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"Let's do a jazz album of Carpenters songs," said Jeremy Monteiro on a sunny morning in Redmond. He was visiting Winston Ma of First Impression Music - and he was less than convinced. A jazz album? Karen Carpenter's music was alive with her singing! "Well," said Monteiro, "let Jacintha sing. I'll call her."
At first, Jacintha was less than impressed by the call, as it was late at night when it reached her in Singapore. However, she immediately agreed and the result was a wonderful combination of jazzy Carpenter songs with one of the most unforgettable jazz voices. A treat for the ears, especially as the whole recording was done in DSD format. The 32-bit remastering has brought out even more detail and space.
Ultra-HD 32-Bit-Mastering & PureFlection
This mastering format has been developed by FIM and Five/Four Productions. Five/Four Productions is made up of the former Telarc production team who wanted to be able to master the best possible sound quality regardless of the quality of the equipment. The Five/Four Productions team has won 16 Grammys and countless other awards.
It is re-digitised at 32-bit word length and sampling frequency to match the source material. Wherever possible, 192 KHz is used, but for some material, lower sampling rates can be beneficial to the sound. The Ultra-HD 32-bit productions can be played back on any CD player with outstanding sound quality.
The term PureFlection refers to the new way in which the glass master for the latest FIM productions is produced. Rather than being produced as part of normal production at the pressing plant, the glass master is cut by a specialist on a specially modified Blu-ray glass master cutting machine. The quality of the glass master is checked before the CDs are produced, and the new booklets contain the test protocol for this check. The result is significantly lower jitter and error levels than conventional industrial production and, unlike many modern productions, the resulting sound has an organic feel.
1 A Song For You
2 When I Fall in Love
3 This Masquerade
4 Love Only Just Begun
5 Top of the World
6 For All We Know
7 Rainy days and Mondays
8 There's A Kind of Hush
9 All You get from Love is a Love Song
10 I Don't Last a day without You
11 Close to You
12 Yesterday Once More
13 A Song for You (Instrumental reprise)