Various Artists - Jazz At The Pawnshop 2 (1991/2016) [DSD128 & Hi-Res FLAC]

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Various Artists - Jazz At The Pawnshop 2 (1991/2016) [DSD128 & Hi-Res FLAC]

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Various Artists - Jazz At The Pawnshop 2 (1991/2016)
(Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Lars Erstrand, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz MHz | Time - 59:53 minutes | 2,71 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 59:53 minutes | 1,27 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

When recording engineer Gert Palmcrantz was loading his car with equipment outside Europa Film Studios on December 6th, 1976, it was only to make one of many recordings. No-one knew then that it was to become a cult recording among audiophiles and one of the most appreciated jazz-recordings ever made. Palmcrantz put the equipment in the car and drove off to Stampen, the jazz club in Gamla Stan in Stockholm. It was far from the first time for him to record jazz at Stampen. The club, named after a pawnbrokers’ shop which used to be in that block, opened in 1968. That same year, Gert was there to make a recording of, amongst others, the clarinettist Ove Lind, the vibraphonist Lars Erstrand and the drummer Egil Johansen. He was subsequently to meet the latter two again at Stampen’s small stage, together with saxophonist Arne Domnérus, pianist Bengt Hallberg and bass-player Georg Riedel. Palmcrantz knew them well from before.

Jazz At The Pawnshop 2 is the second volume of the great Jazz at the Pawnshop sessions that were recorded in December 1976 over two nights at the intimate Pawnshop jazz club in Stockholm. So named because a Pawnshop was previously housed at the site. The album is considered one of the best recorded and most famous audiophile recordings in Jazz music history. Both the musicianship and the engineering came together in a magical symbiosis captured on this enduring classic.

For the 2xHD transfer of this recording, the original 1/4”, 15-ips CCIR master tape was played on a Nagra IV-S tape recorder – the same model used in the original recording – with a pair of Dolby 361s, using a high end tube preamplifier with OCC silver cables. We did an analogue transfer for each Hi-Rez sampling and A / B comparisons were made with both the original LP, using a Kronos turntable, as well as the best available CD, using a Nagra HD DAC and dCS Vivaldi DAC.

2xHD was created by producer/studio owner André Perry and audiophile sound engineer René Laflamme.