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Benny Carter - Jazz Giant (1958/2005, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & HiRes FLAC}

Posted By: luckburz
Benny Carter - Jazz Giant (1958/2005, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & HiRes FLAC}

Benny Carter - Jazz Giant
SACD ISO (Stereo): 780 MB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 685 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Contemporary, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6 | Country/Year: US 2004, 1958
Genre: Jazz | Style: Classic Jazz

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Benny Carter - Jazz Giant (1958/2005, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & HiRes FLAC}


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16908361[0x1020049]: Album Title: Jazz Giant
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Benny Carter - [2004] Jazz Giant [2.0] (SACD[PS3] - 24bit88.2kHz)
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5

Track list
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01 Old Fashioned Love 07:52.75
02 I'm Coming Virginia 05:48.65
03 A Walkin' Thing 06:00.23
04 Blue Lou 04:58.45
05 Ain't She Sweet 03:40.17
06 How Can You Lose 06:13.89
07 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 04:38.16

Technical Details
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01) ISO image created using sacd-ripper for PS3

02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract

03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)

04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain

05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX

06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 3.97dB gain as calculated above

07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract

08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length

09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe

10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin

foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-07-09 00:16:41

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Analyzed: Benny Carter / Jazz Giant
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.20 dB -15.90 dB 7:53 01-Old Fashioned Love
DR14 -0.24 dB -17.50 dB 5:49 02-I'm Coming Virginia
DR13 -0.15 dB -16.50 dB 6:00 03-A Walkin' Thing
DR13 -0.23 dB -15.96 dB 4:58 04-Blue Lou
DR14 -0.53 dB -16.47 dB 3:40 05-Ain't She Sweet
DR13 -0.01 dB -16.07 dB 6:14 06-How Can You Lose
DR14 -0.36 dB -17.07 dB 4:38 07-Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2646 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.1.14a / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-09-27 10:37:17

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Analyzed: Benny Carter / Jazz Giant
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.20 dB -15.90 dB 7:53 01-Old Fashioned Love
DR14 -0.24 dB -17.50 dB 5:49 02-I'm Coming Virginia
DR13 -0.15 dB -16.50 dB 6:00 03-A Walkin' Thing
DR13 -0.23 dB -15.96 dB 4:58 04-Blue Lou
DR14 -0.53 dB -16.47 dB 3:40 05-Ain't She Sweet
DR13 -0.01 dB -16.07 dB 6:14 06-How Can You Lose
DR14 -0.36 dB -17.07 dB 4:38 07-Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2646 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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SACD Info:

Benny Carter - Jazz Giant

Label: Contemporary, Fantasy
Catalog#: CSA-7555-6
Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 2004, 1958
Genre: Jazz
Style: Classic Jazz

Tracklist:

1. Old Fashioned Love
2. I’m Coming Virginia
3. A Walkin’ Thing
4. Blue Lou
5. Ain’t She Sweet
6. How Can You Lose
7. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me

Personal:

Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet);
Ben Webster (tenor saxophone);
Frank Rosolino (trombone);
Andre Previn, Jimmy Rowles (piano);
Barney Kessel (guitar);
Leroy Vinnegar (bass);
Shelly Manne (drums).

With all the discussion currently going on in Audio Asylun Hi-Rez about two-channel vs. multi-channel and with me being firmly a SACD multi-channel devotee, would you know it I have been listening the last couple of days to recordings that are decidedly not multi-channel. I first listened to Duke Ellington’s “Hi-Fi Uptown” (mono) and then to the subject of this post, the Benny Carter SACD “Jazz Giant” (1957-1958), that I have found to be one of the most enjoyable recordings I own for content (emphasis) and sound (caveat below), irrespective of format, channels, or genre. There is a serious dearth of high quality, well-recorded, hi-rez jazz. Well, this disc can help fill an important gap in a hi-rez collection.

The musicianship is thoroughly professional and with an eclectic line up of top tier jazz men that include Ben Webster (some *mean* tenor sax), Shelly Mann (drums), Andre Previn (piano), the tragic Frank Rosolino (trombone), Barney Kessel (guitar-virtuosity personified), Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Jimmy Rowles (piano on a single track) and, of course, main man Benny Carter on alto sax and trumpet (but never in the same piece). Individually and collectively these are some bad cats. And this disc is flush with creative arrangements that abundantly illuminates their respective instruments and talents both as soloists and as a band. I have found that a combo of this size and mix has a lot more creative upside potential than, say, a comparably talented trio or quartet.

When I purchased this disc a couple of years ago I had no recollection of ever hearing it or hearing about it, so I thought. But when I first played it I said to myself this really sounds familiar. And when I got to track 3 “A Walkin’ Thing” I said “deju vue all over again”. I definitely heard this around the house as a kid. And while I love all the performances on this disc it's “A Walkin’ Thing” that is my favorite, for the memories to be sure, but also because of its bluesy rhythmic tenor and its combination feel of Mingus and Ellington. But also, this piece penned by Carter, is where all the musicians, as a group and as soloists most get to strut their stuff.

And there is another association with this disc, albeit less direct, with respect to guitarist Kessel. My mother who is in no way a jazz fan but is, nonetheless, very familiar with Kessel. She was raised in a little town in Oklahoma called Fort Gibson. Kessel grew up 8 miles down the road in the "big city", Muskogee. Even in the 40s Kessel was well known and appreciated among both black and white audiences in the jazz and blues world where he would “integrate” an otherwise all black band on stage; quite an anomaly for Oklahoma (or America) during that time. Kessell’s virtuosity is on display throughout this disc.

Of course, Benny Carter is superb on alto sax, but also for two cuts, on trumpet. His trumpet playing in “I’m Coming Virginia” is particularly noteworthy. It is also on this same piece where Ben Webster plays, as he does on the 5 tracks he appears, some *serious* tenor sax. Previn seems quite inventive on the 6 (of 7) tracks that he is on piano. Rowles on piano is only heard in “A Walkin’ Thing”, but I think he was definitely the man for the job for my favorite piece. I also very much enjoyed the trombone performances of Rosolino whenever he was called upon, but especially in “A Walkin Thing”. And it is here, too, where you can most visualize Vinnegar "walkin’" the bass line.

The sound on this disc is extremely fine and detailed. I have only moderate experience with jazz recordings (I attend many live) but based on the opinion of "certified" jazz hounds I suspect you will be hard pressed to find a recording that better captures the reedy flavor and experience of Webster’s tenor. I played several cuts for an audiophile friend of mine who is a part time host on a local jazz radio station. (He hosts an annual all weekend Duke Ellington fest). He is very familiar with “Jazz Giant” and owns several versions on LP and CD. He said of the SACD, “I’ve never heard it like this before”. Translation: this SACD betters any CD or LP that he has heard.

But the source of this disc dates back to the dawn of stereo, 1957 and 1958, and as good as the “sound” is the “sound stage” presentation leaves much to be desired. It shouts “play me in mono” and the the extreme left/right engineering makes me reach for the mono button (that I don't have) on my line stage. (This is akin to some early or poorly done multi-channel discs that one may prefer to hear in two-channel). So, while it takes nothing away from the performances it does blemish the otherwise magnificent sound, but not so much as to take from the frequent enjoyment of this wonderful disc. sa-cd.net
Benny Carter - Jazz Giant (1958/2005, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & HiRes FLAC}

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Benny Carter - Jazz Giant (1958/2005, Fantasy # CSA-7555-6) {Hybrid-SACD // ISO & HiRes FLAC}


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