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George Kawaguchi’s The Big 4 – The Big 4 (1976) [Japan 2006] [SACD / Three Blind Mice – MHCP 10033]

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Title: George Kawaguchi’s The Big 4 – The Big 4 (1976) [Japan 2006]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Joji “George” Kawaguchi was a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader. The Big Four had their debut concert in a large theater, Nichigeki in Yurakucho, Tokyo in May 1953. The Big Four was named the Number 1 combo in the 1954 by Swing Journal poll and created an all-time Jazz boom in Japan. George Kawaguchi was voted Number 1 drummer six years in a row. The Big Four played intermittently into the 1980s. George Kawaguchi played extensively with Art Blakey on tour in the 1980s. He also recorded extensively as a leader until his death in 2003.

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George Harrison – Live In Japan (2xSACD, 1991) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Parlophone – 7243 5 94665 2 1]

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Title: George Harrison – Live In Japan (2xSACD, 1991) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Rock
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

George Harrison returned to the stage for the first time in years in 1991; that Japanese tour is documented on the fine double-disc set Live in Japan. Backed by a stellar supporting band led by Eric Clapton, Harrison turns in surprisingly strong versions of his best solo material; it easily surpasses Paul McCartney’s double-disc Tripping the Live Fantastic or Paul Is Live. Not bad for a guy who doesn’t like to give concerts.

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George Garzone & Trio Da Paz – Night Of My Beloved (2006) [Japanese SACD 2015] [SACD / Venus Records – VHGD-85]

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Title: George Garzone & Trio Da Paz – Night Of My Beloved (2006) [Japanese SACD 2015]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

George Garzone is a marvelous tenor saxophonist who is also known as a highly regarded educator. Some of people he has taught includes Branford Marsalis, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, & many more. Garzone’s debut album arrived fairly late in 1995 with the main influences coming from Stan Getz & John Coltrane. For this exceptional release, Garzone tapped into his love of Getz as he was paired with Trio da Paz, a superlative Brazillian trio led by the prominent guitarist, Romero Lubambo. In addition, piano expert Kenny Werner also joins this outstanding group of musicians. The casual listener might mistake this album as background music but that would be wrong. A sharp listener will pick up & savour the music being played by these masters. Each musician is tuned in to each other & aware of the right moment to play each note. This is an album that rewards deep listening.

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George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter & Jimmy Cobb – 4 Generations Of Miles (2002) [SACD / Chesky Records – SACD243]

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Title: George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter & Jimmy Cobb – 4 Generations Of Miles (2002)
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

The night of May 12, 2002, may go down as another important milestone on the timeline of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Four musicians, each representing a different Miles Davis band from his ever-evolving career, came together at the club Makor in New York City to do what everybody said couldn’t be done—effectively fuse together elements of the radically different styles that Miles embodied over his 45 years of professional performance.
Four Generations of Miles is an unusual tribute to Miles Davis, featuring a quartet made up of alumni from four different editions of the trumpeter’s bands, while omitting keyboards and trumpet entirely. Drummer Jimmy Cobb, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Ron Carter, and guitarist Mike Stern concentrate almost exclusively on the 1950s repertoire of Davis, excepting Ron Carter’s somewhat abstract, R&B-flavored “81,” which is from the mid-’60s. Stern’s sparse accompaniment for Coleman in “All Blues” works surprising well in place of a piano, while the percolating take of “On Green Dolphin Street” will get a listener’s feet patting. Coleman’s soulful playing is the centerpiece of a lush treatment of “Blue in Green.” Carter and Cobb provide a superb foundation for the soloists throughout this live recording. The creativity and musicianship throughout this excellent tribute make it stand head and shoulders above most such efforts.

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George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [Audio Fidelity ‘2014] [SACD / Audio Fidelity – AFZ5 185]

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Title: George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [Audio Fidelity ‘2014]
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO

All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin’ is a softer-focused variation of Benson’s R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Yet it is the sole vocal track (his first in many years), Leon Russell’s “This Masquerade” — where George unveiled his new trademark, scatting along with a single-string guitar solo — that reached number ten on the pop singles chart and drove the album all the way to number one on the pop (!) LP chart. The attractive title track also became a minor hit single, although Gabor Szabo’s 1971 recording with composer Bobby Womack is even more fetching. In the greater scheme of Benson’s career, Breezin’ is really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album; the guitar is still the core of his identity.

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Gary Peacock – Voices (1971) [Japanese Reissue 2007] [SACD / Sony Records Int’l – SICP 10046]

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Title: Gary Peacock – Voices (1971) [Japanese Reissue 2007]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

After touring with Albert Ayler, Peacock took time off from music & moved to Japan in 1969, where he studied eastern philosophy & medicine. This album featuring a quartet composed of Peacock & 3 Japanese players. The music is at times very minimalist, with Gary Peacock’s bass dominating the pieces most of the time.

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Gary Karr – Songs Of Prayer (1986/2014) [SACD / Firebird – KIGC 1003]

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Title: Gary Karr – Songs Of Prayer (1986/2014)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO

Gary Karr performs with organist Harmon Lewis for these reverent songs such as Ave Maria, O Holy Night, When You Wish Upon A Star, and more! Gary Karr, acclaimed as “the world’s leading solo bassist” (Time Magazine), is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new luster to his already lustrous 1611 Amati double bass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky. Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Jerusalem Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and with all the major orchestras of Australia.

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Gary Karr, Harmon Lewis – Basso Cantante (1980) [Japan 2014] [SACD / Firebird – KIGC 1005]

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Title: Gary Karr, Harmon Lewis – Basso Cantante (1980) [Japan 2014]
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Gary Karr, acclaimed as “the world’s leading solo bassist”, is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. This release features Gary Karr performing with Harmon Lewis on piano for a group of classical pieces, folk songs, and carols by Schubert, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, and more.

Karr not only brings a freshness of approach to an old, neglected instrument (the doublebass), he also brings new life to the recital stage. He is concerned with elevating the image of the instrument and fully demonstrating his musicality by transcribing great music from the masters. He also dares to make us laugh with trite or funny music, a wealth of which has been composed for the doublebass. Although it features Schubert’s “Arpeggione Sonata”, the gem on this recording is a Canadian folksong, “When I Wake Up in the Morning.” It has been a staple encore piece of the Karr/Lewis Duo for 30 years since they lived in Nova Scotia.

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Gary Karr – Apres Un Reve (1983/2014) [SACD / Firebird – KIGC 1006]

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Title: Gary Karr – Apres Un Reve (1983/2014)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO

Gary Karr performs with Harmon Lewis on piano for an offering of classical pieces by composers that include Gershwin, Wagner, Hindemith, and more. For bassists, this album should have been titled “Hindemith Sonata.” Karr’s non-academic approach to this romantic music is very compelling and different from most interpretations. Gary Karr, acclaimed as “the world’s leading solo bassist” (Time Magazine), is, in fact, the first solo double bassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new luster to his already lustrous 1611 Amati double bass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky. Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Jerusalem Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and with all the major orchestras of Australia.

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Gary Karr – Adagio D’Albinoni (1982) [Japan 2014] [SACD / Firebird – KIGC 1001]

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Title: Gary Karr – Adagio D’Albinoni (1982) [Japan 2014]
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Gary Karr, acclaimed as “the world’s leading solo bassist”, is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new lustre to his already lustrous 1611 Amati doublebass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky. Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Jerusalem Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and with all the major orchestras of Australia. Gary Karr performs on this release with Harmon Lewis on pipe organ for a group of classical pieces by Beethoven, Bach, and more.

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