The recordings in this album were made late in the evening, at the end of the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop's last set. They were discovered in a vault decades later and subsequently mastered and released by 2xHD.
At the end of the evening, before packing their instruments to go home, jazz musicians often will play a set for themselves. These tapes hold the recording of such a moment, as the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop group play with longer solos, leaving themselves more liberty to spontaneously explore the many jazz possibilities of the songs, and having fun. These discovered recordings were mastered by 2xHD's René Laflamme and released under the appropriate title.
Treasure Found
Anyone who owns the original Jazz at the Pawnshop, considered one of the most famous audiophile albums in music, will not be able to resist this companion album which captures the enduring spirit of the intimate Pawnshop jazz club in Stockholm. It's called Late Night because these songs were played during the last two sets late at night. The treasured 40-year-old tapes were discovered accidentally and found to be in excellent condition; A week was spent editing and mastering them for this exclusive 2xHD Deluxe 45rpm edition, which includes musical tags to indicate the end of a set and uses slow fade-ins and fade-outs to identify the breaks. You can hear the band members walk back on stage, pick up their instruments and get into the final sets on this electrifying recording that brings together musicianship and engineering in a magical symbiosis. The tape version of the album received Positive Feedback's 2023 Writer's Choice Award.
Late Night
A Special moment when musicians play for their own pleasure.
Lars Erstrand, Arne Domnerus, Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen - Jazz At The Pawnshop - Late Night
Album: Arne Domnerus - Jazz At The Pawnshop Late Night
Label: 2xHD - 2XHDNS-V1247
Series: 2xHD Deluxe Edition
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 45RPM, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo, 200g
Country: Canada
Released: 2024
Genre: Jazz
Style: Easy Listening
Musicians:
- Lars Erstrand - vibes
- Arne Domnérus - alto sax, clarinet
- Bengt Hallberg - piano
- Georg Riedel - bass
- Egil Johansen - drums
Features:
- AAA Audiophile 200g Vinyl
- Double LP
- 45rpm
- Sourced from First-Generation Analog Recordings Without Any Digital Corruption
- 2xHD Mastering on Nagra Equipment by René Laflamme
- Cut All Analog at Bernie Grundman Mastering on Tube-Cutting Equipment
- Includes Some Outtakes Never Released Before on Any Previous Edition
- Gatefold Jacket
- Made in Canada
Feel The Warmth!
The multi-award-winner 2xHD label is reputed as one of the world’s finest producers of audiophile albums on reel-to-reel tape. Analogue audio tapes offer a warm, rich, immersive listening experience to make you feel as if you’re in the studio, sitting right next to the recording artist.
The 2xHD Fusion reel-to-reel tape recordings are sourced from first-generation analogue recordings without any digital corruption. The mastering transfer chain is as short and pure as possible using the best OCC silver cables and high-end vacuum tube electronics professionally customised to get the most transparent and realistic reproduction available today. Each reel-to-reel tape release is treated with individual attention to the choice of analogue equipment. 2XHD is an accurate musical mastering system, earning recognition from peers and specialized trade media around the world.
The 2xHD Fusion proprietary mastering provides a unique listening experience as the process digs deep into original recordings to bring out all hidden information, without altering the music in any way, uncovering and bringing out nuances, warmth, depth of field and even the air around the musicians.
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