The digitalization of the analog tape was done by Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson, engineers of the Classic Sound Ltd, who both used to be colleagues of the Decca Record Company. Answering the request from Stereo Sound, the two experienced engineers digitized the signal with great care and transferred it to mediums without any sound treatments such as sound compression. Hence, noises and sound dropouts present on the original master tape were kept intact, but we are now able to provide audio enthusiasts with the ultimate sound that is as close to the original master tape as possible and that only those involved in the recording process could have listened to.

The Smetana Quartet, a famous Czech group representing the latter half of the 20th century, visited Japan for the first time in 1958 as the first cultural envoy to restore diplomatic relations between Japan and Czechoslovakia. Having visited Japan, he was very familiar to us. During that time, more than 200 of their LP records have been released in Japan, including reissues, and they have won the Record Academy Award sponsored by Ongaku no Tomosha seven times. I was. In 1980 and 1985, "Ongaku no Tomo" magazine ranked the top 10 most popular string quartets by musicians such as Amadeus, Italia, Juilliard, LaSalle, and Alban Berg. It won first place both times, pushing aside its rivals. The two pillars of their repertoire were works from their native Czech Republic, such as Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček, and Beethoven in this set. This set was not recorded at once, but was recorded one song at a time. Known as a monumental masterpiece.
The reason why they like to play Beethoven is that it is ``a piece that is deeply connected with reason and emotion'' and ``a song that makes you think deeply about philosophy, aesthetics, and morals'', especially his late string quartet.

Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. Jones is not quite a jazz singer, but she is joined by some highly regarded jazz talent: guitarists Adam Levy, Adam Rogers, Tony Scherr, Bill Frisell, and Kevin Breit; drummers Brian Blade, Dan Rieser, and Kenny Wollesen; organist Sam Yahel; accordionist Rob Burger; and violinist Jenny Scheinman…

Mieko Hirota (弘田 三枝子, Hirota Mieko), a Japanese female singer born in Tokyo on February 5, 1947. Died on July 21, 2020. Her nickname is Mico. Due to her dynamic and growing vocal she was also called "queen of pops"…

Enoch Light has become synonymous with the space-age bachelor pad scene of the mid- to late-'50s, owing heavily to long players such as this. However, the reality is that the former Light Brigade leader produced and directed Terry Snyder's loose aggregate of instrumentalists known as the Command All-Stars. What sets the numerous volumes of Provocative Percussion (1958) and Persuasive Percussion (1959) – as well as countless spin-offs – apart from the plethora of other easy listening combos was Light's innovative use of technology…

More Best of the Best: David Manley Jazz Recordings brings listeners a sampler that highlights 8 Jazz Standards from a series of Jazz albums recorded by audio designer and recording engineer David Manley…