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Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah [Analogue Productions 2024] (1962/2024) [SACD / Analogue Productions – CAPA 039 SA]

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Title: Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah [Analogue Productions 2024] (1962/2024) SACD ISO
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO

Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! A powerful, passionate and expressive album! Hybrid Stereo SACD Mastered direct to DSD by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape After several sessions with Columbia and Candid, Charles Mingus briefly returned to Atlantic and cut the freewheeling Oh Yeah, which AllMusic says has to rank as the wildest of all his classic albums. Mingus displays all of his vigorous jazz feeling on this album; he plays no bass whatsoever, hiring Doug Watkins to fill in while he accompanies the group on piano and contributes bluesy vocals to several tracks (while shouting encouragement on nearly all of them). One of the really fine things about Mingus is that he always seems to keep an earthy touch no matter how wild the harmonies get, and that genius comes across with power here. Some of the colorful titles are “Devil Woman,” “Eat That Chicken,” and “Hog Callin’ Blues.” Mingus’ vocal selections radiate the same dementia, whether it’s the stream-of-consciousness blues couplets on “Devil Woman,” the dark-humored modern-day spiritual “Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me,” or the dadaist stride piano bounce of “Eat That Chicken,” a nod to Fats Waller’s comic novelties.

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Charles McPherson Quartet – But Beautiful (2004) [Japan 2015] [SACD / Venus Records – VHGD-76]

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Title: Charles McPherson Quartet – But Beautiful (2004) [Japan 2015]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Venus Records is known to highlight little-known veteran American jazz musicians who play excellent music to this day and merit listening by a wider audience. Some of these musicians include Eddie Higgins, Archie Shepp, Steve Kuhn, and Claude Williamson. The newest member added to this distinguished list is Charles McPherson. Even though McPherson is an alumni of the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop from the late 60s and early 70s, presently he may be at the top of his game. On this release for Venus Records, McPherson is paired with the first-rate pianist Steve Kuhn. McPherson impresses with his personal tone and shining, emotional playing that is deeply rooted in bebop. This is an astonishing album by an astonishing artist.

Charles McPherson delves into a number of standards in this collection of timeless ballads, well accompanied by pianist Steve Kuhn, bassist David Williams, and drummer Leroy Williams. The alto saxophonist’s tone has a bit of a bluesy edge throughout the sessions, as if he is reminiscing about a past love. His heartfelt rendition of “My Ideal” stands out, as do his two interpretations of songs by Nicholas Brodszky, “Be My Love” and “Love Letters.” McPherson picks up the tempo with “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” though his tone doesn’t shift to a lighter mood. The relaxed mood makes this release perfect for late-night listening. The only drawback with this CD is the ugly cover photo, which McPherson denounced as very tasteless during a 2007 interview.

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Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra – Lost Horizon / The Thing From Another World (1976/77) [Reissue 2017] [SACD / Vocalion – CDLK 4608]

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Title: Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra – Lost Horizon / The Thing From Another World (1976/77) [Reissue 2017]
Genre: Classical, Soundtrack
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Lost Horizon: The Classic Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin / The Thing from Another World Suite is another of Vocalion’s very welcome SACD releases. The SACD features Charles Gerhardt conducting The National Philharmonic Orchestra – a quite fabulous recording which took place at Kingsway Hall, London in December 1975.

Although Tiomkin’s work in film had begun in 1931 it was director Frank Capra who provided the composer with the opportunity to score Lost Horizon (1937). The immediate success of Lost Horizon resulted in Tiomkin never looking back. Vocalion’s beautifully produced CD may be headed by a generous 23 minute symphonic suite from Lost Horizon, but there’s so much more to be enjoyed. Several of Tiomkin’s other major film achievements are also celebrated, including The Guns of Navarone (1961) and it’s triumphant prelude, the Howard Hawks western The Big Sky (1952) and the love theme from William Wyler’s Civil War melodrama Friendly Persuasion (1956). Another significant inclusion comes in the way of a bonus track and Tiomkin’s The Thing from Another World (1951). The Suite (10.41) consisting of Prelude, The Flying Saucer Under the Ice, Melting Sequence, The Hand, Plasma I, Plasma II, The Growing Plants, The Thing on the Walkway and Electrocution is a fine example of Tiomkin’s rare excursion into the Sci-Fi / Horror genre. The 12 page booklet contains the original (and extensive) liner notes from the original 1976 album, but it’s a shame, however, that they were not extended to include a little on Tiomkin’s The Thing from Another World – not only is it an integral part of this wonderful compilation, but it just feels like an entire page has gone missing. On the audio side of things, Vocalion’s mastering by Michael J. Dutton (from the original master tapes) is quite superb – but in all honesty, I was never in any doubt. (Disc total 56.59) Overall, Vocalion have once again delivered where it counts, a collection of reliable, high quality and in many ways, essential re-release albums – long may they continue to do so. (Darren Allison, Cinema Retro Soundtrack Editor)

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Charles Dutoit – Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony & Bizet: Symphony in C (1983 & 1996) [SACD / Esoteric Company – ESSD-90188]

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Title: Charles Dutoit – Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony & Bizet: Symphony in C (1983 & 1996)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Charles Dutoit conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal for this recording of Saint-Saëns’ Third Symphony with organist Peter Hurford as well as Bizet’s Symphony in C featuring Ted Baskin on oboe. Recorded in 1982 & 1995 at Église de Saint-Eustache in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. This SACD was remastered with the 96kHz/24bit master, that was up-converted from the original 44.1kHz/16bit master with the high technology. The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERICs flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model Grandioso G1 and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.

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Charles Aznavour – Qui (1963) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Capitol Music – 5711142]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – Qui (1963) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Chanson, French Pop
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Qui ? (Who?) is the tenth French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour, originally released in 1963. It includes favourites such as For me formidable, Au clair de mon âme and the title track, with arrangements by one of Aznavour’s regular collaborators of the era, Paul Mauriat.

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Charles Aznavour – La Mamma (1963) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Capitol Music – 5711162]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – La Mamma (1963) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Chanson, French Pop
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

La mamma is the eleventh French studio album by the French singer Charles Aznavour, originally released in 1963. It achieved Number 1 in France & Spain for several weeks, it was a Top 10 hit in Belgium, Holland, and other countries. It became a bestseller, and sold over a million copies only in France. The title song, translated into English in 1964 as “For Mama”, was recorded by Ray Charles.

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Charles Aznavour – La Boheme (1966) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Capitol Music – 5774722]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – La Boheme (1966) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Chanson, French Pop
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This reissue of a 1966 Charles Aznavour album includes the title track, one of his signature songs and biggest international hits, a number one single in France. Another song on this collection, Parce que tu crois, has been translated into several other languages and sampled by such modern day artists as Dr. Dre and Eminem.

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Charles Aznavour – Je m’voyais deja (1961) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Capitol Music – 5711112]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – Je m’voyais deja (1961) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Je M’Voyais Déjá (It Will Be My Day), originally released on January 1961, is the seventh French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour. The album’s title track is considered one of Charles Aznavour’s breakthrough songs, responsible for the international success that ensued. Once again a key component of Aznavour’s sound on these songs is courtesy of Paul Mauriat and his famous orchestra. The album became a bestseller in Belgium and a hit in France.

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Charles Aznavour – Il Faut Savoir (1961) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / EMI France – 5711132]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – Il Faut Savoir (1961) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Chanson, French Pop
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Il faut savoir (You’ve got to learn), originally released in December 1961, is the eighth French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour. It was in Top 10 charts in France, Italy, Belgium, Israel and other countries. The title track to this album is one of Charles Aznavour’s earliest hits, a number one single in France for 15 weeks and ranked among the top songs of the year in Italy. In addition to Aznavour’s original songs, the album features tunes penned by Georges Garvarentz, Michel Legrand and producer Eddie Barclay.

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Charles Aznavour – Idiote Je T’Aime (1972) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / Capitol Music – 5711352]

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Title: Charles Aznavour – Idiote Je T’Aime (1972) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Chanson, French Pop
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Idiote je t’aime is the eleventh French studio album by the French singer Charles Aznavour. This 1972 release yielded two of the singer’s biggest hits: Les Plaisirs démodés and the controversial (at the time) Comme ils disent, a number eight single in France which sold over 300,000 copies. The album itself had a 30 week run on the French chart, peaking at number two.

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