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Sometimes in the course of our exploration of potential titles to reissue, we come across a true gem that somehow escaped mainstream popularity. Our new SACD of Matador by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet is the latest and perhaps most crystalline example of this. There has never been a single 180-gram pressing of Matador made. It has only been reissued (officially) once in 50 years. When you hear it, you’ll scratch your head raw that this under-appreciated gem has been missing for so long.
Fun fact: though our SACDs are fully DSD encoded, we render them from the same original master source as the LP. In the case of Matador, that source is Universal Music’s original analog master! We make SACDs specifically because the DSD format is fully capable of presenting the full frequency response and tonal warmth of analog in a convenient digital package. It’s all about getting as close to the source as possible.
Purchase here – https://elusivedisc.com/kenny-dorham-matador-hybrid-sacd/ or at your favorite dealer. If they don’t carry Impex Records, gently persuade them with kind words. Or booze. Whatever works.
Keep your eyes peeped for the gorgeous HQ-180 all-analog LP in 2022.