Monty Alexander Here Comes The Sun Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape (1 Reel)

Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape!
Studio Master Copy with 1 Metal Reel!
The Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander is known for his virtuoso fusion of jazz, Caribbean sounds and blues and was discussed as the heir to Oscar Peterson. Together with the bassist of the classical Dave Brubeck Quartet, calypso percussionist Montego Joe and drummer Duffy Jackson, he recorded this recording in 1971, which marked the beginning of the successful collaboration with the MPS label.
This 1971 recording signals the beginning of Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander's fruitful relationship with MPS, lasting over a decade and encompassing some dozen albums. Originally touted as heir to Oscar Peterson's crown, Alexander is famous for his virtuoso melding of jazz, the sounds of the Caribbean and blues. The classic Dave Brubeck Quartet's bassist Eugene Wright, calypso percussionist Montego Joe and ace drummer Duffy Jackson round out the quartet. "Montevideo" jumps off with percussive Latin two-beat verve and a witty piano filled with quotes. The ballad "Where Is Love" is a searching romantic serenade, and Monty transforms the Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun" into blueslaced Latinesque with a taste of boogie. Monty takes the standard "Love Walked In" at a brisk pace as he demonstrates his considerable straight-ahead jazz chops, bop quotes and all. Check out the tasty walking bass and drum solos. The luscious calypso "Brown Skin Girl" is followed by Monty's tender, wistful solo rendition of his "The Dream Is Mine". The group stretches out on Miles Davis' iconic "So What", grounding the tune with a driving Latin-rock beat.
They say variety is the spice of life and Monty Alexander and co. have seasoned this album to perfection.
DOES HORCH HOUSE DO ANY KIND OF REMASTERING DURING THE COPYING PROCESS?
Absolutely not! Why mess with the best? The whole point of what they do lies in capturing the magic of the original analogue master tape in its purest, most faithful form possible.
'Remastering' can be compared to using computer software to edit an original photograph. The benefits are that you can remove unwanted marks or noise, clean things up, remove distortion and boost clarity. The downside is that in doing so, you often lose the natural essence of the original and the result can seem rather synthetic, lacking in real life character.
The unfortunate fact is that tapes, like photographs, do tend to age over time, and most analogue masters are now between 30-80+ years old.
So Horch House undertake a painstaking 'soft refurbishing' process, which is key to recapturing the original quality of a master tape.
CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF MASTER TAPE
How exactly does Horch House translate an original analogue master tape into faithful copies on reel-to-reel tape and vinyl records?
They use a process that's been meticulously researched and developed by their expert team of sound engineers, with input from some of the world's leading specialists.
The first step is to carefully assess the sound quality of the original master tape, which their experts do in great detail. The unfortunate fact is that tapes do tend to age over time, and most analogue masters are now between 30-80+ years old. What they're looking to do, therefore, as an integral part of their copying process, is to restore the sound quality back to its original level. They want you to hear exactly what the first sound engineers heard (and indeed the musicians themselves), on the day that the original recording was made. This is in stark contrast to any kind of 'remastering', which they most definitely do not do! They're not looking to 'improve' the recording in any way, but rather to return it as closely as possible to its full original beauty.
They call this their 'soft refurbishing' process.
HOW CLOSE ARE HORCH HOUSE COPIES TO THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES?
Horch House believe that they're as close as it's possible to get - not simply to the master tape in its current condition, but to that master tape's original condition. Thanks to their detailed 'soft refurbishing' process, their master tape copies could, in a sense, now be considered as better than the current originals because they've been lovingly restored to deliver the same sound quality that the originals had on the day they were first recorded.
WHAT ABOUT COPYRIGHT? ARE MASTER TAPE COPIES LEGAL?
All Horch House master tape copies are fully authorized, licensed and approved by the relevant record label/music publisher.
The label HORCH HOUSE from Germany has stood for purely analogue sound enjoyment for 10 years and has specialized in tapes. We work exclusively with historical and new analogue tapes, which are carefully restored on analogue equipment at csmastering in Vienna if necessary. The tape copies are produced manually on meticulously maintained machines from Studer. The catalogue contains titles from the genres of classical, jazz, blues, rock/pop and easy listening. The packaging is appropriately stable for the medium, of high quality and excellently transportable and archivable.
** It is standard practice in all recording studios to keep the tape "tail out". This reduces "pre-echo" and it means that the tape should be placed on the right hand side of the recorder, re-wound and then played.

Features:

• Studio Master Copy
• 1-Reel Tape
• Label: MPS
• Tape Material: RTM LPR90
• Recording Speed: 15IPS - 38cm/sec
• Rec. Level (mag flux): 320 nWb/m
• Equalisation: CCIR
• Width & Tracks: 1/4" - 2 Track
• Reels: Metal - 10.5" - 26,5 cm
• Production on Studer Machines Refurbished to Factory Specification
• Handmade
• Recorded in the private studio of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
• Recording director & engineer: Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
• Fully authorized, licensed & approved by the record label/music publisher
• Horch House Deluxe Packaging

Musicians:

• Monty Alexander, piano
• Eugene Wright, bass
• Montego Joe, congas
• Duffy Jackson, drums

Selections:

1. Montevideo
2. Where Is Love
3. Here Comes The Sun
4. Love Walked In
5. Brown Skin Girl
6. This Dream Of Mine
7. So What