The first seven selections are referred to as "Singers of Songs/Weavers of Dreams." They consist of arrangements dedicated to legendary jazz/blues greats and are described in the liner notes as "abstract portraits or sense-impressions" of the artist’s life and music. While I did not get a sense of this as I listened to these tracks, I was nonetheless impressed by the quality of the recordings. The many different types of percussion are rendered with incredible timbral accuracy and the cello is rich, yet well delineated.

The opening track is dedicated to Sonny Rollins and features much of the aforementioned percussion with all of their complexity and layering intact. From each individual movement of a shaker to the attack and decay of drums, everything is reproduced with spooky accuracy. This track also features a sunny calypso xylophone solo. The cello purrs as it resonates when bowed with a warmth and solidity that belie the transparency and detail of the sound.

Throughout the next six tracks, chimes float across the soundstage (sometimes imaging outside of the speakers), bells ring with a truly bell-like clarity, and even the low-level cadence of a snare drum sounds startlingly lifelike. There is always a wonderful sense of air around the instruments and a great sense of the recording space; it almost made me feel as if I were sitting in a large studio during the recording session. The caliber of the performances by Alain Planès on piano and especially of George Gaber on percussion is first rate and is aided by the high resolution of the 24/96 format.