John Coltrane - My Favorite Things - ORG1080 (2013) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (1.7GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Only 2ch (898MB) DR13 (+6dB gain) | Jazz Mastered from the original master tapes, ORG Music's hybrid SACD shines new light onto this seminal music marvel. Hear Coltrane as he's meant to be experienced. This edition of My Favorite Things is indeed bound to become 1 of your very favorite things. Originally Atlantic ST-A 60304 1961: =================================== Instantly recognized & forever celebrated, My Favorite Things is a landmark recording in every possible sense. The 1960 album is the 1st that introduced John Coltrane's legendary quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Steve Davis, & drummer Elvin Jones. It is also the 1st on which he played soprano saxophone. It absolutely reimagined how a popular song (the smash title track) could be interpreted & spun into a completely new, absorbingly beautiful piece of art. Initially, the idea behind My Favorite Things was to have Coltrane record a set of standards that would be welcomed by the populace & marketplace. The genesis was Coltrane's preceding The Avant-Garde album, which, true to its title, found the leader exploring angular works. However, Coltrane didn't settle for a typical approach here, as his radical redoing of the title track features a scalar technique, a hybrid of Western & Eastern themes, advanced chord structures & yet, recognizable shapes & controlled melodies throughout. It remains a marvel of modern music, its freshness immune to age. The remainder of the album is equally splendid, with Coltrane riffing on 2 George Gershwin tunes & displaying a trademark coolness that defined his work for Atlantic. His mates are sympathetic to the cause, the band's chemistry simply superb. This is truly a record that no music lover should be without. --------------------------------------------------------- Coltrane’s Atlantic stereo albums have the hard right/left perspective that was a product of the day. It sounds dated now, often making the mono versions more listenable. However, the clarity of the tone & timbre of each instrument -- especially Coltrane’s horns -- on this mastering is top notch. You will really be able to hear, not only how the tone of each instrument differs, but also how the air flows through each one's different shape. Davis’s bass is also given excellent treatment, with a full, deep, woody tone. Tyner’s piano & Jones's drums are limited only by being crammed into the left channel, thus not fully blooming as they would in real life. But thanks to the extra resolution of this SACD, & Bernie Grundman's mastering, even this isn’t a sonic deal-breaker. Though many of Atlantic’s master tapes were lost in a warehouse fire, ORG Music was able to use the masters of My Favorite Things for this SACD (& the double-LP 45rpm set). The live-in-the-studio sound captured here would be scrubbed away if these were mere safety tapes. If this attention to detail is what ORG Music has for all of its releases, then we have yet another reissue label to keep a close eye on. They've taken a jazz classic & given it new life, to become a must-own recording all over again. Tracks: 1. My Favorite Things 2. Everytime We Say Goodbye 3. Summertime 4. But Not For Me Musicians: Bass – Steve Davis Drums – Elvin Jones Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun Recorded By – Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 1, 2) Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 3, 4 -------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: 9297f5cbfa93db8811cbb3deee25c6ba *John Coltrane - My Favorite Things.iso