Consisting of George Hazelrigg on piano, Geoff Hazelrigg on bass and John O’Reilly Jr. on drums, Hazelrigg Brothers is an instrumental trio that melds jazz, rock, and classical music to create an experience that is engaging, entertaining and eminently listenable. Critically acclaimed for both their musical approach and their recording techniques, Hazelrigg Brothers is a genre-defying group that is not to be underestimated.
Albums by Hazelrigg Brothers
Where the Path Runs Straight and High - Hazelrigg Brothers (High Res Digital)
As children of the nineteen-eighties, we grew up with a variety of excellent music. From jazz fusion to synthesizer-driven pop to rock, the music industry was alive with innovation. At the same time, the classic rock radio format was born. Led Zeppelin was, for us and many of our peers growing up (musicians and otherwise), the most significant in the pantheon of recording artists that now define so much of American, British, and world culture. They sat at an intersection of Elizabethan music, delta blues, and the technology of the day. Each member was a master of their instrument(s), and the ensemble was greater than their sum. Where the Path Runs Straight and High is an adaptation and distillation of these elements into the format where we live a large portion of our musical lives: An intimate acoustic trio setting, not wielding the sheer sound pressure levels of a concert at Madison Square Garden, but with our careful attention on extracting the nectar of the genius in these songs.
1. Friends - 3:48
2. Going to California - 3:37
3. Black Mountain Side - 3:12
4. The Rain Song - 6:53
5. No Quarter - 7:45
6. Fool in the Rain - 5:35
7. Thank You - 5:38
Where the Path Runs Straight and High - Hazelrigg Brothers (Audiophile LP)
The lacquers for this record were cut by Nick Townsend on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe, paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully-restored and custom-modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Crane Song HEDD Quantum.
SYNCHRONICITY: An interpretation of the album by THE POLICE - Hazelrigg Brothers (High Res Digital)
Perfectly expressing the political and social temper of the early 1980s, the original landmark album was the near-constant soundtrack to George and Geoff’s upbringing and a huge influence on their artistic future. On their latest release, Hazelrigg Brothers celebrates the 40th anniversary of this classic album and delivers an audiophile experience full of the fire, power and dynamics that have become their trademark.
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking in Your Footsteps
3. O My God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
7. Every Breath You Take
8. King of Pain
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea in the Sahara
11. Murder by Numbers (Bonus track on CD and DSD download)
SYNCHRONICITY: An interpretation of the album by THE POLICE - Hazelrigg Brothers (Audiophile LP)
Notes on the lacquer cutting process from Nick Townsend: "The lacquers for this record were cut on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully restored and custom modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Dave Hills designed quantum HEDD A/D Converter."
Side A:
Synchronicity I - 2:59
Walking in Your Footsteps - 4:09
O My God - 3:27
Mother - 2:34
Miss Gradenko - 2:02
Synchronicity II - 4:13
Side B:
Every Breath You Take - 3:22
King of Pain - 5:34
Wrapped Around Your Finger - 5:12
Tea in the Sahara - 4:21
SYNCHRONICITY: An interpretation of the album by THE POLICE - Hazelrigg Brothers (CD)
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking in Your Footsteps
3. O My God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
7. Every Breath You Take
8. King of Pain
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea in the Sahara
11. Murder by Numbers (Bonus track on CD and DSD download)
Songs We Like (Deluxe Edition) - Hazelrigg Brothers (High Res Digital)
Songs We Like (Deluxe Edition) is the result of years of the Hazelrigg Brothers’ painstaking work and patience. The carefully curated track list on this newly extended include material originally performed by classic rock giants such as Led Zeppelin, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steely Dan, Jethro Tull, The Police, and beloved Australian band Men at Work. Two classical works are also included along with two additional bonus tracks. Each number is given a complete reimagining by the trio and recorded as a live performance without a single overdub. This audiophile tour de force was captured by two AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphones captured through 4 Hazelrigg Industries VLC Microphone Preamplifiers, hand-built by the Hazelrigg Brothers in the workshop of Hazelrigg Industries / D.W. Fearn, suppliers of the world’s finest audio recording equipment. This newly expanded album was also remixed and remastered by George and Geoff Hazelrigg, along with legendary engineer Doug Fearn with the aid of both the D.W. Fearn VT-5 Vacuum Tube Equalizer and the D.W. Fearn VT-7 Vacuum Tube Compressor.
1. Living in the Past
2. Catch a Star
3. If 6 Was 9
4. Evening in the Country
5. Ten Years Gone
6. King of the World
7. Passacaglia from the Daughters of Zeus Urania
8. Spirits in the Material World
9. What is and What Should Never Be
BONUS TRACKS
10. Four Sticks
11. The Wind Cries Mary
Songs We Like - Hazelrigg Brothers (CD)
1) Living in the Past
2) Catch A Star
3) If 6 Was 9
4) Evening in the Country
5) Ten Years Gone
6) King of the World
7) Passacaglia, From the Daughters of Zeus, Urania
8) Spirits in the Material World
9) What Is and What Should Never Be