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Jim Brock – After Sunrise
One of the best parts of remastering older albums in our catalog is the ability to “re-discover” these artists and albums! So today, we’re going to share another great Jim Brock video! Make sure to get your copy of the new Letters from the Equator album!
Jazz Kaleidoscope: Jim Brock – O Vazio
As you know (or should know) we released a new jazz compilation Jazz Kaleidoscope, and we also re-released a remastered HDCD version of Letters from the Equator by Jim Brock. So today we’re going to cover both new releases with a video of Jim Brock’s “O Vazio” which is included in the Jazz Kaleidoscope album, and the video gives you a look at the featured artist on Letters from the Equator.
Letters from the Equator – Remastered
The Equator Redux LETTERS FROM THE EQUATORRR-56 – newly remastered with HDCD Master percussionist Jim Brock features the music of guitar wizard Van Manakas, with bass, drums, keyboards and winds. From the Tango stylings of Argentina to the celebrations of Brazil, LETTERS FROM THE EQUATOR, takes the armchair traveler on an exciting journey into the furthest regions a sound system can reproduce. “Prof.” Keith Johnson has made a new high-resolution digital transfer from the original…
Jazz Kaleidoscope
JAZZ KALEIDOSCOPE RR-910 HDCD – Now Available Top tracks by Dick Hyman, Clark Terry, Red Norvo, Mike Garson, The Hot Club of San Franciso, Jim Brock and The Blazing Redheads. Jazz covers a lot of musical territory, and many of its varied styles are represented here. Stride piano from the 1920s rubs shoulders with swing from the 1940s, classic combo sounds from the 1950s, salsa-flavored dance music, and recently-created pieces that stretch the very boundaries…
Joel Fan & Yo-Yo Ma – Silk Road Video
Since we’ve been relaying messages via Twitter about Joel Fan in concert and on tour, we thought it would be fun to share (what looks like) an old video of Joel in rehearsal with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble: You can also find this video in our Joel Fan Playlist on the Reference Recordings YouTube Channel!
Mike Garson Video
Continuing in our excitement about our upcoming Jazz Sampler, today we’re posting a video of Jazz pianist Mike Garson! Make sure you have Mike Garson’s fantastic album, Jazz Hat!
Hot Club of San Francisco
We’re getting excited for the upcoming release of our new Jazz sampler (info coming very soon), so today we wanted to share a fun video of The Hot Club Of San Francisco doing a free street performance! The sampler will feature tracks from our album with The Hot Club Of San Francisco, Yerba Buena Bounce
Minoru Nojima plays Liszt!
Just wanted to share this video. Remember, we have re-released this album in HDCD format! Visit ReferenceRecordings.com to purchase these re-released albums of the great Minoru Nojima
Something to Share
Hey Audiophile Fans, here’s something from the Audiophile Blogger at CNET that we thought we would share with you: There have always been good- and bad-sounding recordings, and advances in technology haven’t really tilted the balance all that much, but they’ve changed the playing field. Musicians and bands no longer have to go into a high-priced studio to make a decent recording. If you fancy yourself as any kind of recording engineer here’s your chance…
SACD Reviews
Since we have been involved in some discussions about our dive into the SACD realm, we thought we would share a couple of reviews of our first two SACDs from Audiophile Audition. “Tutti!” Orchestral Sampler from Reference Recordings – stereo-only SACD RR-906SACD, 71:33 [Distr. in U.S. by Allegro] *****: Tutti! is a packed program of spectacular orchestral demo selections, and all of them are complete movements or sections – no fading out anywhere here as…
President’s Day
It’s Monday, February 15th, and we are celebrating President’s Day here at Reference Recordings! How does one celebrate President’s Day? Marches and parades, of course! So, to help you celebrate, we’re presenting the perfect album for the occasion – Marches I’ve Missed conducted by Frederick Fennell! MARCHES I’VE MISSEDFrederick Fennell / Dallas Wind SymphonyRR-85 HDCD “Fennell catches cool dance rhythms, delicate neatness, and British propriety very nicely. The Dallas Wind Symphony and the engineering are…
Valentine’s Week – Torch Songs
To finish off our Valentine’s Week features, we present Eileen Farrell singing “Torch Songs.” The very name Eileen Farrell summons affection and respect. Without doubt one of the most celebrated and versatile singers of the century, on this disk Miss Farrell is singing music she holds especially dear — classic American popular songs. This important series boasts arrangements by master accompanist Loonis McGlohon, and two albums for full orchestra by the legendary Robert Farnon, “Arranger…
Valentine’s Week – Reveries
To continue our “love”-themed albums, we present “Reveries” featuring the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue. “The Absolute Sound Super Disc List” Relaxing,beloved classics by Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Faurè, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and more, beautifully played by one of America’s great orchestras. A balm for jangled nerves, and excellent music for unwinding and dining! The pace of the human heartbeat so appealed to the composers on this program that they harnessed their music to it. Yet…
Valentine’s Week – Tropic Affair
It’s getting close to Valentine’s Day, so we wanted to share some of our “love” themed back-catalog albums with you. To start, we want to feature our Jazz album “Tropic Affair” featuring master-percussionist Jim Brock. Master percussionist Jim Brock and “Prof.” Johnson have created soundscapes so real, you can step inside the music. Vibrant, steamy and sensual, this contemporary instrumental jazz has more than a touch of the tropics. Produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Don…
2009 Stereophile Records To Die For
Yesterday we came across Stereophile Magazine’s 2009 “Records To Die For” list, and were very happy to see that we had TWO Releases on the list! So, today we thought we’d give you the link to the list, and share some information on the two albums that were included. From John Atkinson: MIKE GARSON: Jazz HatMike Garson, piano; Eric Marienthal, alto sax; Brian Bromberg, acoustic bass; Ralph Humphrey, drumsReference RR-114 (HDCD CD; also available as…