The best indie record company is right here in New York, thriving after 35 years. Next Friday brothers David and Norman Chesky will celebrate with the release of a best-of collection, their greatest hits.
David is an accomplished composer, performer, and producer with a wide following. Norman is the entrepreneurial brother who also runs HDTracks.com, the best source of high end audiophile downloads on the web. They’re a powerhouse duo and did it all themselves, I might add. They’re very cool guys, too, almost like their own Steely Dan.
Congrats to the Cheskys! Here’s what they just sent me:
Right from the start Chesky Records had a sound. David Chesky set out to make “aural photographs” of each session, capturing as much of the sound of being there as the technology allowed, continually pushing it forward. Every note of every session was recorded “live,” there were no overdubs, no fixing it in the mix. What went down at the session, with some of the world’s greatest musicians, was in the CD, LP, or later on, high-resolution digital download.
Chesky mostly recorded in great sounding acoustic spaces, namely churches and concert halls, with the earliest sessions conducted in the legendary, and sorely missed, RCA/BMG studios in midtown Manhattan.
Every session presented unique challenges, but David Chesky and his engineers, first Bob Katz, then, Barry Wolifson, and for the last decade or so, Nicholas Prout, continued to advance the state of the recording art. We hope you enjoy the music as much as we did recording it! – Steve Guttenburg
We’re celebrating our 35th Anniversary by presenting you with a collection of some of our favorite and most influential tracks, complete with an in depth look at our record-making history. The collection features a selection of tracks from some of the world class musicians that we have had the privilege of working with over the past 35 years such as John and Bucky Pizzarelli, McCoy Tyner, Paquito D’Rivera, Ron Carter, David Johansen, Amber Rubarth, Livingston Taylor, Astor Piazzolla, Babatunde Olatunji, Ana Caram, Macy Gray, Casey Abrams, Luiz Bonfa, and more! The included digital (printable) booklet features photos, first hand accounts from David Chesky and Bob Katz, and interviews conducted by Steve Guttenburg with Bob Katz, Barry Wolifson, and Nick Prout. Not only that, but when purchased on HDtracks, this collection comes with an additional 13 tracks. And of course, like all Chesky Records releases, every track in this collection features the crystal clear sound quality that you’ve enjoyed over the years. We’ve included the highest resolution available of each track, whether that’s 192 kHz, 96 kHz, 48 kHz, or 41.1 kHz, for your listening pleasure. Come reminisce with us and listen to The Chesky 35th Anniversary Collection today!
Track Listing
Jazz
1. Pick Yourself Up and Start All Over Again – Johnny Frigo & Bucky Pizzarelli
2. Ow – Clark Terry
3. Maracangalha – Chuck Mangione
4. Superette – Phil Woods
5. My Romance – The McCoy Tyner Quartet
6. The Peanut Vendor – Paquito D’Rivera
7. I Had the Craziest Dream – Jimmy Cobb
8. Bahia Com H – Ron Carter & Rosa Passos
9. Sicilian Walk – Oregon
10. Emily – Monty Alexander
11. Gabriela’s Song – Caminho De Casa
Blues
12. Well, I’ve Been to Memphis – David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
13. In My Time of Dying – CC Coletti
14. Up the Line – John Hammond
15. Mama, Let Me Lay It On You – Cephas & Wiggins
16. Nightbird – Natasha
Folk
17. Hold On – Amber Rubarth
18. Down by the Riverside – Noah Wall
19. Isn’t She Lovely – Livingston Taylor
20. Mr. Bojangles – John McEuen
Classical
21. No 3, Ragtime – Stravinsky
22. Laudate Dominum – Westminster Choir
23. Dance of the Fish That Live in the Trees – David Chesky
24. Little Village – Orquesta Nova
25. Concerto in E Major, ‘La Primavera’ (Spring) RV 269, Allegro – Vivaldi
26. Muerte Del Angel – Astor Piazzolla
World Music
27. Sare Tete Wa – Babatunde Olatunji
28. Elube Chango – The Conga Kings
29. Bate-Coxa – Badi Assad
30. Home – Priya Darshini
31. Silk Road – I Ching
Singers
32. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ – Jen Chapin
33. My Blue Heaven – John Pizzarelli
34. If You Close That Door – Sara K.
35. Meditation – Ana Caram
36. Spanish Harlem – Rebecca Pidgeon
37. Redemption Song – Macy Gray
38. Got to Get You Into My Life – Christy Baron
39. La Flor – Marta Gomez
40. Eight Days a Week – The Persuasions
41. Round Midnight – Kenny Rankin
42. Baby Talk – Dave’s True Story
43. Alfie – Valerie Joyce
Bonus Tracks (HDtracks Download Only)
44. Alfie – Manha de Carnaval – Leny Andrade
45. How Deep is the Ocean – Lee Konitz
46. Caribbean Sunrise – Mongo Santamaria
47. Milestones – Fred Hersch Trio
48. Sex Machine – Coryell, Bailey, & White
49. On Green Dolphin Street – Jones, McBride, & Cobb
50. Congo Blues – Red Rodney
51. Footprints – Jon Faddis
52. La Llave – Xiomara
53. Everything is Broken – Memphis in Manhattan
54. Quiet Desperation – David Chesky
55. I’ve Got the World on a String – Casey Abrams
56. Samba De Orfeo – Luiz Bonfa
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