Bill Evans Trio – Sunday At The Village Vanguard (45 RPM 200 Gram Clarity Vinyl) (UHQR)

The Bill Evans Trio’s Sunday At The Village Vanguard on Analogue Productions’ UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!

The definitive version of one of the most classic jazz recordings of all time and a regular on most best-of jazz lists!

200-gram 45 RPM 2LP release limited to 5,000 copies

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes

Set includes 8-page booklet with liner notes by renowned jazz critic Bob Blumenthal

Pressed on Clarity Vinyl at Quality Record Pressings

Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!

“On the UHQR there’s a real band playing together making sense in a real space with a real kind of interaction
between them and it just sounds natural open and free. And the Mofi, you know, don’t get me wrong it sounds wonderful but up against this it sounds slightly disjointed not as – you know -definitely not as natural, a little bit forced and a little bit sucked out at the same time.” — The Bill Evans Trio – Sunday at the Village Vanguard – Ultimate AAA Showdown: UHQR vs MOFI One-Step, Dave Dener, YouTube video.

“These are a vinyl revival dream demo pair to show off what records can do to hearts and minds. … As well-pressed as the OJC versions are, there are definitely quieter backgrounds here. Even the most cynical among you would notice if your system was up to the quiet. Out of that comes an even more “tape like” rendering of the tape. Wisely it doesn’t sound as if Kevin Gray changed anything from however he set things up for the OJC series so the basic sound is not at all different from the OJC but what is different is an even more subtle attack precision, and the quiet and 45rpm speed produces lingering sustain and noticeably more generous decay. The differences aren’t revelatory — there’s only so much that can be pulled from these tapes — but they are there especiallyl if you’re listening as “one large ear, equipped only with a psyche” and not as someone trying to analyze individual elements. Plus the sound is more uniform because the stylus stays away from the most inner grooves. These more “tape like.” If we gave out 12s, these would have to get 12s but we only go up to 11.” — Music = 11/11; Sound = 11/11 – Michael Fremer, TrackingAngle.com. 

Format : Vinyl Record

2 Lp x 45 RPM (UHQR)