1　Charlie Parker[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

2　Johnny Green[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

3　Duke Ellington[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

4　Duke Ellington[Composer], Billy Strayhorn[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

5　Harry Warren[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

6　Lillian Hardin Armstrong[Composer], Arne Domnerus[clarinet], Georg Riedel[double bass], Bengt Hallberg[piano], Lars Erstrand[vibraphone], Egil Johansen[drums]

This is the last album of the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop sets recorded live at the Pawnshop jazz club, recorded on the second night of a memorable live recording in December 1976. Tonight the Arne Domnerus quartet is augmented by Lars Erstrand on vibes.
Jazz at the Pawnshop is considered one of the most famous audiophile albums in music. Recorded over two nights at the intimate Pawnshop jazz club in Stockholm, both the musicianship and the engineering came together in a magical symbiosis captured on this enduring classic. Recording engineer Gert Palmcrantz used one pair of microphones spaced eight inches apart for the main pick-up, with a couple of microphones placed to register the “live” atmosphere and a few discrete support mikes, all recorded on a pair of two-track Nagra tape recorders in the restaurant kitchen!

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

THE 2xHD FUSION MASTERING SYSTEM

In the constant evolution of its proprietary mastering process, 2xHD has progressed to a new phase called 2xHD FUSION, integrating the finest analog, with state-of-the-art digital technology.

The mastering chain consists of a selection of high-end vacuum tube equipment. For the recordings on this album, the original 1/4” 15 ips CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired from the playback head directly to a Telefunken EF806 tube, using OCC silver cable. The Nagra T, with its four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head, has one of the best transports ever made. A custom-built carbon fiber head block and a head damping electronic system permit 2xHD FUSION to obtain a better resolution and 3D imaging.

The resulting signal is then transformed into high resolution formats by recording it in DSD 11.2 kHz using a Merging Technologies’ Horus A to D converter. All analog and digital cables that are used are state of the art. The 2xHD FUSION mastering system is powered by a super capacitor power supply, using a new technology that lowers the digital noise found in the lowest level of the spectrum. A vacuum tube NAGRA HDdac (DSD) is used as a reference digital playback converter in order to A and B with the original analog master tape, permitting the fusion of the warmth of analog with the refinement of digital.

2xHD was created by producer/studio owner Andre Perry and audiophile sound engineer Rene Laflamme.