The Dude (SHM-CD)

SHM-CDs (Super High Material CDs) reproduce sound more faithfully than conventional CDs. SHM-CDs comply with CD standards and can be played on existing players. SHM-CDs utilize a polycarbonate material originally developed for LCD screens, and its enhanced transparency results in greater clarity, depth, and definition of sound, bringing the listener ever closer to the music of the original master. It offers crystal-clear sound, significantly higher resolution, and excellent balance and stability. Nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, including a win for Jones for Producer of the Year, Quincy's 1981 album "The Dude" was simply one of the most rigorous realizations of his talents: orchestration, arranging, sequencing, his ear for anticipating new sounds, and his ability to assemble. Quincy's work bridged and fused genres in ways others couldn't, and with its versatile moods and complex arrangements, "The Dude" is a unique blend of bebop, jazz, funk, pop balladry, and dance, with hints of African syncopation, silent storm, and nods to the then-nascent hip-hop scene. With Jones in the bag, an elite band of musicians rolled out, including Herbie Hancock, Greg Phillinganes, and Stevie Wonder on keyboards, Louis Johnson on bass, Jerry Hey on horn, Syreeta Wright and Michael Jackson on backing vocals, and Patti Austin and James Ingram delivering stellar vocal performances. With engineer Bruce Swedien at the helm, Rod Temperton writing four of the album's nine tracks, Toots Thielemans' atmospheric and sharp harmonica, the tenderness of Ingram's signature baritone, Austin's razor-sharp technique, and instinctive sensuality—especially on the serpentine Stevie Wonder funk composition, "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"—the album makes you want to groove, dance, and fall in love.