The Head-Fi/HDtracks Open Your Ears Sampler (24bit-96kHz)

~ Release by The Persuasions, Seamus Blake, Mike Moreno, Ari Hoenig, Sam Yahel, Billy Burnette, The Conga Kings, John Hammond, Babatunde Olatunji, I⋅Ching, Rebecca Pidgeon, Monty Alexander, Martin Kuuskmann, Love Derwinger, NorrlandsOperans Symfoniorkester, Rossen Gergov (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A test compilation from Chesky Records. If you want to know how good your headphones can sound, listen to great sounding recordings. Each track on this sampler was selected to demonstrate specific audio qualities like transparency, dynamic range, imaging, etc.

Available in Audiophile 96kHz/24bit & 44.1kHz/16bit format from Hdtracks.

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-24 21:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
cover recording of:
Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Persuasions4:46
2Money
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer) (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
assistant engineer:
Rick Eckerle
co-producer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky and Sam Yahel (US jazz keyboardist)
editor:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Ari Hoenig (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
electric guitar:
Mike Moreno (guitar, composer from Texas) (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
Hammond organ:
Sam Yahel (US jazz keyboardist) (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
saxophone:
Seamus Blake (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in New York, New York, United States (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
cover recording of:
Money (from 2007-09-11 until 2007-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., KPM (music publisher), Pathe‐Marconi (not for release label use! consider “Pathé” instead), Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
Sam Yahel, Ari Hoenig, Mike Moreno, Seamus Blake6:49
3Get Behind the Mule
John Hammond4:46
4Saré Tete Wa
Babatunde Olatunji6:49
5Gadamaylin
I-Ching3:49
6Texas Rangers
assistant recording engineer:
David Windmüller and Doug Melanson
recording engineer:
Barry Wolifson
accordion:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
banjo:
Akira Satake
cello:
Tomas Ulrich (US cellist and composer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Cunningham (Scottish fiddler)
guitar:
George Naha
percussion and snare drum:
Emedin Rivera
tin whistle and uilleann pipes:
Jerry O’Sullivan
vocals:
Rebecca Pidgeon
arranger:
Paul Miller
recorded at:
Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-11-17 until 1997-11-20)
cover recording of:
Texas Rangers (not Neil Young)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Rebecca Pidgeon4:16
7Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra: Movement III
solo bassoon:
Martin Kuuskmann (Estonian bassoonist) (from 2006-06-12 until 2006-06-17)
orchestra:
NorrlandsOperans Symfoniorkester (from 2006-06-12 until 2006-06-17)
conductor:
Rossen Gergov (from 2006-06-12 until 2006-06-17)
recorded at:
NorrlandsOperan in Umeå, Västerbotten (Västerbotten county), Sweden (from 2006-06-12 until 2006-06-17)
recording of:
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra: III. (from 2006-06-12 until 2006-06-17)
composer:
David Chesky
part of:
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Love Derwinger, Martin Kuuskmann, NorrlandsOperans Symfoniorkester, Rossen Gergov6:02
8Hajji Baba
Monty Alexander4:51
9Percussion Imaging Test
[unknown]9:31
10Tumbao De Tamborito
The Conga Kings7:43
11Heartbeat
[unknown]1:30
12Everything is Broken
Billy Burnette5:02