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Notes from Recent Finds, No. 20 - More from HDTT

High Definition Tape Transfers has released/reissued many superb albums over the couple of months since I last posted an update, and I keep being reminded of earlier releases I've not shared with you. So, here are a dozen I highly recommend. Some may wonder why I continue a focus on...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 19 - HDTT Adds New Bundles of Joy

Rushton Paul

Bob Witrak of HDTT keeps mining the hills for superb vintage recordings on both tape and LP to release in high resolution digital. And new recordings from the master tapes, as well. It is amazing that the flow continues in virtually a never-ending flood of superb music. The skill with...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 16 - More Treasures from HDTT

Rushton Paul

High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT) has been very busy these past few months with some excellent new releases of some of the best recordings from both classical music and jazz. I previously shared my thoughts about their DSD256/DXD reissue of Reiner's performance of Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije and Stravinsky's Song of the...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 12 - From Hunnia, Lawo, TRPTK, Groove Note and HDTT

Rushton Paul

In this issue of Recent Finds we have some nice releases from Hunnia Records, Lawo Classics, Groove Note, three World Music video EPs from TRPTK, and another large batch of recently released reissues from High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT). Enjoy! Miles Davis - Bags' Groove, with Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins,...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 8 - HDTT on a Roll

Rushton Paul

Let's talk about new releases from High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT)—they've been on a roll with great reissues of vintage recordings these last few months. Starting with a classic album from Miles Davis, then two iconic John Coltrane albums, moving along to Getz, Brubeck, Anita O'Day, Jimmy Rushing, and Sonny...

You Need Only One - Reiner's Scheherazade from HDTT

Rushton Paul

Ann and I just finished listening to the Reiner/CSO performance of Scheherazade (RCA Living Stereo, 1960) and we were entranced once again by just how great a performance this is. Since our transition to digital-only listening, I have missed being able to listen to this performance in really superior sound...

Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 - Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra from HDTT in DXD & DSD256

Rushton Paul

Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 "Organ Symphony," Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with Marcel Dupre organ. 1957, 2023 (DXD DSD256) HERE Paul Paray's 1957 performance of the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony is another of the great recordings in the Mercury Living Presence catalog. Its release by HDTT in gorgeous high resolution sonics is...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 5 (More Jazz from HDTT)

Rushton Paul

Bob Witrak continues his quest for access to some great sounding tapes. Here are a few more jazz finds that knock my socks off. In addition to some great stereo releases, I'm including several mono releases from HDTT's Archival Series that are simply superb. We're all well past that notion...

Ruminations - What We Hear in HDTT Versus Modern Recordings

Rushton Paul

Beware! Wildly broad generalizations coming below... Interesting conversations get started over morning cappuccinos in our household. Today, the discussion was about files from the HDTT (High Definition Tape Transfer) catalog versus modern recordings from the NativeDSD catalog. Ann opined that, overall, she found the NativeDSD files in our library were...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 4 (Classical from HDTT)

Rushton Paul

High Definition Tape Transfer has been on quite a roll in 2022 with a strong schedule of new releases. Their jazz releases in 2022 have been phenomenal and, hopefully, merited your attention. But, the classical albums they've reissued have been similarly outstanding, including performances in the top echelons of the...

Getz/Gilberto in Pure DSD256 from HDTT

Rushton Paul

Does this album need any further introduction than it's title, Getz/Gilberto? Well, when it is reissued in the finest digital sound quality I've yet heard it deserves a bit of celebration! And HDTT deserves kudos for the exceptionally good work accomplished here. I have multiple digital reissues of this album,...

Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT

Rushton Paul

Grab onto the sides of your chairs so you don't fall over like I did when you hear this superb new transfer of Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin. The sound quality is simply gorgeous—alive, dynamic, transparent, with great accuracy of timbre in both instruments and voice. Billie Holiday is in...

More Superb RCA Living Stereo Albums from HDTT

Rushton Paul

Thus far in 2022, HDTT has given us three new and outstanding transfers of well known, and well loved, performances from the RCA Living Stereo catalog. To these, I've added several more of their excellent DXD/DSD256 Living Stereo reissues, plus a final reissue that RCA never released as a Living...

Miles Davis' Kind of Blue in Pure DSD256 from HDTT [Update 09-11-2021]

Rushton Paul

This will be the best sounding digital reissue of Kind of Blue in your collection. There. I said it. No waffling around. This reissue is stunningly good. If you don't run and get it NOW, you will kick yourself for not having done so sooner once you finally hear it....

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 2 (All Jazz! From HDTT)

Rushton Paul

Time for another article about recent finds that I think you may enjoy. These are once again albums from HDTT and this time they're all jazz—hope you don't mind. Many are Pure DSD256 transfers, so the sound quality is pure, clean and transparent. You'll find my earlier Notes on Recent...

Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, 1961, in DSD256 from HDTT

Rushton Paul

Some recordings are highlights of our music culture and are loved by generations. Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, 1961, is such a recording. It is a remarkable tribute to a great artist performing at the top of her game. And, in this newly restored and remastered release from HDTT, it...

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 1 (From HDTT in DXD, DSD256)

Rushton Paul

As I've commented before, Bob Witrak's High Definition Tape Transfers catalog is like walking into a treasure house of wonderful recordings, some classics, some little known, some new. I regularly discover recordings that I'm delighted to add to my music library. Unfortunately, a separate article on each recording I would...

More Classic Kenneth Wilkinson Recordings from HDTT

Rushton Paul

I've written before about legendary Decca recording engineer Kenneth Wilkinson and the extensive collection of his recordings available from High Definition Tape Transfers. Since my original introductory article (HERE), HDTT has released more Wilkinson engineered recordings that are very much worthy of comment. And, I've found a few in the...

The RCA Living Stereo Recordings by Lewis Layton at HDTT

Rushton Paul

Lewis Layton is among that small pantheon of engineering greats who made the golden age of stereo such a wonderful period. I've long admired his work for RCA. Many of his recordings are among the greatest classical music recordings ever made. High Definition Tape Transfers carries a great number of...

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Notes from Recent Finds, No. 20 - More from HDTT

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 19 - HDTT Adds New Bundles of Joy

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 16 - More Treasures from HDTT

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 12 - From Hunnia, Lawo, TRPTK, Groove Note and HDTT

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 8 - HDTT on a Roll

You Need Only One - Reiner's Scheherazade from HDTT

Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 - Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra from HDTT in DXD & DSD256

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 5 (More Jazz from HDTT)

Ruminations - What We Hear in HDTT Versus Modern Recordings

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 4 (Classical from HDTT)

Getz/Gilberto in Pure DSD256 from HDTT

Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT

More Superb RCA Living Stereo Albums from HDTT

Miles Davis' Kind of Blue in Pure DSD256 from HDTT [Update 09-11-2021]

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 2 (All Jazz! From HDTT)

Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, 1961, in DSD256 from HDTT

Notes on Recent Finds, No. 1 (From HDTT in DXD, DSD256)

More Classic Kenneth Wilkinson Recordings from HDTT

The RCA Living Stereo Recordings by Lewis Layton at HDTT

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