The original Jazz At The Pawnshop album, recorded in 1976, has been regarded as “The Best Jazz Recording of the Century!”
Anyone who owns Jazz At The Pawnshop will not be able to resist this album and experiencing the enduring spirit of an incredible musical evening. It’s called Late Night because these tapes come from previously unreleased recording of the last two sets played late-hours at the closing of the famous Jazz At The Pawnshop recording.
The record company accidentally fell upon this treasure while looking for the masters of Volume II of the original album. The 40 year-old tapes were in excellent condition, and over a week was spent editing and mastering them in high resolution.
The album keeps the musical tag which bands played to indicate the end of a set. A slow fade-out and fade-in was made to identify the break before the last one. You can hear the musicians walking back on stage, picking up their instruments, and getting into the final set of an electrifying evening.
WHY LATE NIGHT - JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP?
At the end of the evening, before packing their instruments to go home, jazz musicians often play a set for themselves. These tapes hold the recording of such a moment, as the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop group plays with longer solos, leaving themselves more liberty to spontaneously explore the many jazz possibilities of the songs, and have fun. These discovered recordings were mastered by 2xHD's René Laflamme and released under the appropriate title.
LATE NIGHT - A special moment when musicians play for their own pleasure.
Arne Domnerus – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Bengt Hallberg – Piano
Lars Erstrand – Vibes
Georg Riedel – Bass
Egil Johansen – Drums
Mastering Engineers: René Laflamme at 2xHD Mastering
Microphones: Neumann U47, KM56, M 49
Instruments: Alto Saxophone, Bass, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Drums, Piano
Original Recording Format: Analog Tape
Producer: Gert Palmcrantz
Recording Engineer: Gert Palmcrantz
Recording Location: Stampen Jazz Club, Stockholm
Bengt Hallberg – Piano
Lars Erstrand – Vibes
Georg Riedel – Bass
Egil Johansen – Drums
Mastering Engineers: René Laflamme at 2xHD Mastering
Microphones: Neumann U47, KM56, M 49
Instruments: Alto Saxophone, Bass, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Drums, Piano
Original Recording Format: Analog Tape
Producer: Gert Palmcrantz
Recording Engineer: Gert Palmcrantz
Recording Location: Stampen Jazz Club, Stockholm
The multi-award-winner 2xHD label is reputed as one of the world’s finest producers of audiophile albums. Whether capturing the subtleties of a classical performance or the spontaneous energy of a jazz set, “2xHD’s propriety recording and mastering system are incredibly precise advanced and technically brilliant”.
2xHD operates in all music fields from music production and audiophile recording in analogue which is 256x the resolution of a CD - or licencing and remastering vintage tapes and marketing them in audiophile vinyl, magnetic tape and/or all the highest resolution download digital formats.
2xHD operates in all music fields from music production and audiophile recording in analogue which is 256x the resolution of a CD - or licencing and remastering vintage tapes and marketing them in audiophile vinyl, magnetic tape and/or all the highest resolution download digital formats.
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