{"product_id":"wardell-gray-a-sinner-kissed-an-angel-1949-53-pajz010","title":"WARDELL GRAY A Sinner Kissed An Angel (1949-53) - PAJZ010","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770C60\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWARDELL GRAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e A Sinner Kissed an Angel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770D90\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770EC0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770FF0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D771840\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D772E90\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded between 1949 and 1953\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eXR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, November-December 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e Cover artwork based on a photograph of Wardell Gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e Total duration: 75:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D772E90\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D775340\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D775470\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWardell Gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e, tenor saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWith various artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PAJZ010.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWardell Grey - one of the forgotten greats of Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew 32-bit XR-remastered transfers with utterly transformed sound quality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis album came about as one of those happy accidents - a Sunday\nafternoon leafing through a collection of old LPs donated to Pristine\nunearthed two volumes on the Esquire label, entitled \"Wardell Gray\nMemorial\", which together make up the selection of studio and live\nrecordings presented here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy initial aim was to rework the rather poor sound quality of the\noriginal recordings for my own pleasure, but the results far exceeded my\nexpectations - hence the present issue. Gone is the primitive, almost\ntelephonic sound of the originals - in its place a fuller, much brighter\nsound that really allows the performers to 'sing'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudicious use of Ambient Stereo and a convolution reverb which\nrecreates the acoustic of the Birdland jazz club in New York also help\ncontibute to a fabulously lively and spontaneous sound that really\nbrings this long-forgotten saxophonist's great music back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew 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