Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley (UHQCD)

“Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley” was recorded in New York on June 27 and 29 and August 23 and 24, 1961, and was released in February 1962 by Capitol Records. Produced by Tom “Tippy” Morgan and Andy Wiswell, the album – which brought together the unique jazz singer and the legendary saxophonist’s quintet – reached No. 30 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and is now considered a milestone in jazz history. “The Penguin Guide to Jazz” writes: “The exception is the recording with Nancy Wilson for Capitol, which was conceived primarily as a platform for the young singer but also includes five tracks featuring only the band. Wilson distinguished herself with self-assured phrasing and a melodramatic emphasis on key passages – yet here we find a version of ‘A Sleeping Bee’ that ranks among the most charming of all her recordings, and Cannon and the others play with consistent sensitivity.” David Nathan’s AllMusic review reached the following conclusion: “Given the track list and the outstanding artists performing it, it’s hard to understand why this classic album should be missing from any serious jazz collection.” 

AudioNautes pays tribute to “Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley” with a UHQ-CD (AAD) featuring outstanding sound quality and 176.4-kHz MQA encoding. The strictly numbered UHQ-CD comes in plastic-free packaging (100% paper) and includes a detailed booklet with liner notes by Fabio Camorani. The impressive remastering is based on an old safety copy of the original stereo master tape.

Nancy Wilson: vocals 
Cannonball Adderley: alto saxophone 
Nat Adderley: cornet 
Louis Hayes: drums 
Sam Jones: double bass 
Joe Zawinul: piano

UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.

Lista pieselor

1. Save Your Love For Me
2. Teaneck
3. Never Will I Marry
4. I Can’t Get Started
5. The Old Country
6. One Man’s Dream
7. Happy Talk
8. Never Say Yes
9. The Masquerade Is Over
10. Unit 7 
11. A Sleepin’ Bee