Shirley Horn - Live At The 4 Queens (2016) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

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Shirley Horn - Live At The 4 Queens (2016) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

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Shirley Horn - Live At The 4 Queens (2016)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time - 54:54 minutes | 2,46 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 54:54 minutes | 1014 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Songs at the piano" is one thing, but to sing and play piano brilliantly and simultaneously is quite something else. That’s what Shirley Horn did. Born in 1934, she died in 2005 and was largely unknown until her late 40s. She was justly celebrated for her hypnotically slow and intimate ballad performances, but was formidable at any tempo. This 1988 live set, released for the first time, contains six typically subtle examples of her interplay between voice and piano, including a gloriously expansive version of the ballad, Lover Man. There are also two instrumentals, which reveal her power as a jazz soloist and her famous rapport with bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams.

For the 2xHD transfer of this recording, the original 1/4”, 15 ips NAB master tape was played on a Nagra-T modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Telefunken EF806 tube. The Nagra T has one of the best transports ever made, having four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head. We did an analog transfer for each high-res sampling and A & B comparisons were made with the original LP, using the KRONOS turntable with a BLACK BEAUTY tone arm.

DSD 5,6 MHz was created using Merging Horus/Hapi A/D converter, calibrated to the required format, and a dCS Vivaldi clock.
2xHD was created by producer/studio owner André Perry and audiophile sound engineer René Laflamme.