In a new demonstration that for the authentic numbers one of the audio the supreme protagonist is music, the mythical American firm Mcintosh, which this year celebrates the 75th anniversary of its foundationjust announced the launch of the “McIntosh Sessions Volume 1: The Peter Erskine Quartet”. An album in vinyl format prepared with extreme attention for every detail, which has been recorded and mastered on analog tape with the maximum precision and promises a listening experience capable of transport the listener to the study to enjoy the captivating interpretation and the original sound of the musicians. Produced for mcintosh by the emblematic Sound Sound Masterization Study (Nashville), the entire elaboration and engineering process was meticulously managed by an expert team of professionals. All aspects of the realization of this album, from the recording and mixing in legendary spaces, through mastering and cutting, to listening tests in McIntosh systems, were carried out with the sole objective of creating a disc with the best possible sound, at the same time retaining the art and passion of the original session.
The result is a job worthy of which the Binghamton company considers the most demanding listeners in the world: buyers of their prestigious accomplishments. In the strictly musical field, speaking of the “marriage” formed by the Battery Peter Erskinehe Pianist Alan Pasqua and the bassist Darek Osesjournalist Jim Worsley, from All About Jazz, said: “The trio could be considered Perfect Creativity Crucible, complexity and rhythmpollinated with spontaneous interaction and intelligent conversation. ” A kind of summary of these First row jazzists That, after playing together for decades, they are at the top of their career. His Live In Italy recording, which obtained a Grammy nomination In 2022, it is evidence of its primacy. What makes this mind meeting now particularly special is the incorporation of Bob Mintzer saxophonistacclaimed composer, arranger and founding member of the Yellowjackets.
Associated with all of them for a long time, Mintzer raises the group’s collective mastery in the project McIntosh Sessionsa 100% Direct Analog Recording A tape In study A of the famous Henson Recording Studios of Los Angeles, which represents the association between audio giants High End Mcintosh and Sterling Sound. In the heart of this captured action there is a vibrant intimacy that says a lot about the singular power of jazz and pure sound. Erskine and company revealed this immediacy in the study. But, in fact, they take her on stage every time they play. To the lovers of the technical data we will tell you that the “McIntosh sessions volume 1: The Peter Erskine Quartet” contains a total of 8 original compositions And that’s PREMIUM HQ D VINYL POINTE 180 grams for the reputed Californian company RTI (Record Technloy, Inc.). Includes a 12 ”and 33 rpm LP With the 8 songs and a EP of 12 ”and 45 rpm With 4 of the 8 songs, presenting with a very high quality drop -down cover manufactured by the veteran and reputed Californian printing Staughton Printing.
