Audiophile 88kHz/24bit HDtracks web release
These experienced gentlemen performed on the legendary JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP record, originally released in 1976. The group was lead by alto saxophone player Arne Domnérus, who was once described by Charlie Parker as ?a very good player, almost as good as me?. Pianist Bengt Hallberg had impressed Stan Getz when moving through the strangest of keys without any effort, and the rhythm section of bass player Georg Riedel and drummer Egil Johansen was the finest in Sweden at the time.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the finest jazz audiophile albums ever made, JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP has been transferred to the finest available digital audio format ? SACD. For the first time, the complete and legendary recordings are collected in a three disc release with full documentation and photos. Originally recorded in Stockholm in December 1976 by famed recording engineer Gert Palmcrantz, Jazz at the Pawnshop featured revolutionary audio recording techniques and jazz improvisation at its very best. The group, performing in the Pawnshop jazz club, was led by alto saxophone player Arne Domnérus, who was once described by Charlie Parker as ?a very good player, almost as good as me.? Pianist Bengt Hallberg had impressed Stan Getz when moving through the strangest of keys without any effort, and the rhythm section of bass player Georg Riedel and drummer Egil Johansen was the greatest in Sweden at the time. The music swings and cooks through well-known and loved songs such as ?In a Mellow Tone,? ?Mood Indigo,? ?High Life,? ?Take Five? and a string of other jazz favorites. If you?re looking for the definitive issue of one of the critically-acclaimed audiophile albums in history ? here it is. Treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience.
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