For this recording of the Great Jazz Trio, leader Hank Jones is accompanied by Ron Carter and Tony Williams. The recordings were made on two evenings in the New York jazz club Village Vanguard in 1977. An expressive introduction with Charlie Parker’s Moose the Mooche is followed by the wonderful Coltrane ballad Naima. Claus Ogerman’s Favors can be heard here in an extended version and the conclusion is Ron Carter’s bluesy 12 + 12.
UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but rather cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to protect the softer photopolymer from scratching. The combination results in a significantly reduced reflection of the laser light inside the CD and an unequaled precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with normal CD players. Musically, the result is a sound that is strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.
