Quincy Jones – The Dude (Hybrid SACD)

Hybrid SACD Mastered Direct-to-DSD from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio!

As an artist and impresario Quincy Jones has been the creative catalyst for nearly 70 years of American cultural phenomena whether mentoring Ray Charles, orchestrating the sounds of Frank Sinatra, setting the ambiance for award winning film scores, cultivating the talent of Michael Jackson or constructing his own rich catalog of solo releases.

One of the best in the bunch being his Grammy Award-winning 1981 pop classic The Dude which produced the three hit singles “Just Once,” “One Hundred Ways,” and “Razzamatazz,” and saw the star making debut of vocalist James Ingram. The album took home three Grammy’s and also earned Ingram three nominations including a win for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “One Hundred Ways.”

The Dude is mastered direct-to-DSD by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from the original analog master tapes, which were acquired from Quincy’s team by Marshall Blonstein of Audio Fidelity. Coming from the tail end of the 100% analog era, The Dude is an amazing recording, and Intervention’s remastering brings the big, beautifully nuanced bass home with authority and bounce, while providing the kind of 3D imaging and sonic holography of the best audiophile recordings. The is a sonic sensation!