{"product_id":"chris-cheek-keepers-of-the-eastern-door-lp","title":"Chris Cheek - Keepers Of The Eastern Door ( VINYL )","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eKeepers Of The Eastern Door\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eChris Cheek, Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Rudy Royston\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eThe Standard Edition and Limited Numbered 1-Step Edition both feature AAA 180g Vinyl, cut by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Gotta Groove. Both versions include a high resolution digital download at 192\/24.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e1. Kino’s Canoe (Chris Cheek) 3:34\u003cbr\u003e2. Smoke Rings (Ned Washington \u0026amp; H. Eugene Gifford) 4:30\u003cbr\u003e3. O Sacrum Convivium! (Olivier Messiaen) 6:49\u003cbr\u003e4. On A Clear Day (Burton Lane \u0026amp; Alan Jay Lerner) 4:14\u003cbr\u003e5. Lost Is My Quiet (Henry Purcell) 7:21\u003cbr\u003e6. From Me To You (John Lennon \u0026amp; Paul McCartney) 5:05\u003cbr\u003e7. Keepers Of The Eastern Door (Chris Cheek) 4:45\u003cbr\u003e8. Go On, Dear (Chris Cheek) 5:18\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eTotal Time: 41:37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eKeepers Of The Eastern Door\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eAcclaimed Saxophonist\/Composer Chris Cheek finds harmony with nature on \u003cem\u003eKeepers of the Eastern Door\u003c\/em\u003e. Featuring an All-Star quartet with Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr and Rudy Royston, the album was recorded by James Farber at Power Station, direct to analog tape and mastered by Bernie Grundman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e \"Recorded at Power Station in New York by the renowned recording great James Farber live to 1\/2\" two track analog tape on a custom tube Ampex 351 at 30IPS and mastered by Bernie Grundman directly from the analog tape bypassing even Bernie's excellent sounding mastering board, this production is an analog record lover's dream come true. The sound is warm, yet detailed and vibrant, almost as if electronics were not at all involved. […] If you needed proof that Gotta Groove is a top tier pressing plant, this record provides the evidence. […] Analog Tone Factory makes this available as a \"One-Step\" and a standard 3 step record. At Munich High End this past May the audience in the Acoustical Systems room got a chance to listen to a track played back on the standard and one-step version. There was a clear consensus that the one step was better in every way. I played both at home and it was more obvious at home. Was it a \"major revelation\"? No because the 3 step pressing is so good. But the one step delivers more of everything, particularly transparency and bottom end weight and definition.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Fremer, Tracking Angle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e (Music = 10, Sound = 10)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cheek is a first-rate improviser and composer with a distinctive sound; while he mostly plays tenor, he's also one of the greatest living performers on the soprano sax […] For me, \u003cem\u003eKeepers of the Eastern Door\u003c\/em\u003e is the most enjoyable record of his career. […] It's one of those records where you can hear the good time being had, and everything just flows. […] The way the regular LP captures the bell-like tone of Frisell’s amplified guitar, panned hard into the left channel, is goosebump-inducing, and every instrument sounds weighty, saturated, and crystal clear. But to my ears, the one-step is even better. There's more definition and presence, but to my surprise the largest difference is that following the music becomes easier. The performance is more emotional and makes more sense.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex Halberstadt, Stereophile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"On this beauteous and deceptively understated gem of an album, ever-tasteful saxophonist Chris Cheek makes a gentle-but-firm alliance with another notoriously tasteful musician, guitarist Bill Frisell, in clean-tone mode. […] The result is magical. […] All told, the album is a thing of subtle beauty and neo-hip grace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Josef Woodard, DownBeat (4 stars)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recorded live to 1\/2-inch two-track analog tape on a custom tube Ampex 351 deck at 30 ips, \u003cem\u003eKeepers of the Eastern Door\u003c\/em\u003e is the most sumptuous-sounding and crystal-clear album that has crossed my desk this year. [...] Chris Cheek brings a refined touch and jazzy sensibility to the Beatles, baroque composer Henry Purcell, 20th-century French composer Olivier Messiaen, and a couple familiar jazz standards in this varied program.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Bill Milkowski, The Absolute Sound (4.5 for music, 4.5 for sonics)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chris Cheek and Bill Frisell are such kindred spirits it’s a wonder they haven’t teamed up more often. Both are rooted in jazz and pop tradition but with a taste for the unknown. The Missouri saxophonist is adept at soothing the listener with warmth and lyricism before taking an unexpected turn. Frisell is similarly inclined, using the reverb on his electric guitar to infuse gentle, even beloved melodies with a sense of the uncanny. [...] Poised between chill out and spine-chilling, this album is a late-night delight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- The London Times (\"best jazz of 2025 so far”)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The 'In' Groove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59547450015825,"sku":"198715826906","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/atf25-cc-cov-2000px.jpg?v=1779332964","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/chris-cheek-keepers-of-the-eastern-door-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}