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Nat 'King' Cole and his Trio - After Midnight (Complete Session) [Pure Pleasure Records 180g 2xLP-Set] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 18 Aug 2011 07:54:45 | Comments : 16 |
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Nat 'King' Cole and his Trio - After Midnight (Complete Session)
Viny rip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 1.17 gb/313 mb incl. recovery | FSonic, FF & HF | Jazz | 1957
Pure Pleasure Records 180g 2xLP-Set / Cat.#: Capitol PPAN W782 LPx2
Mastered by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray @ AcousTech, Camarillo, CA

This new package by Pure Pleasure spreads the original album's 12 tunes across two 180 gram LPs whilst adding an additional 6 numbers from the 1956 sessions. - HiFi+ Issue 45 by Dennis D Davis (Recording & Music 9/10)


After Midnight (also known as The Complete After Midnight Sessions) is a 1957 jazz album by Nat King Cole. It peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

Reviewed in HiFi+ Issue 45 by Dennis D Davis :

For those who have never heard anything but his later records on Capitol, such as 7'he Very Thought Of You or Love Is The Thing, this will be a revelation. It's a real jazz album, with Cole supported by a trio plus solos from five other players, notably Stuff Smith, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Juan Tizol. Cole was an extremely influential jazz pianist and recorded extensively with a jazz trio before developing a broader base with his wonderful crooning albums. Of his jazz recordings, which generally have disappointing sound, this one presents the best marriage of great performance and sonic merit. Cole's singing is just that much better with these great jazz arrangements and this new package by Pure Pleasure spreads the original album's 12 tunes across two 180 gram LPs whilst adding an additional 6 numbers from the 1956 sessions. Nat King Cole records have become something of a sub-specialty for Steve Hoffmann. His three albums on DCC were some of his best work, and these long out-of-print LPs are now collectors' items. He also issued one LP through SftP Records, which is still available. Mastering credit is shared here with Ron McMaster and Kevin Gray, whose chain of mastering equipment is far better than that available during Hoffman's DCC days. Those factors, coupled with the choicest of Nat King Cole material, make this an unqualified success. DDD

RECORDING 9/10
MUSIC 9/10




Track listing
    Side 1:

    Just You, Just Me
    Sweet Lorraine
    Sometimes I'm Happy
    Caravan
    It's Only A Paper Moon

    Side 2:

    You're Looking At Me
    The Lonely One
    Don't Let It Go To Your Head
    I Know That You Know
    Blame It On My Youth

    Side 3:

    When I Grow To Old To Dream
    Route 66
    I Was A Little Too Lonely (And You Were A Little Too Late)
    You Can Depend On Me

    Side 4:

    What Is There To Say
    Two Loves Have I
    Candy
    You're Looking At Me(alternate take)

Personnel:
    Nat King Cole: piano and vocals
    John Collins: guitar/ Charlie Harris :bass
    Lee (Leonidas) Young: drums
    Willie Smith: alto saxophone
    Harry 'Sweets' Edison: trumpet
    Stuff Smith: violin
    Juan Tizol: trombone
    Jack Costanza: congas, bongos

    Producer: Lee Gillette

    Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California between 15th August and 24th September.

Dynamic Range Analysis

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Analyzed: Nat 'King' Cole and his Trio / After Midnight [Pure Pleasure Records 180g 2xLP-Set]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.81 dB -19.43 dB 3:02 01-Just You, Just Me
DR14 -2.31 dB -19.06 dB 4:36 02-Sweet Lorraine
DR14 -2.88 dB -19.66 dB 4:10 03-Sometimes I'm Happy
DR13 -0.98 dB -17.85 dB 2:45 04-Caravan
DR13 -3.26 dB -18.33 dB 3:06 05-It's Only a Paper Moon
DR14 -3.03 dB -20.06 dB 4:14 06-You're Looking at Me
DR13 -2.03 dB -18.12 dB 3:47 07-The Lonely One
DR13 -1.67 dB -17.22 dB 3:12 08-Don't Let It Go to Your Head
DR13 -1.14 dB -16.43 dB 2:30 09-I Know That You Know
DR14 -2.02 dB -19.13 dB 4:09 10-Blame It on My Youth
DR13 -1.61 dB -17.46 dB 3:32 11-When I Grow Too Old to Dream
DR14 -1.18 dB -18.21 dB 3:41 12-Route 66
DR13 -1.81 dB -17.61 dB 3:01 13-I Was a Little Too Lonely (And You Were a Little Too Late)
DR13 -2.12 dB -18.34 dB 3:53 14-You Can Depend on Me
DR13 -3.18 dB -19.11 dB 3:36 15-What Is There to Say
DR13 -2.19 dB -17.18 dB 2:46 16-Two Loves Have I
DR14 -0.88 dB -18.07 dB 3:54 17-Candy
DR13 -3.98 dB -18.92 dB 4:14 18-You're Looking at Me (alternate take)
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Number of tracks: 18
Maximum peak difference (-0.88 dB - -3.98 dB): 3.10 dB

Official DR value (Song Mode): DR13
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Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Tonearm: Pro-Ject 9cc evo with Pure Silver Wires
Cartridge: Nagaoka MP-500
Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono PreAmp)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections : Silent Wire NF5
WaveLab 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 2.00 for resampling and dithering

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Brocksieper Phonomax > E-MU 0404 > WaveLab 6 (24/192) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > resampling and dithering with iZotope RX Advanced 2.00
> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.


Personal Note

With my vinyl transfers, I try to catch the whole beauty of vinyl records; therefore I don't use any post-processing or any sound improvement. What you get is a clear and flat transfer. For getting a clear sound, I'll do an extended washing of each record with my RCM, which can take up to 30 minutes brushing on each side. Resistant ticks and clicks I try to remove as good as possible, but the priority is not to lose any musical information in the process. Surface noises, as long they are not too high, are left in place. Only on bad pressings or on records recorded at extremely low levels do I use a fade in-/-out. As John Peel said, "Life is full of surface noises." In some cases this means that I have to make a compromise.... The result has to pass my personal quality criteria, which is IMO quite high.



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Posted By: Kel bazar Date: 18 Aug 2011 07:59:39
Thanks a lot !!!
Posted By: durant35 Date: 18 Aug 2011 08:51:39
Anyone compared this to Doc's SACD 24/96?
Posted By: priority Date: 18 Aug 2011 09:04:11
Thanks for this Nat King Cole rip
Posted By: fakejoshuatree Date: 18 Aug 2011 09:11:14
Lovely - thanks!
Posted By: jpics Date: 18 Aug 2011 10:42:07
Beautiful, Thanks aksman

EDIT my opinion its that it sounds better than the SACD.
Posted By: LivinLarge Date: 18 Aug 2011 14:22:22
Thanks for the great post Mr.Aksman....Im looking forward to hearing what the boys at AcousTech did with this one.
Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 18 Aug 2011 14:27:27
Thanks from Spain!!
Posted By: jazzever Date: 18 Aug 2011 18:03:50
Other great Mr.Cole stuff,thank you dear aksman for give us this rare pleasure!
Posted By: kongo127 Date: 18 Aug 2011 19:33:31
This is a masterpiece! :o

This vinyl record outstands my SACD version. The sound is much more vivid! :)

What a pleasure to find a post like this one, after work.

Thank you Aksman!
Posted By: buggly Date: 19 Aug 2011 00:17:23
Wow. Thank you, aksman! This sounds so very very sweet.
Posted By: ManWhoCan Date: 19 Aug 2011 16:31:40
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Analyzed: Nat "King" Cole / After Midnight (SACD)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.00 dB -18.33 dB 3:03 01-Just You, Just Me
DR15 -0.88 dB -19.64 dB 4:38 02-Sweet Lorraine
DR14 -1.33 dB -19.09 dB 4:13 03-Sometimes I'm Happy
DR13 -1.53 dB -18.07 dB 2:46 04-Caravan
DR14 -0.82 dB -17.70 dB 3:09 05-It's Only A Paper Moon
DR15 -0.96 dB -18.94 dB 4:15 06-You're Looking At Me
DR14 -3.46 dB -20.30 dB 3:48 07-Lonely One
DR13 -2.02 dB -18.46 dB 3:13 08-Don't Let It Go To Your Head
DR13 -0.52 dB -16.73 dB 2:30 09-I Know That You Know
DR16 -0.96 dB -21.23 dB 4:13 10-Blame It On My Youth
DR13 -1.92 dB -18.75 dB 3:33 11-When I Grow Too Old To Dream
DR15 -1.14 dB -19.09 dB 3:49 12-(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
DR14 -0.87 dB -18.24 dB 3:01 13-I Was a Little Too Lonely (And You Were a Little Too Late)
DR15 -2.41 dB -21.51 dB 3:55 14-You Can Depend On Me
DR15 -0.71 dB -20.12 dB 3:37 15-What Is There To Say?
DR13 -2.86 dB -19.37 dB 2:47 16-Two Loves Have I
DR15 -0.67 dB -18.65 dB 3:54 17-Candy
DR13 -1.85 dB -19.01 dB 3:15 18-Just You, Just Me (take 2)
DR14 -2.22 dB -20.53 dB 0:53 19-It's Only A Paper Moon (take 3)
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Number of tracks: 19
Maximum peak difference (-0.52 dB - -3.46 dB): 2.94 dB

Official DR value (Song Mode): DR14
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Posted By: deep_purple60 Date: 20 Aug 2011 11:21:31
Thank you very much.
Posted By: namkcalbamai Date: 30 Aug 2011 08:22:32
thanks for this grand post
Posted By: nedjo Date: 29 Sep 2011 10:12:33
Thanks Aksman,
Posted By: crisholle Date: 29 Oct 2011 19:22:27
Thanks a lot for all yours shares!
Great job
Posted By: nikki5 Date: 25 Nov 2011 12:50:28
I used to have this lp. Best ever version of Route 66.
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