{"product_id":"louis-stewart-i-thought-about-you-remixed-remastered","title":"LOUIS STEWART - I Thought About You (Remixed \u0026 Remastered)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Black Vinyl. A remixed and remastered release of Louis Stewart’s quartet album with John Taylor, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins. Includes full colour sleeve notes, including photos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Thought About You\u003c\/em\u003e is a major remixed, remastered, and extended release of Irish jazz guitar master \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 1977 quartet album with the English pianist \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e and the American rhythm team of bassist \u003cstrong\u003eSam Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Higgins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded when Louis was working with Ronnie Scott’s house band (as was John Taylor), the session coincided with pianist Cedar Walton’s quartet’s stint at Scott's London club. Walton's sidemen Sam Jones and Billy Higgins so impressed Louis, that he invited them to record with him and John Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1980 with some edits and overdubs, this enhanced re-issue uses the original London masters. The tunes are mainly by then contemporary artists (Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk, Sam Jones, Jimmy Heath etc.) plus one standard. With superb trio accompaniment, the result is possibly Louis Stewart’s best studio recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times critic Derek Jewell:\u003c\/strong\u003e “... a musician to be spoken of in the same league as Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, or, among contemporary virtuosos, Joe Pass.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonnie Scott:\u003c\/strong\u003e “In my book he's one of the world's great jazz guitarists”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDownBeat Magazine:\u003c\/strong\u003e “must be considered one of the instrument’s world class players”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemixing and Mastering I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI THOUGHT ABOUT YOU\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded on 18th March 1977 in London’s \u003cstrong\u003eOlympic Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e on 2” tape, which captured tracks for each of the instruments. In 1978, Louis Stewart brought a 1⁄4” copy of the tapes back to Dublin and decided to record some alternate solos on some tracks, which were used with the first release of the album in 1980, though the reason for doing this remains unclear. This hybrid’s combination of two tape sources didn’t work well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestoring the album, nearly 50 years after it was recorded, required digitisation of the original two-inch studio tapes, which had been in a lock-up for 20 years. Digitization by FX Labs in London revealed an alternate version of \u003cem\u003eNovember Girl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eAll Blues\u003c\/em\u003e. The 1⁄4” overdub tapes were also digitised but not used due to their poorer quality sound and the impossible task of making them work well with the original 2” masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeán Mac Erlaine\u003c\/strong\u003e remixed and remastered to create the best version of the album for re-release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Livia Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":54600623784281,"sku":"SDZ-21693","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Louis_Stewart_-_I_Thought_About_You__Remixed_and_Remastered_Edition__-_2025_Reissue.jpg?v=1747405879","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/louis-stewart-i-thought-about-you-remixed-remastered","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}