(Modern Creative / Avant-Garde) Marty Ehrlich / Myra Melford - Spark! - 2007, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Marty Ehrlich / Myra Melford - Spark! Жанр: Modern Creative / Avant-Garde Год выпуска диска: 2007 Производитель диска: USA (Palmetto Records PM2129) Аудио кодек: FLAC Тип рипа: image+.cue Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 51:03Marty Ehrlich alto saxophone, clarinet Myra Melford piano1. Hymn 2. A Generation Comes And Another Goes 3. I See A Horizon 4. For Leroy 5. Up Do 6. Night 7. Blue Delhi 8. Images Of Time 9. Hymn  JazzChicago ReviewDuet albums are often tricky due to the challenge of keeping the music varied and interesting, but for the talented duo of alto sax/clarinet player Marty Ehrlich and pianist Myra Melford, the results are highly satisfying. Having recorded before and been playing together for years, the two artists fit together so comfortably that fears of monotony prove utterly groundless. Opener “Hymn” features Ehrlich’s gloriously bluesy sax and Melford’s gospel-infused pianism trading the spotlight in an enjoyable romp. “A Generation Comes and Another Goes” starts with Melford’s waves of classical-flavored fluid lines of shimmering improvisation before Ehrlich comes in with long drifting tones the two reflecting each other like clouds reflected in rippling water. On “I See A Horizon,” Ehrlich switches to clarinet. The music moves from a flowing sunny key to a minor rhythmic counter-theme, but for two musicians deeply schooled in the avant garde, the music is surprisingly melodic throughout. Whereas Ehrlich twists and bends in angular contortions, Melford’s shifting piano maintains solid ground; it is a stellar combination. “For Leroy” is a tribute to free jazz pioneer, violinist Leroy Jenkins who both artists worked with, and is a touching tribute with a touch of Big Easy funeral in the sweetly sad clarinet. “Up Do” is short, quirky, but enjoyable take on a Robin Holcomb song, while “Night” is beautiful and haunting with almost urban jazz tones on the piano underneath. The interplay reaches a high point on "Blue Dehli" which jangles along breathlessly while seeming to hint at both musicians' interest in Eastern music. Andrew Hill's "Images of Time" is giving a loving treatment and again one is amazed that even though there are only two players the music seems so full. The album ends with another, quieter version of "Hymn,"a song the duo have been playing for many years. Fans of modern jazz piano should be aware of Melford's genius for improvisation already, and she is in top form here. Ehrlich is a revelation as well and well-deserving of wider recognition outside the avant garde fold, but it is the stellar and sympathetic musical relationship between the two that truly makes this recording special. ~ Brad Walseth  EAC ReportExact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008EAC extraction logfile from 25. April 2009, 14:07Marty Ehrlich / Myra Melford / Spark!Used drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-S182M Adapter: 2 ID: 0Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : NoRead offset correction : 6 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes Used interface : Installed external ASPI interfaceUsed output format : User Defined Encoder Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s Quality : High Add ID3 tag : No Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %dTOC of the extracted CD Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector --------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 0:00.00 | 6:21.29 | 0 | 28603 2 | 6:21.29 | 6:06.57 | 28604 | 56110 3 | 12:28.11 | 5:59.04 | 56111 | 83039 4 | 18:27.15 | 7:33.39 | 83040 | 117053 5 | 26:00.54 | 3:25.01 | 117054 | 132429 6 | 29:25.55 | 7:26.46 | 132430 | 165925 7 | 36:52.26 | 4:08.62 | 165926 | 184587 8 | 41:01.13 | 4:27.32 | 184588 | 204644 9 | 45:28.45 | 5:34.16 | 204645 | 229710Range status and errorsSelected range Filename C:\Documents and Settings\Igor\My Documents\My Music\eac\Marty Ehrlich & Myra Melford - Spark!.wav Peak level 98.8 % Range quality 100.0 % Test CRC EF793A6F Copy CRC EF793A6F Copy OKNo errors occurredAccurateRip summaryTrack 1 not present in database Track 2 not present in database Track 3 not present in database Track 4 not present in database Track 5 not present in database Track 6 not present in database Track 7 not present in database Track 8 not present in database Track 9 not present in databaseNone of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip databaseEnd of status report