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Lee Morgan’s "Cornbread," recorded in September 1965, stands as a high-water mark for the hard bop era. Following the massive commercial success of "The Sidewinder," Morgan was under pressure to deliver a follow-up that balanced catchy, rhythmic accessibility with the sophisticated improvisational fire that defined the Blue Note Records sound. This specific pressing, archived in EAC-FLAC (Exact Audio Copy - Free Lossless Audio Codec), represents the gold standard for audiophiles seeking to preserve the nuance of Rudy Van Gelder’s original engineering. The Lineup: A Hard Bop Supergroup
For an album like Cornbread , where the subtlety of Billy Higgins' brushwork and the resonance of Herbie Hancock's piano are paramount, compression is the enemy. FLAC ensures the "air" in the room remains in the recording.
"Cornbread" didn't just solidify Lee Morgan as a star; it proved that jazz could be intellectually stimulating while remaining deeply rooted in the "groove." It is an essential document of 1965, capturing a moment where the blues, gospel, and avant-garde hints were all swirling together into one perfect, soul-satisfying meal. Lee Morgan - Cornbread -1965- -EAC-FLAC-
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as the label prioritized other commercial follow-ups to Morgan's massive 1963 hit, The Sidewinder LondonJazzCollector
The session features one of the most formidable lineups of the mid-1960s hard bop era: Lee Morgan: Cornbread (1965) Blue Note Liberty/NY Articles by Lee Scoggins’s Profile | Part-time Audiophile
Once you have that folder, decoupled from the cloud, sitting on your local RAID drive, played back through Foobar2000 or Roon... you aren't just listening to Lee Morgan. You are listening to perfect data that recreates a September evening in 1965. You hear Jackie McLean’s reed buzz. You hear Herbie Hancock chuckle at a wrong note. You hear history, bit-perfect.
You have downloaded the folder. It contains: CDImage.flac , CDImage.cue , Lee Morgan - Cornbread.log , and a JPEG of the cover. Do not simply press play. Be a curator.
This article breaks down this specific keyword string, exploring why Cornbread remains a seminal entry in the Blue Note discography, why the year 1965 was pivotal, and why the technical tags "EAC" and "FLAC" matter more than ever in the preservation of acoustic history. The Lineup: A Hard Bop Supergroup For an
takes that exact WAV file (which is huge) and compresses it to about 60% of its size without losing a single bit. When you play a FLAC, it decompresses back to the original PCM stream. It is mathematically identical to the master.
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