[TR24][OF] Django Bates' Beloved - The Study Of Touch - 2017 (Contemporary Jazz)

British pianist Django Bates returns to ECM with one of his very finest constellations, the trio Belovèd, with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and Danish drummer Peter Bruun, and an aptly named album, "The Study of Touch". All three musicians are highly individual players, subtly challenging the conventions of the jazz piano trio.
The group came together a decade ago when Bates was teaching at Copenhagen’s Rhythmic Music Conservatory. The shared work has included inspired reconstructions of pieces associated with Charlie Parker – a formative influence for both Bates and bassist Eldh - and in this new album, Parker’s tune “Passport” is set amid Django originals, and played with respect, contemporary sensibility and joy. Some of Django’s own tunes here – such as “Senza Bitterness”, “Sadness All The Way Down” and “We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way” have become core pieces in Belovèd’s repertoire, continually remodeled by this trio of improvisers. Bates’ composing and arranging skills are much in evidence, along with his freewheeling, free-flowing virtuosic melodic sense. The terse, percussive edge of Petter Eldh’s bass provides momentum and drummer Peter Bruun details the music with an almost painterly touch. In the crowded world of the piano trio, Belovèd has developed a sound all its own. The Study of Touch was recorded at Oslo’s Rainbow Studio in June 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

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Analyzed: Django Bates' Belovèd / The Study Of Touch
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -4.96 dB   -22.84 dB      2:17 01-Sadness All The Way Down
DR12      -3.65 dB   -19.35 dB      6:07 02-Giorgiantics
DR13      -1.72 dB   -19.48 dB      6:25 03-Little Petherick
DR11      -3.68 dB   -20.68 dB      3:29 04-Senza Bitterness
DR13      -1.43 dB   -17.25 dB      6:10 05-We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way
DR12      -5.54 dB   -20.33 dB      5:30 06-This World
DR12      -2.09 dB   -18.40 dB      9:46 07-The Study Of Touch
DR13      -1.82 dB   -17.90 dB      2:49 08-Passport
DR13      -1.22 dB   -17.38 dB      7:41 09-Slippage Street
DR13      -1.00 dB   -18.81 dB      4:52 10-Peonies As Promised
DR13      -6.71 dB   -24.49 dB      1:19 11-Happiness All The Way Up
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2287 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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