Genre: Jazz
Label: Esoteric

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Bill Evans & Jim Hall Undercurrent + 4 Hybrid Stereo Japanese Import SACD

Bill Evans & Jim Hall

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Limited Edition Hybrid SACD!
Featuring ESOTERIC's Proprietary Re-Mastering Process to Achieve the Highest Level of Sound Quality!
Japanese Pressing, Deluxe Digi-pak Packaging, THE Definitive Classical Performance on SACD!

Undercurrent is a classic jazz album by pianist Bill Evans with guitarist Jim Hall, originally released in 1962. The repertoire includes jazz favorite "My Funny Valentine" and other jazz standards, as well as Hall original "Romain."

Classical masterpiece collection
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid Super Audio CD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since their initial release. These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC's proprietary re mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.

New Mastering Environment
The DSD mastering has been processed at the newly introduced the "ESOTERIC MASTERING CENTER", where deploys the latest X-series models from the flagship Grandioso as the core, including the Grandioso D1X, Grandioso C1X, and Grandioso G1X, in addition to the Grandioso S1, a pair of G-02X, MEXCEL cables, the MERGING PYRAMIX by ESOTERIC Original Tuned as DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)/Audio Interface cordinated by Mr. Tetsuya Kato, and re-mastered by Mr. Masaya Tohno under the supervision by Mr. Motoaki Ohmachi.

Re-mastering
Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (Esoteric Mastering Center)
Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (Esoteric Mastering Center)

Features

  • Limited Edition - One-Time Pressing
  • Super Audio CD
  • SACD Stereo SACD Layer
  • This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
  • DSD Mastering
  • Deluxe Digipak Packaging
  • Made in Japan

Musicians

Bill Evans piano
Jim Hall guitar

Selections

  1. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers – Lorenz Hart)
  2. I Hear a Rhapsody (George Frangos – Jack Baker - Dick Gasparre)
  3. Dream Gypsy (Judith Veevers)
  4. Romain (Jim Hall)
  5. Skating in Central Park (John Lewis)
  6. Darn That Dream (Jimmy Van Heusen – Eddie De Lange)
  7. Stairway to the Stars (Matty Malneck – Frank Signorelli - Mitchell Parish)
  8. I'm Getting Sentimental over You (George Bassman – Ned Washington)
  9. My Funny Valentine (alternate take) [Richard Rodgers – Lorenz Hart]
  10. Romain (alternate take) [Jim Hall]

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