Illinois Jacquet - Swing's The Thing (1956/2011/2014) [DSD64 & Hi-Res FLAC]

Illinois Jacquet was "foremost of the WWII-era "Texas tenor titans", an influential figure in both jazz and R&B saxophone. "Swing's The Thing" is one of his first recordings. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1956, it features Illinois Jacquet on tenor sax, Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Jimmy Jones on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. These magical performances capture the genius that was Jacquet's playing, backed by a stellar ensemble.

Illinois Jacquet's honking, screeching tenor saxophone was a cornerstone of the bebop jazz sound but also influenced and inspired two generations of R&B and rock sax players. Jacquet is credited with playing the very first R&B sax solo back when he was a mere teenager in Lionel Hampton's band. Swing's The Thing was Jacquet's debut album on his own, after his stints with Hampton, Cab Calloway, Charles Mingus and Count Basie. Jacquet surrounded himself in the studio with the best of the best session players in jazz at the time and this instrumental album is considered essential listening for Jacquet fans.

Tracklist:

01 - Las Vegas Blues
02 - Harlem Nocturne
03 - Can't We Be Friends?
04 - Achtung
05 - Have You Met Miss Jones?
06 - Lullaby Of The Leaves

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound from the original analog master tapes to vinyl and PCM.
The DSD was sourced from the PCM. George listened to all of the different A/D converters he had before he chose which to use, and he felt the George Massenburg GML 20 bit A/D produced the best and most synergistic sound for the project.
24/192 is Official Digital Download from HDTracks. Absolute the same mastering.

Musicians:
Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Herb Ellis - guitar
Jimmy Jones - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Joe Jones - drums



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