Original master sources. Carefully selected performances. Premium UHQCD and Crystal Disc editions from the AudioNautes catalogue.
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AudioNautes Recordings is recognised for its commitment to original analogue masters and original digital sources, including DAT tapes, working with specialist mastering engineers and carefully chosen manufacturing partners. Its catalogue spans jazz, classical and vocal performances, including Jazz at the Pawnshop, Cantate Domino and music by Antonio Vivaldi, J. S. Bach, Harry Belafonte and Valerie Joyce.
These five upcoming editions continue that approach through Japanese UHQCD and Crystal Disc presentations.
One of jazz’s defining recordings returns in the AudioNautes UHQCD Gold Series. An evocative Japanese-made physical edition sourced from an analogue master-tape copy, with the classic quartet’s complete original programme.
The landmark Prestige session returns in a numbered Japanese mono UHQCD edition, bringing the artistry of Miles Davis's First Great Quintet to a carefully produced physical reissue.
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A pivotal chapter in Coltrane’s development of modal jazz, led by his distinctive soprano saxophone and the searching interplay of McCoy Tyner, Steve Davis and Elvin Jones.
Full album details ↓Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones in a classic First Great Quintet recording, issued in its original mono presentation.
Full album details ↓The premium digital edition of the 50th-anniversary programme, with an elaborate presentation and 176.4 kHz MQA encoding as announced.
The intimate dialogue between Astrud Gilberto’s voice, João Gilberto’s guitar and Stan Getz’s saxophone receives a specialist collector edition.
Gould’s celebrated 1955 debut recording returns in a premium mono presentation, complementing the label’s reel-to-reel edition.
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio during sessions held between May and October 1956, Relaxin’ was first issued by Prestige in March 1958. Its conversational performances capture the classic quintet at a defining moment in hard-bop history.
UHQCDs are manufactured using a photopolymer-casting process designed for fine replication of the disc's data structures. They remain compatible with conventional CD players. The AudioNautes release uses an analogue tape-copy source followed by digital mastering and CD manufacture (AAD).
The artwork's “Gold Series” designation refers to its presentation, not a gold reflective layer. MQA labelling and final edition details should be confirmed against the delivered disc.
Originally released in March 1961 by Atlantic Records, My Favorite Things captured John Coltrane at a turning point. Its four expansive interpretations of standards helped introduce a broader audience to Coltrane’s soprano saxophone and the possibilities of modal improvisation.
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, in October 1960 and originally produced by Nesuhi Ertegün, the album pairs Coltrane with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Steve Davis and drummer Elvin Jones.
UHQCD (Ultimate HiQuality CD) uses precision photopolymer casting and ultraviolet curing in its disc manufacturing process. The CD-standard audio layer remains playable on regular CD players. Optional MQA decoding, where confirmed on the final issued disc, requires compatible equipment; the disc does not require an MQA decoder for ordinary CD playback.
Mastering and edition note: AudioNautes currently identifies an analogue master-tape-copy source, a silver-alloy reflective layer and rigid gatefold packaging. The retailer describes an MQA-CD edition. Exact channel configuration, numbered limitation and final MQA encoding should be checked against the finished product; they are not represented here as independently confirmed.
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Catalogue details are based on the announced editions. Availability and final specifications are subject to confirmation by the publisher. “AAD” describes an analogue source or mastering stage followed by digital manufacture.
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