Stephanie Nilles – I Pledge Allegiance to The Flag – The White Flag (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Stephanie Nilles – I Pledge Allegiance to The Flag – The White Flag (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:36 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside

Among the many issues that still plague the United States is its seemingly unending betrayal of its Black population. Though the struggle against prejudice in the States continues, the complexion of its fighters continues to change, as broader swathes of the American public begin to pick up the mantle of racial justice and equality for all.

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Baikida E.J. Carroll – Orange Fish Tears (Remastered) (1974/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Baikida E.J. Carroll – Orange Fish Tears (Remastered) (1974/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:21 minutes | 453 MB | Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Souffle Continu Records

In 1972, trumpeter Baikida Carroll and some of his colleagues from the Black Artists Group (more precisely saxophonist/flutist Oliver Lake, trombonist Joseph Bowie, drummer Charles “Bobo” Shaw and trumpeter Floyd LeFlore) took the advice of their friends in the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and left their native Missouri to come and discover the bright lights of Paris for themselves. The following year they would even get the chance to record their only album which would rapidly attain mythical status and a collector’s item: “In Paris, Aries 1973”.

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Sonny Stitt – Remastered Hits Vol. 5 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Sonny Stitt – Remastered Hits Vol. 5 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:44 minutes | 578 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © jjjedizionimusicali

Stitt’s parents were both music teachers, so he grew up in a musical environment. Stitt spent his childhood in Saginaw (Michigan) and had piano lessons from the age of seven, but later switched to the clarinet. At fifteen, he played alto saxophone after hearing Charlie Parker on a recording by bandleader Jay McShann.

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Ryan Adams – Return to Carnegie Hall (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Ryan Adams – Return to Carnegie Hall (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:55:31 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pax-Am

On May 14th, 2022 Ryan Adams returned. He returned to Carnegie Hall. Alone on-stage with just his trusty acoustic guitars and a piano Ryan plays a stunning solo set to a capacity crowd in one of New York’s most iconic venues. Recorded and mixed by the legendary producer Don Was “Return to Carnegie” hall showcases Ryan’s arsenal of songs at their intimate best.

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Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Oscar Peterson – Something Warm (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:23 minutes | 785 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Vinyle Numérique

Something Warm is a live album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded at the London House jazz club in Chicago. The sessions were in 1961, but the album was initially released as Verve V/V6-8681 in 1967.

Three other Oscar Peterson Trio albums were also released featuring music from the London House concerts: The Trio, The Sound of the Trio, and Put On a Happy Face. The complete sessions were released in 1996 as The London House Sessions.

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Mekons – EXQUISITE (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Mekons – EXQUISITE (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:24 minutes | 402 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Glitterbeat Records

“Mekons fight off the darkness with stout hearts and great songs on Exquisite…Recorded remotely during the pandemic, the eternally enduring post-punk crew’s latest is a fine addition to their enormous catalog…We’re living through history; it’s a blessing to have Mekons along for the ride.” – Rolling Stone

“Mekons balance digital distortion with sonic tips of the hat to Tex-Mex rock, spaghetti-Western soundtracks and Black Ark dub. Chaotic and astute, Exquisite is a vivid screenshot of the time in which it’s been made.” – Magnet

“Exquisite is jolly good; like a one-disc Sandinista! — rough-hewn, stylistically and culturally diverse, uplifting in spirit and wittily weird (or is that weirdly witty).” – Trouser Press

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Spirit Fingers – Spirit Fingers (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Spirit Fingers – Spirit Fingers (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:29 minutes | 569 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Shanachie

The inaugural album by the Jazz super-group, Spirit Fingers, features 4 of the hottest young lions on the Jazz scene today. Having played to sold out audiences from New York to LA and having already attracted over 300,000 views on YouTube, the over-the-top energy and spectacular virtuosity of Spirit Fingers reaches across the spectrum, from the Jazz aficionado to the jam band audience and beyond. “A thrilling soundscape…explosive…riveting…a glorious genre-bending excursion of free-wheeling groove”. –- TheJazzWorld

Spirit Fingers is pianist Greg Spero (winner of Best Jazz Entertainer at the Chicago Music Awards, music director for electropop superstar Halsey), Parisian bassist Hadrien Feraud (John McLaughlin, Kamasi Washington, Chick Corea), Dallas drum prodigy Mike Mitchell (Stanley Clark, Christian McBride, Chrisette Michelle) and Italian guitarist Dario Chiazzolino (Dave Liebman, Buika, Taylor Eigsti).

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Star Tropics – Lost World (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Star Tropics – Lost World (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 31:55 minutes | 406 MB | Genre: Indie Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fastcut Records

Following the two fantastic singles that the band has put out in the past, Shelflife and Fastcut Records are incredibly excited to be releasing the debut full-length by Chicago’s Star Tropics. “Lost World” cements the band’s pop songwriting prowess, and its nine tracks all have equal likelihood of ending up ingrained in your brain.

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Stefan Aeby – Piano Solo (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Stefan Aeby – Piano Solo (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:47 minutes | 434 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Intakt Records

It is a journey that the pianist invites the listener to embark on,” writes Alain Drouot, jazz journalist from Chicago. Revealing a panorama of uncharted territories, the opener “Yume” suggests that it will be well worth the trip.

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St. Vincent & Nina Kraviz – Nina Kraviz Presents MASSEDUCTION Rewired (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

St. Vincent & Nina Kraviz – Nina Kraviz Presents MASSEDUCTION Rewired (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:54:27 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Electronic, Techno
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Loma Vista Recordings

Employing her acclaimed curatorial skills to an immense tracklist, Nina Kraviz invites a diverse roster of artists – luminaries in their respective genres – for an eclectic remix package of St. Vincent’s Grammy award winning album MASSEDUCTION. From frantic IDM and manic footwork to glistening house and meditative dubstep (via just about everything in between) her selections build an inspired portfolio from an abundance of talent.

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The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky (1982) [MFSL 2021] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky (1982) [MFSL 2021]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 42:39 minutes | Scans included | 1,31 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,18 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,1 GB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2221

The opening track to the Alan Parsons Project’s Eye in the Sky remains the most recognized instrumental in sports – fanfare inseparably tied with introducing NBA legend Michael Jordan and his six-time world-champion Chicago Bulls mates before games, and still used by many teams as an energy-raising prelude. Indeed, the subdued grandiosity, cosmic bluster, and lights-out wonder of “Sirius” also sets the table for the band’s smash 1982 album, whose hallmark smoothness, lushness, and balance reach epic heights on Mobile Fidelity’s collectible reissue. Mastered from the original master tapes, this numbered hybrid SACD of Eye in the Sky features succulent warmth, magnificent balance, low-end heft, and see-through transparency that takes you into the studio with Parsons and creative partner Eric Woolfson at Abbey Road. this super-clean edition will test the full-range capabilities of the world’s finest stereo systems.

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Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 41:17 minutes | 475 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Edition Records

SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree is the highly anticipated followup to the 2021 GRAMMY nominated eponymous album, by genre-bending trailblazers Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter. Joining forces with multi-instrumentalist duo drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison (of Richmond, VA-based jazz-funk fusion quintet Butcher Brown) for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions, these are all animated by crafty production, crack musicianship, and Elling’s instantly identifiable vocal prowess. If the first album was a somewhat radical departure for Elling, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree is more of an exquisite progression upon the template. Equally informed by R&B, neo-soul, classic pop, psychedelic poetry, rowdy funk, and of course jazz in all its many guises, songs like the ebullient, anthemic “Freeman Square” and the simmering, brass-blasted “Not Here/Not Now” are layered with Elling’s inventive lyricism, their supple swing and rhythmic elasticity rife with wit, pathos, and a wry sense of the human experience.

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Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek – New Future City Radio (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek – New Future City Radio (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:50 minutes | 429 MB | Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Psychedelic
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © International Anthem

New Future City Radio is the first duo collaboration of longtime creative partners Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek. In a hyperactive 40-minute, 18-track suite that runs like a boombox mixtape, the two prolific multi-media artists contemplate community, transformation, and the future through the programmatic format of a pirate radio station for the people.

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Smoking Popes – Destination Failure (1997/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Smoking Popes – Destination Failure (1997/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:25 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

To call Smoking Popes merely pop-punk would be a grotesque disservice – they’ve been excelling at it for years. The problem is the image such a description (or genre name) conjures: a mediocre group who plays a fifth as well as the bands who founded punk in the ’70s, with lyrics that are dim-witted, simplistic, dull, or immature, and tunes that are stiff, forced, and/or plain. We hold these truths to be self-evident, especially since Descendents re-formed to disrobe all the new, shabby pretenders, and to remind us of the melodious glory the genre used to radiate. As for this actually “smoking” Chicago quartet, they not only avoid such pitfalls, they humbly offer a singular style that is actually power pop in the early-’70s and early-’80s tradition – from the young Todd Rundgren to the Fabulous Poodles. And with earlier efforts, such as 1994’s Born to Quit on the little Johan’s Face label (here’s a rare band that has greatly improved on a major), these likable pontiffs have an earnestness and wound-licking vulnerability to match Descendents’ Auckerman, without Milo’s more bawdy edges. With a singer in Josh Caterer who can make the most melancholic, fretting passage seem like a whistling, carefree, Willie Wonka-kissed day (and who still sounds like a cross between XTC’s Andy Partridge and Gilbert O’Sullivan) and a band who is gleeful, but not in a churlish-youthful way, Smoking Popes are one of the most deceptively pleasant-sounding bands going. So much so that their bite has to sneak up on you. And with such undeniably delicious and catchy fare as “No More Smiles,” it’s as easy to root for these folks in the difficulties their words pose as it is to continuously play their records.

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Geof Bradfield Quintet – Quaver (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Geof Bradfield Quintet – Quaver (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:52 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Calligram Records

“Bradfield’s brilliance in leveraging long term friendships, writing for the individual rather than the instrument (a la Ellington), and knowing where to fill the canvas and where to leave space are apparent throughout.” -Dan Bilawsky, JazzTimes

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