The Paul Sawtelle Big Band Live at Pacific Audio Fest One-Step 45RPM (2 LP)

One-Step Vinyl Pressing on 45rpm 180g 2LP!
Recorded & Mixed Direct to 2-Track Tape! Mastered by Bernie Grundman!
Strictly Limited to 3,000 Copies!
Serendipity and the love of big band music led to the creation of this album.
When musician and hi-fi professional Lou Hinkley approached Gary Koh of Genesis Advanced Technology (GAT) to organize Pacific Audio Fest in the Seattle area, GAT offered to sponsor a big band. The Paul Sawtelle Big Band gratefully accepted this offer to reunite after the forced hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic. The performance of Academia Award-winning saxophonist Sawtelle and his big band, along with singers Bethany Wilson and Jeff Carter, at Pacific Audio Fest 2022 was bursting with joy and was therefore frenetically celebrated by the audience. So began the story of a recording that was to blow up all expectations the following year...
The joy of the band getting back together after the enforced break of the COVID pandemic was palpable in their performance. The performances at the Pacific Audio Fest 2022 and 2023 were universally acclaimed by the audiences of audiophiles. Led by the Spelleman and Academia Award-winning saxophonist Paul Sawtelle, the Big Band knocked it out of the park that Friday night in 2022. So they invited Paul back to do it all over again in 2023.
The enthusiastic audience channeled that joy right back at the musicians and energized them to greater heights, and it was all captured direct-to-tape on a Nagra IV-S with a pair vintage Neumann TLM50 microphones on SM900 at 15ips. The recording was so good, they decided it had to be shared. They commissioned Bernie Grundman to master the recording, and cut lacquers direct from the 2-track tape. Then, they worked with Fidelity Record Pressing and Paramount Plating for the production. The ultra-premium Old Style Tip-On jacket with included 36-page book was printed by Stoughton Printing.
The Paul Sawtelle Big Band Live at the Pacific Audiofest brings you one step closer to the performance than even a Direct-to-Disc album.
With Direct-to-Disc, there are four intermediate steps between you and the Musicians: Lacquer → Father → Mother → Stamper → Album
With a Direct-to-Tape One-Step pressing, you get one step closer to the Musicians: Tape → Lacquer → Convert → Album
As a One-Step, this album will be limited to 3,000 copies with no re-press or re-issue possible and available as a 45-RPM 180-gram 2-LP set.
Hyper Analogue Productions, Brilliance Music and Genesis Advanced Technologies are now releasing this fantastic performance by The Paul Sawtelle Big Band – as a 180-gram double LP strictly limited to 3,000 copies: The exclusive one-step pressing was cut at 45 rpm and comes with an elaborate deluxe gatefold cover from Stoughton Printing – including a 36-page booklet. There will be no new edition or publication of this reference recording. Therefore, collectors should not take too long to place an order. We expect "The Paul Sawtelle Big Band – Live At Pacific Audio Fest" to sell out quickly!
"I was there for this concert and observed Gary Koh and pals recording the performance, and they looked like they were having a ball. This is one of those albums that will go down in audiophile history." -Jeff Day, Positive Feedback

Features:

• One-Time Pressing Limited to 3,000
• Direct-to-Tape One-Step
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• 45rpm
• Recorded & Mixed Direct-to-Two-Track by Dr. Phillip Chance & Ki Choi
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• Plated by Paramount Plating
• Pressed by Fidelity Record Pressing
• Deluxe Old-Style Tip-On Jacket with 36-Page Book by Stoughton Printing
• Liner Notes by Paul Sawtelle
• Graphic Design by Jaci Sawtelle

Selections:

Side A
1. In The Mood
2. I've Heard That Song Before
3. Big Spender
4. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Side B
1. Too Darn Hot
2. Tuxedo Junction
3. Blue Skies
4. Why Don't You Do Right
Side C
1. Jumping At The Woodside
2. Just In Time
3. Satin Doll
4. Pennies From Heaven
Side D
1. I've Got You Under My Skin
2. Take The A-Train
3. Sing, Sing, Sing