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 50:35 minutes | 1,28 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 50:35 minutes | 1,07 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

This early '60s studio session captures Ella Fitzgerald moving toward the smaller, more pointedly jazz-inflected ensembles that would shape her career in her final decades. The intimate setting, superb musicianship and stellar recording make it a favorite among jazz-oriented audiophiles. Not to be missed!
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VA - George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1956/2013) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 13 Mar 2023 15:45:23
VA - George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1956/2013) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

VA - George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1956/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 106:52 minutes | 1,18 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

George Gershwin's folk opera got this jazz treatment for the very first time in 1956 starring Mel Tormé as Porgy and Frances Faye as Bess. Bethlehem Records put nearly their entire roster of vocalists and musicians in the studio to cut this all-star session. The singers are backed up by the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Stan Levey Group, the Australian Jazz Quintet (with Herbie Mann on flute) and the Bethlehem Orchestra conducted by Russ Garcia.
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Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/1989/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 5 Dec 2022 15:36:59
Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/1989/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1962/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 58:54 minutes | 2,37 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 58:54 minutes | 1,28 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

This early '60s studio session captures Ella Fitzgerald moving toward the smaller, more pointedly jazz-inflected ensembles that would shape her career in her final decades. The intimate setting, superb musicianship and stellar recording make it a favorite among jazz-oriented audiophiles. Not to be missed!
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The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville (1957/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV
Date: 18 Feb 2022 14:25:37
The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville (1957/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville (1957/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 41:02 minutes | 1,3 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 41:02 minutes | 414 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"Soulville" is one of the highlights of Ben Webster's golden era. From 1953 to 1959 Webster recorded 10 landmark albums showcasing his swing tenor saxophone, and this album from 1957 is considered a classic. Soulville has it all: there's cool groovy jazz, a bit of soul, a bit of blues, a sense of longing and a whole lot of romance on this ballad-heavy collection. The quintet in the credits consists of Webster, drummer Stan Levey and the Oscar Peterson Trio.
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