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Jazz Classics: 1950s

Recreated 1950s Classics

Audiophiles seem to always be chasing after the best jazz recordings they can find and we don't often find them recorded in DSD256 through all vacuum tube Manley preamps with large capsule Neuman and Geffel condenser microphones. We decided to take matters into our own hands here at Octave Records and recreate some of the jazz classics that are well-known and well-loved across time. Jazz Classics: 1950s kicks off our mission of recording some of our favorite jazz compositions in high-quality DSD 256. Recorded at Octave Studios by Paul McGowan, this is his finest recording to date. Octave's collection of music captures some of the best of the 1950s.

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01 - You Go to My Head
02 - Easy Living
03 - Along Came Betty
04 - Round Midnight
05 - Lazy Bird
06 - Old Devil Moon
07 - Sweetest Sounds
08 - Take 5
09 - We See
10 - You d Be So Nice To Come Home To

Jazz Classics: 1950s

With thoughtful arrangements by Octave artist, Tom Amend, and beautiful execution by some of Denver’s finest musicians in the jazz scene, Jazz Classics: 1950s takes us back in time to some of our favorite classic standards. Including tracks like You Go To My Head, made famous by Billie Holiday, the well-known Take 5 by Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ella Fitzgerald’s Sweetest Sounds and Lazy Bird by John Coltrane, this album breathes new life into old classics. Recorded in stunning DSD256, these recordings showcase clarity, space and soundstage that will shine on any good audiophile system.

Features

  • One pressing Austrian gold-pressed dual-layer SACD
  • Pure DSD + PROMastered CD layers
  • Pure DSD recorded on the Pyramix DSD256 system
  • DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD Direct-Mastered 176.4kHz 24 bit, 88.2kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 24-bit PCM download
  • CD layer of SACD playable on <i>any</i> CD player
  • Mastering monitored through the PS Audio DirectStream DAC
  • All tracks mixed on the PS Audio FR 30 reference loudspeaker in Octave Studios' Mixroom by Paul McGowan
  • Limited edition one-pressing physical media

Artist and Production Credits

Jazz Classics: 1950s was recorded exclusively at Octave Studios in Pure DSD256

Production Credits:

Louisa Amend- vocals
Tom Amend - piano
Seth Lewis - upright bass
Braxton Kahn - drums
Daryl Gott - alto saxophone

Paul McGowan- recording and mix engineer, producer
Jessica Carson- executive producer, producer, mix assistant
Terri McGowan- assistanting
Gus Skinas- mastering engineer
Tom Amend- arrangements & music director
Emilie Druss- Art & digipak design

Recorded and Mixed at Octave Studios, Boulder, CO

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