Eddie Higgins Quartet - It's Magic (2006) [2015 SACD + DSD64]
Artist: Eddie Higgins
Title: It's Magic
Year Of Release: 2005 [2015]
Label: Venus Records [VHGD-51]
Genre: Jazz
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | DSD64 (*tracks) | FLAC (24bit/88,2 kHz)
Total Time: 01:22:11
Total Size: 3,31 GB / 2,2 GB / 1,53 GB (+3%rec.)
WebSite: Album Preview
Through his numerous albums released from Venus Records, Eddie Higgins has firmly established his position as one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in Japan. For this album, which was released in 2006 in its original form, Higgins was paired with two veteran horn players who share his mature, straight-ahead sensibilities: Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski.Title: It's Magic
Year Of Release: 2005 [2015]
Label: Venus Records [VHGD-51]
Genre: Jazz
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | DSD64 (*tracks) | FLAC (24bit/88,2 kHz)
Total Time: 01:22:11
Total Size: 3,31 GB / 2,2 GB / 1,53 GB (+3%rec.)
WebSite: Album Preview
For this special session, songs were selected based on requests from readers of the Swing Journal. From the 25 tunes that received most votes from Japanese jazz fans, the producer and musicians selected and recorded 10. Higgins contributed one original composition, and the band performed two different versions of "Autumn Leaves" which received the most votes.
"The primary focus is on slow, lush interpretations of ballads...Throughout the date, Higgins' engaging piano seems effortless..." -Ken Dryden, allmusic.com
Tracks:
1. It's Magic 《 J. Styne 》
2. Ghost Of A Chance 《 V. Young 》
3. I Got It Bad ( And That Ain't Good ) 《 D. Ellington 》
4. Mood Indigo 《 D. Ellington 》
5. I Never Knew 《 Ted Fio Rito & G.Kahn 》
6. Autumn Leaves I 《 J. Kosma 》
7. Suddenly 《 E . Higgins 》
8. A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square 《 M. Sherwin 》
9. I'll Never Be The Same 《 M. Matt & F. Signorelli 》
10. The Touch Of Your Lips 《 R. Noble 》
11. Autumn Leaves II 《 J. Kosma 》
12. Round Midnight 《 T. Monk 》
13. I'll Close My Eyes 《 B. Reid 》
Personnel:
Eddie Higgins - piano
Scott Hamilton - tenor sax
Ken Peplowski - tenor sax & clarinet
Jay Leonhart - bass
Ben Riley - drums