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Cowboy Junkies – Open (2001) [Reissue 2002] [SACD / Latent Recordings, Zoë Records – 01143-1020-6]

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Title: Cowboy Junkies – Open (2001) [Reissue 2002]
Genre: Alternative Rock, Country, Folk
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Cowboy Junkies have a sound, a vibe. There’s no denying it. You can tell it’s them within a few notes and each successive record seems to pick up right where the last one left off. Some, like The Trinity Sessions, are dark, moody, and mellow, like being coated in honey and draped in velvet. Others, take Pale Sun, Crescent Moon for example, seem downright energetic in comparison. Open is more in line with the first batch, though it has moments of near-enthusiastic revelry. With Alan Anton’s plump (rather than phat) basslines, Peter Timmins’ laid-back drumming, and Michael Timmins’ dirty guitars to ride on, Margo Timmins contributes her trademark sensual, yet understated vocal performances. The whole gang sounds as good as ever. And, although he may be called a songwriter, Michael Timmins is more a true poet with musical inclinations. Full of wonder and romance, fear and passion, Open is simply the next chapter in his sublime book of heartfelt verse. The compassionate tenderness of “Thousand Year Prayer” contrasts nicely with the harmonica and feedback duel of “Dragging Hooks.” And darn if “I’m So Open” doesn’t bounce right along on a little groove. They’ve got it all here. If nothing else, this band is one of the most consistent around. Though album sales may not always reflect it, they continually deliver strong records that refuse to be faulted for anything other than being non-mainstream.

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SACD

Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [Analogue Productions Remaster 2013] [SACD / Analogue Productions – CAPP 24528 SA]

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Title: Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [Analogue Productions Remaster 2013]
Genre: Rock
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

When the prevailing guitar jingle of “Mr. Jones” cascaded over radio in the early ’90s, it was a sure sign that the Counting Crows were a musical force to be reckoned with. Their debut album, August and Everything After, burst at the seams with both dominant pop harmonies and rich, hearty ballads, all thanks to lead singer Adam Duritz. The lone guitar work of “Mr. Jones” coupled with the sweet, in-front pull of Duritz’s voice kicked off the album in full force. The starkly beautiful and lonely sounding “Round Here” captured the band’s honest yet subtle talent for singing ballads, while “Omaha” is lyrically reminiscent of a Springsteen tune. The fusion of hauntingly smooth vocals with such instruments as the Hammond B-3 organ and the accordion pumped new life into the music scene, and their brisk sound catapulted them into stardom. On “Rain King,” the piano takes over as its aloof flair dances behind Duritz with elegant crispness. The slower-paced “Raining in Baltimore” paints a perfectly gray picture and illustrates the band’s ease at conveying mood by eliminating the tempo. Most of the songs here engage in overly contagious hooks that won’t go away, making for a solid bunch of tunes. Containing the perfect portions of instrumental and vocal conglomeration, the Counting Crows showed off their appealing sound to its full extent with their very first album.

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SACD

Count Basie – Supreme Jazz (2006) [SACD / Supreme Jazz – 223258-207]

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Title: Count Basie – Supreme Jazz (2006)
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

William James “Count” Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two “split” tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry “Sweets” Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. Count Basie introduced several generations of listeners to the Big Band sound and left an influential catalog.

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SACD

CBW – Traffic (2006) [SACD / Chesky Records – SACD 322]

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Title: CBW – Traffic (2006)
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

The latest Chesky Jazz recordings, The New York Sessions, are, to me, the best recordings ever because they are the most natural sounding ever. They always record live, not in studios, with minimal but highest quality technical equipment. There is no multi-tracking, overdubbing or compressing what makes the music sound so natural with its original dynamics. The lack of technical equipment may be the reason for the natural, pleasing sound of so many Jazz records of the 50`s, even the monaural ones, combined with the highest quality technical equipment of today Chesky makes the perfect sound. Listening to Cheskys for the first time you will recognize they are out of the ordinary, but I think you`ll have to get familiar with them to hear that they are best. In some of the booklets there are diagrams showing the positions of the musicians during the recording session. That was not necessary, you can see them when playing the record.
Uncommon for Chesky, this is an electric line up and Coryell and his guys are playing jazz-rock fusion of the best kind most time, eight of ten are originals plus Hendrix`s Manic Depression and Monk`s Misterioso. The whole thing sounds like jamming and improvising with fantastic solos and thrilling interplay, sometimes relaxed sometimes aggressive, always attracting. For example: Bailey and White are demonstrating for 7 minutes what “Drum & Bass” does mean to jazz men. One can use this instruments in another than a stupid way. If you like modern intelligent fusion by a small group, mixed with wonderful relaxed acoustic guitar tracks, here`s one for you. ~sa-cd.net

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SACD

Buffalo Daughter – Pshychic (2003) [SACD / V2 – V2CL 10001]

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Title: Buffalo Daughter – Pshychic (2003)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Buffalo Daughter is a three member group consisting of Sugar Yoshinaga, Yumiko Ohno and MoOoG Yamamoto, often augmented by a drummer and other guests. Their sound is heavily influenced by German progressive rock and techno pop, but also includes bits of dub, club, shoe gaze and post-rock influences. Given their mix and match style, and that they emerged in the mid-90s, they are often considered as part of the Shibuya-kei movement.

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SACD

Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived (1977) [Audio Fidelity ‘2002] [SACD / Audio Fidelity – AFZ 003]

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Title: Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived (1977) [Audio Fidelity ‘2002]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Although the title of this reissue is not necessarily accurate (Buddy Rich’s 1966 big band was a stronger unit), this is a high-quality jazz album. Rich surprisingly does not solo much (just on Chick Corea’s “Fiesta”) but the material is strong, the arrangements (by Mike Abene, Frank Perowsky, Tom Boros, Barry Keiner and Barry Mintzer) are colorful, and the soloists are excellent. The 15-piece Buddy Rich big band features Steve Marcus on tenor and soprano, Gary Pribek on tenor, pianist Barry Keiner and trumpeter Dean Pratt and the songs include inventive versions of “Birdland,” “Bouncin’ with Bud” and Horace Silver’s “Cape Verdean Blues”. Recommended.

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SACD

Buddy Rich – Supreme Jazz (2006) [SACD / Supreme Jazz – 223260]

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Title: Buddy Rich – Supreme Jazz (2006)
Genre: Jazz
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Bernard “Buddy” Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He is widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and was known for his virtuoso technique, power and speed. Rich performed with many bandleaders, most notably Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and Count Basie, and later led his own big band.

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SACD

Buddy Miles Express – Booger Bear + Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live (1973+72) [Reissue 2019] [SACD / Vocalion – 2CDSML 8560]

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Title: Buddy Miles Express – Booger Bear + Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live (1973+72) [Reissue 2019]
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Format: MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

“Booger Bear” was an album released by The Buddy Miles Express in 1973. It made the Billboard charts in 1974. “Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!” is a live album by Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles. It was recorded during the “Sunshine ’72” Festival. In 2019, the UK label Dutton Vocalion released a double CD/SACD hybrid of “Booger Bear” and “Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!” with the CD content in stereo and the SACD layers offering the original multichannel quadraphonic mixes of each album.

Buddy Miles Express – Booger Bear The album received a positive review in the November, 23, 1973 issue of Billboard. The reviewer referred to it as a production of the first order with time and care being put into the selections. The songs “Why” and “United Nations Stomp”, both composed by Miles were singled out as solid entries. The album was also released in the Quadraphonic SQ Matrix. A review in the February, 24 issue Billboard for Quadrasonic albums mentioned the spectrum being opened up by the Columbia sound engineers. It also made the distinction between this album and most of the others that relied on the “Front” stereo approach, with the music in Booger Bear actually surrounding the listener. The album was a Billboard, FM Action Pick for KAFM-FM and KNAC-FM in early December, 1973, and a pick for WNEW-FM the following week. Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! From December 1971 to April 1972, Carlos Santana and several other members of Santana toured with drummer/vocalist Buddy Miles, a former member of the Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys. The resulting live album contained both Santana hits (“Evil Ways”) and Buddy Miles hits (“Changes”), plus a 25-minute, side-long jam titled “Free Form Funkafide Filth.” It was not, perhaps, the live album Santana fans had been waiting for, but at this point in its career, the band could do no wrong. The album went into the Top Ten and sold a million copies.

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SACD

Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Chirping Crickets & Buddy Holly (1957-58) [Analogue Productions 2017] [SACD / Analogue Productions – CAPP 107-109 SA]

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Title: Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Chirping Crickets & Buddy Holly (1957-58) [Analogue Productions 2017]
Genre: Rock, Pop
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

This APO SACD reissue included two of the greatest albums in the Buddy Holly canon for a can’t-miss package for Rock’N’Roll history buffs and music fans of all stripes. One of rock’s greatest albums is the debut album by the Crickets and the only one featuring Buddy Holly released during his lifetime. The Chirping Crickets contains the group’s number one single “That’ll Be the Day” and its Top Ten hit “Oh, Boy!”. Three months after the release of The Chirping Crickets came the self-titled 1958 classic. It was Buddy’s last album released prior to the plane crash in Iowa that struck him down in 1959 at age 22. The album Buddy Holly features the Top Ten smash “Peggy Sue” plus several songs that went on to be standards: “I’m Gonna Love You Too”, “Listen To Me”, “Everyday”, “Words of Love”, and “Rave On”.

These are among the best rock ‘n’ roll songs of the 1950s or ever, making this SACD a collectible of truly historic and memorable tunes — “ranking with Elvis Presley and Meet the Beatles,” writes AllMusic. What has Analogue Productions done to kick these classic albums up a notch? For starters, our version features stellar remastering by Keving Gray at Cohearent Audio. Gray transferred the high-res digital files used for this Hybrid SACD release to DSD, and Gus Skinas prepared the disc masters at the Super Audio Center in Boulder, Colo. Born Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, Holly was nicknamed “Buddy” by his mother. She felt that his given name was too big for her little boy. “Holly,” the altered form of his last name, would later result from a misspelling in his first recording contract. Holly learned to play piano and fiddle at an early age, while his older brothers taught him the basics of guitar. In early 1956, Holly and his band began recording demos and singles in Nashville under the name Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes, but the group’s lineup was later revised and dubbed The Crickets. Holly wrote and recorded his breakthrough hit, “That’ll Be the Day,” with The Crickets in 1957. The song’s title and refrain are a reference to a line uttered by John Wayne in the 1956 film “The Searchers.” Between August 1957 and August 1958, Holly and the Crickets charted seven different Top 40 singles. Composer and singer John Fogerty, of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame, inducted Buddy Holly into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame at the 1986 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. What Buddy Holly meant to him, Fogerty said, was destiny calling. Fogerty, 12, bought “That’ll Be The Day” and soon began dreaming of forming his own combo, like the group of musicians — The Crickets — he saw on the album cover. And in Liverpool, England, “the same thing was going on with four other guys. They named their group The Beatles, because Buddy Holly’s group was called The Crickets. “We are, each of us, made up of the people we love and the people we admire,” Fogerty, said. “We take those reflections, and hopefully, grow.” Holly’s talented life was cut short in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. This SACD is a tribute to what was, and what might have been a lengthy pioneering musical career.

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SACD

Buddy Guy – DJ Play My Blues (1982) [Reissue 2004] [SACD / JSP Records – JSP5104]

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Title: Buddy Guy – DJ Play My Blues (1982) [Reissue 2004]
Genre: Blues
Format: MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Buddy Guy’s music has changed a great deal since this album was recorded in Chicago in 1981. It is possible that Guy has never sounded better than this, tearing into some deep indigo blues, letting his guitar wail loud on every cut, and playing with inspiration, especially on the title cut and “Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker,” a track that seems to spring from some place deep within himself. Nor was he the only one on fire at the sessions. Brother Phil Guy shares the guitar work and contributes vocals to both “Garbage Man Blues” and “Mellow Down.” The recording makes no attempt to capture a wide audience. This is Buddy Guy playing and feeling the blues, pure and simple, without any sense of compromise — and it’s all the better for it, putting much of the rest of his catalog into perspective. Rarely is the blues this heartfelt — and rarer still is it so well played. If this were his only recorded legacy, he’d still warrant the stature he’s achieved.

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