John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman had known each other since their time together in the Dizzy Gillespie Band in the late 1940s. But Johnny Hartman in particular could not imagine working together for an entire album over twenty years later. Producer Bob Thiele persuaded him and that’s how John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman came about in 1963. Both musicians were in top form and the result was an album that received consistently positive reviews. A must for all jazz collections.
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 unmatched 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.
