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01 / 144.0/5 · editorial
ADAM CZERWIŃSKI — MAP
Full provenance not published
An official AC Records master-tape edition, but one of the least documented entries in the current catalogue. Until AC Records publishes the original recording chain and master provenance, it should not be advertised as AAA.
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- Artist
- Adam Czerwiński / MAP
- Album
- MAP
- Edition
- Custom-made master-tape copy
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips / 38 cm/s ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master/source width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB and CCIR Eq by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90
- AAA / provenance
- — No AAA declaration located for this specific MAP tape
- Recording engineer
- — Not published
- Mastering engineer
- — Not published
- Musicians
- — Not published on the current tape page
- Genre
- ◇ Jazz / contemporary Polish jazz — editorial classification
- Current price
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- Availability
- back-order / custom-made ✓
02 / 144.5/5 · editorial
ADAM MAKOWICZ — BLUE SAPPHIRES
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
Particularly interesting because AC Records describes the session as going straight through an analogue signal path to mastering tape, making this one of the catalogue’s more attractive modern analogue piano recordings.
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- Artist
- Adam Makowicz
- Album
- Blue Sapphires
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips / 38 cm/s ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master/source
- analogue narrow mastering tape ◐
- EQ
- NAB [“NAAB” on site]; CCIR by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- Recording format
- recorded at Custom34 using an all-analogue path directly to narrow mastering tape ◐
- AAA / provenance
- ◐ Strong official analogue provenance; AC describes the recording path as entirely analogue.
- Artist/instrument
- Adam Makowicz — solo piano; Malmsjö piano, tuned to 432 Hz ◐
- Recording location
- Custom34 Studio ◐
- Recording engineer
- — Not identified in the pages reviewed
- Mastering
- Abbey Road Studios, London ◐
- Mastering/cutting
- Alex Wharton ◐
- Genre
- ◇ Solo jazz piano / standards
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03 / 144.5/5 · editorial
ART FARMER — IN WROCŁAW
DAT master documented — not AAA
Historically and musically exceptional, and the original performance was captured on analogue multitrack tape. However, AC Records explicitly states that the master was subsequently created on 16/44.1 DAT. This makes the provenance A/D/A rather than AAA, despite the analogue recording and analogue remaster.
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- Artist
- Art Farmer
- Album
- In Wrocław
- Reels
- 2 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips / 38 cm/s ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- EQ
- NAB and CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM “900” for the double-reel edition ✓
- Original recording
- analogue multitrack ✓
- Original master
- DAT — 16-bit / 44.1 kHz ✓
- AAA
- NO — must not be represented as AAA
- Recording
- Radio Wrocław, May 1997 ✓
- Recording engineer
- Włodzimierz Krakus ✓
- Assistant engineer
- Stanisław Kołodziej ✓
- Analogue remaster
- Piotr Łukaszewski, May 2024 ✓
- Remaster equipment
- Studer A80 and A827 ✓
- Genre
- ◇ Hard bop / mainstream jazz
- Current price
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04 / 145/5 · editorial
CZERWIŃSKI / OLESZKIEWICZ — PICTURES
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
One of the strongest entries in the catalogue: documented AAA provenance, ½″ analogue master, Abbey Road mastering and an outstanding acoustic jazz trio.
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- Artists
- Adam Czerwiński / Darek Oleszkiewicz
- Album
- Pictures
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips / 38 cm/s ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Source/master
- ½″ tape ◐
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — AC Records explicitly calls the production fully analogue / AAA ◐
- Recording
- No Sound Studios, Pasadena, California ◐
- Recording engineer
- Nolan Shaheed ◐
- Mixing
- Piotr Łukaszewski — Custom34 Studio ◐
- Mastering
- direct from ½″ tape by Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios, 23 September 2019 ◐
- Genre
- ◇ Acoustic / modern jazz
- Current price
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05 / 145/5 · editorial
CZERWIŃSKI / OLESZKIEWICZ — RAINDANCE
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
A reference AC Records release. AAA, documented ½″ source, excellent musicians and a very transparent production history.
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- Artists
- Adam Czerwiński / Darek Oleszkiewicz
- Album
- Raindance
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master provenance
- ½″ analogue tape ✓
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve on request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — explicitly “Fully analogue edition: AAA” ✓
- Recording
- 21–22 February 2005, No Sound Studios, Pasadena, California ✓
- Recording engineer
- Nolan Shaheed ✓
- Remastering
- Piotr Łukaszewski, Custom34, 20 September 2019 ✓
- Mastering
- Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios — direct from ½″ tape, 23 September 2019 ✓
- Genre
- Jazz ✓
- Current price
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06 / 144.5/5 · editorial
FRIENDS — MUSIC OF JAREK ŚMIETANA
Full provenance not published
Extraordinary artist roster and substantial two-reel programme. Because it gathers recordings from multiple configurations/sessions, a universal AAA classification would require provenance for every source, which AC Records does not presently publish on the tape page.
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- Artist
- Various Artists / Friends of Jarek Śmietana
- Album
- Music of Jarek Śmietana
- Reels
- 2 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM “900” [AC wording] ✓
- Original master width
- — Not published
- Original recording format
- — Varies / not documented on tape page
- AAA
- — AC Records does not make a blanket AAA claim on the tape page
- Recording/mastering engineer
- — Not published for the complete compilation
- Genre
- ◇ Jazz / jazz fusion / retrospective compilation
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07 / 145/5 · editorial
GOLDINGS / OLESZKIEWICZ / CZERWIŃSKI — HOLLYWOOD TRIO
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
Superb collector proposition: genuine AAA provenance, top-flight musicians and Abbey Road analogue mastering.
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- Artist
- Larry Goldings / Darek Oleszkiewicz / Adam Czerwiński
- Album
- Hollywood Trio
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve on request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — AC Records explicitly identifies it as full analogue AAA ✓
- Recorded
- Bakery Studio, Hollywood, California — March 2002 ✓
- Recording engineer
- Andy Waterman ✓
- Mixing
- Piotr Łukaszewski, Custom34 — December 2018 ✓
- Analogue mastering
- Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios — January 2019 ✓
- Genre
- Acoustic Jazz ✓
- Current price
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08 / 144.25/5 · editorial
J.S. BACH — MUSIC OF THE HEAVENS
Full provenance not published
Fascinating crossover repertoire with an exceptional cast, but the tape’s original recording/master provenance is presently less transparent than AC Records’ best-documented AAA releases.
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- Project
- Adam Czerwiński / Wojciech Padjas present J.S. Bach
- Album
- Music of the Heavens
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master/source width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA / original format
- — No unequivocal AAA declaration located on the tape page
- Recording engineer
- — Not published in the reviewed tape listing
- Mastering engineer
- — Not published there
- Genre
- ◇ Classical crossover / jazz / contemporary Bach interpretations
- Current price
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09 / 144.25/5 · editorial
JAREK ŚMIETANA — A STORY OF POLISH JAZZ
DAA — not AAA
An important document of Polish jazz with a remarkable cast. Collector value is extremely high musically, but provenance-sensitive buyers should note the official DAA, rather than AAA, designation.
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- Artist
- Jarek Śmietana
- Album
- A Story of Polish Jazz
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Source width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- Provenance
- DAA — explicitly classified that way by AC Records ◐
- AAA
- NO — AC Records identifies the album as DAA
- Recorded
- spring/summer 2004 ✓
- Studios
- Radio Małopolska and JSR Studio ✓
- Recording
- Aleksander Wilk / Wojciech Gruszka; Jarek Śmietana ✓
- Mix
- Dariusz Grela, NLD Studio, 2004 ✓
- Producer
- Jarek Śmietana ✓
- Genre
- Jazz / Funk / Rap ✓
- Current price
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10 / 145/5 · editorial
KAROLAK / CZERWIŃSKI — IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
A particularly desirable Hammond-led AAA jazz recording with excellent disclosed studio hardware and Abbey Road analogue mastering.
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- Artists
- Wojciech Karolak / Adam Czerwiński
- Album
- In A Sentimental Mood
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — AC Records’ release schedule identifies it as AAA ◐
- Recording
- Custom34 Studio, May 2018 ✓
- Recording engineer
- Piotr Łukaszewski ✓
- Recording machine
- Studer A827 24-track ✓
- Recording tape
- Quantegy GP9 ✓
- Analogue mastering
- Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios ✓
- Mastering/cutting chain
- TG12410 transfer console / Shadow Hills valve compression published for the vinyl mastering process ✓
- Genre
- Jazz ✓
- Current price
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11 / 144.5/5 · editorial
MAP — GROOVEOBEREK
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
Strong AAA credentials combined with genuinely unusual Polish jazz/folk material and Abbey Road mastering.
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- Artist
- MAP / Adam Czerwiński
- Album
- Grooveoberek
- Featuring
- Krzesimir Dębski
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — fully analogue release / AAA ◐
- Recorded
- December 2018, Custom34 Studio, Gdańsk ✓
- Recording engineer
- Piotr Łukaszewski ✓
- Analogue mastering
- Sean Magee, Abbey Road Studios — March 2019 ◐
- Producer
- Adam Czerwiński ◐
- Genre
- Jazz / Funk / Folk / Free Jazz ✓
- Current price
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12 / 145/5 · editorial
MCCOY TYNER TRIO — LIVE IN GDYNIA
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
One of the crown jewels of the catalogue: McCoy Tyner, Charnett Moffett and Al Foster, captured live in 2000 with officially stated full-AAA provenance.
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- Artist
- McCoy Tyner Trio
- Album
- Live in Gdynia
- Reels
- 2 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM “900” [AC wording] ✓
- Original recording
- analogue ✓
- AAA
- YES — AC Records explicitly calls the production full AAA ◐
- Recorded
- Teatr Muzyczny, Gdynia — 11 July 2000 ◐
- Recording engineer
- — Not published in the sources reviewed
- Remastering
- Piotr Łukaszewski, Custom34 Studio — January 2021 ◐
- Vinyl DMM mastering/cutting
- Hendrik Pauler, Pauler Acoustics ◐
- Genre
- ◇ Post-bop / acoustic jazz / live jazz
- Current tape price
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13 / 145/5 · editorial
MARCIN WĄDOŁOWSKI / ADAM CZERWIŃSKI ENSEMBLE — MOZART ROCKS AND SWINGS
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
Particularly strong technically: AC Records publishes unusually detailed information on the microphone, console, analogue multitrack and tape chain.
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- Album
- Mozart Rocks and Swings
- Arrangements
- Marcin Wądołowski
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Master/source width
- — Not explicitly published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve eby request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- Recording format
- Studer A827 24-track analogue recorder / Quantegy GP9 ✓
- AAA
- YES — AC Records describes the album as recorded fully analogue ◐
- Recorded
- September 2020, Custom34 Studio, Gdańsk ✓
- Recording engineer
- Piotr Łukaszewski ✓
- Assistant
- Krzysztof Szabowski ✓
- Analogue mastering
- Piotr Łukaszewski, Custom34 ✓
- Genre
- ◇ Jazz / rock / classical crossover
- Current price
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14 / 145/5 · editorial
VARIOUS PIANISTS — PIANO SKETCHES
AAA / all-analogue claim in label materials
An analogue purist’s dream concept: one instrument, one studio, one ribbon microphone and one tape recorder, with six very different pianists.
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- Artists
- Artur Dutkiewicz / Piotr Orzechowski / Kuba Stankiewicz / Piotr Wyleżoł / Michał Tokaj / Wojciech Niedziela
- Album
- Piano Sketches
- Reels
- 1 ✓
- Speed
- 15 ips ✓
- Release tape
- ¼″, 2-track ✓
- Source/master width
- — Not published
- EQ
- NAB or CCIR Eq. Curve by request ✓
- Tape stock
- RTM LPR90 ✓
- AAA
- YES — explicitly full analogue / AAA ✓
- Studio
- Custom34, Gdańsk ✓
- Recording
- Studer analogue tape recorder + stereo HUM ribbon microphone ✓
- Concept
- same piano, same 432-Hz tuning, same studio, microphone, engineer and tape recorder across the sessions ✓
- Recording engineer
- name not published on the pages reviewed
- Mastering engineer
- — Not published there
- Genre
- Jazz / Classical ✓
- Current price
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