[TR24][OF] Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra - Soul Searchin' - 1965/2015 (Easy Listening, Jazz-Pop)

Of Claus Ogerman's four mod albums for Victor, Soul Searchin' is a favorite for many because the theme, and certainly the tunes, are hip. As Ogerman's liner notes explain, he ranks soul third in significance after pop and jazz. In any case, Ogerman does a competent job covering all these songs; the title track (an Ogerman original) can be called funky, even. A large factor is Dick Hyman's Lowrey organ; his facility with both jazz and soul is in full evidence here. "The End of the Line" was a hit for Vinnie Bell, but the greater significance is that it was written by Pat Williams and Phil Ramone. The Ogerman albums on Victor share a great deal with the mod albums on Verve by Williams, Kai Winding, and others. Veering away from pop and toward soul-jazz, Soul Searchin' has a peppy jazz-boogaloo beat that feels neither constrained nor ponderous. The surprise is that it works.

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-03-28 00:17:16
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Analyzed: Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra / Soul Searchin'
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR12      -0.46 dB   -15.29 dB      2:22 01-Soul Searchin'
DR13      -1.80 dB   -18.37 dB      2:07 02-What'd I Say
DR13      -2.05 dB   -19.09 dB      2:58 03-House Of The Rising Sun
DR12      -1.57 dB   -16.41 dB      2:21 04-Comin' Home Baby
DR11      -1.39 dB   -15.56 dB      2:22 05-The End Of The Line
DR12      -1.02 dB   -15.72 dB      2:08 06-Tell It As It Is
DR11      -0.48 dB   -15.76 dB      2:30 07-Green Onions
DR12       0.00 dB   -14.99 dB      2:34 08-The Sidewinder
DR11      -0.63 dB   -15.43 dB      2:24 09-Fever
DR12      -0.31 dB   -14.81 dB      2:18 10-Memphis
DR13      -0.18 dB   -16.78 dB      3:04 11-Watermelon Man
DR11      -1.31 dB   -14.89 dB      1:52 12-Shindig
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           3095 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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