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Recommended Hi-Res Music Downloads

We asked the three major music labels—Sony, Warner and Universal—to recommend a half-dozen each of their most popular titles exemplary of the quality Hi-Res Audio can deliver. Their selections are below but represent only a small taste of the thousands of hi-res tracks out there that can thrill you with their detail, purity and dynamics. Many online hi-res music stores offer samplers of their best-sounding music and allow you to search by “Best Sellers” to see what’s hot. And recommendations abound at enthusiast Websites, including Sound & Vision’s sister Website AudioStream.com. Whatever genre you seek, you’ll find great hi-res music to feed your passion.

	Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Sony Music Group/Columbia Legacy, 2013 Genre: Jazz Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Fleetwood Mac: Rumours Warner Music Group/Rhino, 2011 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24
	Lady Gaga/Tony Bennett: Cheek to Cheek Universal Music Group/Streamline-Columbia-Interscope, 2014 Genre: Jazz/Vocal Resolution: 96/24
	Beach Boys: Pet Sounds Universal Music Group/Capitol, 2012 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Leon Bridges: Coming Home Sony Music/Columbia, 2015 Genre: R&B Resolution: 96/24
	Chicago: Chicago Transit Authority Warner Music Group/Rhino, 2013 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Tom Petty: Damn The Torpedoes Universal Music Group/Geffen, 2015 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24
	Preservation Hall Jazz Band: That’s It! Sony Music/Legacy 2013 Genre: Jazz Resolution: 88/24
	Lang Lang, Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (cond.): Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 Sony Music/Sony Classical, 2013 Genre: R&B Resolution: 96/24
	Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage Universal Music Group/Blue Note, 2012 Genre: Jazz Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Bob Marley & The Wailers: Legend Universal Music Group/Island, 2012 Genre: Reggae Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	David Bowie: Five Years (1969-1973) Warner Music Group/Parlophone UK, 2015 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	James Taylor: Sweet Baby James Warner Music Group/Rhino, 2013 Genre: Pop Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Sara Bareilles: The Blessed Unrest Sony Music/Epic 2013 Genre: Pop Resolution: 88/24
	The Band: Music From Big Pink Universal Music Group/Capitol, 2013 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24, 192/24
	Yes: Fragile Warner Music Group/Rhino, 2002 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24
	Santana: Abraxas Sony Music/ Columbia Legacy, 2013 Genre: Rock Resolution: 88/24, 176/24
	Bad Company: Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company Warner Music Group/Rhino, 2015 Genre: Rock Resolution: 96/24

Along with the major labels, independent audiophile record companies and specialty music stores o er a wealth of unique and spectacularly well-recorded hi-res music. Here’s a small sample worth checking out.

	HDtracks.com Hi-Res Experience Sampler Chesky Records, 2015 Genre: Various Resolution: 96/24 Available free at hdtracks.com/the-hdtracks-hi-res-experience.
	The New Appalachians: From the Mountaintop Chesky Records, 2015 Genre: Traditional Song, Folk Resolution: 96/24 Track: “Wayfaring Stranger” Available on HDtracks Sampler
	Mangue Sylla & the All Star Drummers of Guinea: Dunnun Kan Chesky Records, 2015 Genre: World, African (Binaural+) Resolution: 96/24, 192/24 Track: “Doun- dumba” Available on HDtracks Sampler
	Alexis Cole: A Kiss in the Dark Chesky Records, 2014 Genre: Jazz, Vocal (Binaural+) Resolution: 96/24, 192/24 Track: “Ain’t We Got Fun” Available on HDtracks Sampler

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	Dvorak & Lalo, Cello Concertos: Johannes Moser, PKF - Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša Pentatone, 2015 Genre: Classical Resolution: 96/24
	Clementi & Beethoven, Piano Sonatinas: Alessandro Deljavan OnClassical, 2015 Genre: Classical Resolution: 88/24
	Prokofiev, Suite from Romeo & Juliet (Live): Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ricardo Muti OnClassical, 2014 Genre: Classical Resolution: 96/24
	The Film Music of Miklós Rózsa: Rumon Gamba, BBC Philharmonic Chandos, 2014 Genre: Classical Resolution: 96/24

	iTrax.com Ultra HD Audio Sampler AIX Records, 2014 Genre: Various Resolution: 96/24 Available free at iTrax.com; enter coupon code CES_2015 on checkout.
	Laurence Juber: Guitar Noir AIX Records, 2007 Genre: Fingerstyle Guitar, Contemporary Guitar, Acoustic Blues Resolution: 96/24 Track: “Strawberry Fields Forever” Available on iTrax Sampler
	Zephyr: Voices Unbound AIX Records, 2007 Genre: Contemporary Vocal, A Cappella Resolution: 96/24 Track: “Now Is The Month of Maying” Available on iTrax Sampler
	Paul Williams (feat. Willie Nelson): I’m Going Back There Someday AIX Records, 2007 Genre: Rock/Pop, Americana, Vocal Resolution: 96/24 Track: “Rainbow Connection” Available on iTrax Sampler