World-renowned for the exceptional quality of its high-resolution audiophile recordings, Chesky Records presents a 2025 reissue of The World’s Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 1, its acclaimed Various Artists compilation from 2006. Recorded using groundbreaking recording techniques and equipment operated by noted audio engineers Nicholas Prout and Bob Katz, the album presents a series of spellbinding performances from a dozen sensational vocalists. They range from British-American singer/actor Rebecca Pidgeon (“Spanish Harlem”) and US folk troubadour Livingston Taylor (“Isn’t She Lovely”) to Pittsburgh jazz chanteuse Christy Baron (“Ain’t No Sunshine”), Brazilian songstress Rosa Passos (“The Girl From Ipanema”) and the late New York singer/songwriter Kenny Rankin (“‘Round Midnight”).
Track list:
- Spanish Harlem - Rebecca Pidgeon
- Isn't She Lovely - Livingston Taylor
- Fever - Valerie Joyce
- Ain't No Sunshine - Christy Baron
- The Girl From Ipanema - Ron Carter; Rosa Passos
- Round Midnight - Valerie Joyce
- What's A Little More Rain - Sara K.
- Cielito Lindo - Marta Gomez
- Isn't It A Pity - Valerie Joyce
- La Habena Joven - Xiomara Laugart
- Once Upon A Summertime - Carlos Franzetti
- Meditation - Ana Caram
Recording information:
Title: The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 1, Chesky Records
Genre: Sampler
Media: 1x 180g LP Vinyl Stereo 33rpm, Limited, . Cut from Hi-Res audio
Label: Evosound
Cat#: EVLP047
Released: 03.09.2023 in Hong Kong
Original release: 2012 by Chesky Records SACD323
EAN: 4895241419263
Discogs rel.#: 28266709
