Big Band Spectacular – Chasing the Dragon – Reel To Reel 1/4″ 15ips

The UK’s leading big band, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, perform live on this fantastic-sounding Chasing The Dragon CD release.

The album was to be recorded live, so producer Mike Valentine had to choose a selection of music which would be of the perfect length. Valentine chose a recording studio which not only had a superb sounding space, but also an engineer versed in the black art of cutting live vinyl. Ultimately, he chose Air Studios with engineers Jake Jackson and John Webber.

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra led by Chris Dean perform music consisting of eight pieces from the big band era, the creations of Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman played live at Air Studios.

Features:

– Audiophile Demonstration Album
– Direct to Disc (D2D) live performance recording
– 1st Generation Reel to Reel Tape made from the Original Master Tape
– As close to the Original Master Reference Quality as possible
– 1/4″ 15IPS CCIR
– Created from 30IPS 1/2″ Running Masters at Air Studios
– CCIR/IEC Equalization
– Originally mastered at Air Studios London
– Created using ATR Magnetics Tape Stock
– Housed in a Heavy Duty Professional box
– Machines are connected with Zensati Seraphim Interconnect Cable for highest transfer quality
– Transferred and monitored by Chasing The Dragon Producer Mike Valentine

“Listening to the feed going to the cutting head, and then listening to it coming back through the SME arm and cartridge used to track the recording lacquer, the sound quality just got better. If you can tell me why, I don’t know! It must be something to do with a sort of distortion that the human being seems to love. It just sounds warmer, nicer, more real.”

– Mike Valentine, Chasing The Dragon

“This album of tunes by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw comes as close to being on the other side of the studio glass as I’ve heard from a recording in some time.” – Stereophile Magazine

Tracklist

1. SING SING SING
2. MOONLIGHT SERENADE
3. BEGIN THE BEGUINE
4. AMERICAN PATROL
5. IN THE MOOD
6. STRING OF PEARLS
7. LITTLE BROWN JUG
8. ANVIL CHORUS