[TR24][OF] Frank Woeste (with Ben Monder, Justin Brown) - Pocket Rhapsody - 2016 (Contemporary Jazz, ACT)

Frank Woeste is not just an exceptionally fine pianist and a gifted exponent of the Fender Rhodes, he also has a thorough understanding of his own creative process. If all art is about leaving an impression, then Woeste's mission is to etch a deep mark both as a player and as a composer. His debut as an artist on ACT, then, not only reveals a musician brimming with ideas, but also a fully-fledged composer and an extremely adept arranger. His trio with guitarist Ben Monder and drummer Justin Brown creates a sound which is orchestral in its scale and its impact. The intimacy of chamber music goes hand in hand here with the forward propulsion of a jazz trio, and with the power of a big band. In other words, the title “Pocket Rhapsody” gets it right.
Woeste is not short of eminent companions for this voyage. Youn Sun Nah sings “The Star Gazer” with the kind of captivating emotional intensity that might be expected of her. Ibrahim Maalouf contributes his incomparably expressive, orientaltinged trumpet lyricism to the glistening “Moving Light” and to “Nouakchott,” a magical and richly evocative whirring of warm air over the desert sand. The time has come for Frank Woeste to be re-discovered in Germany as a prodigal son, and to be recognized more widely as a prodigious talent.

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-01-24 12:53:50
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Analyzed: Frank Woeste feat. Ben Monder & Justin Brown / Pocket Rhapsody
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9        0.00 dB   -11.53 dB      6:15 01-Terlingua
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.79 dB      6:01 02-Moving Light
DR9        0.00 dB   -12.34 dB      6:42 03-The Star Gazer
DR9        0.00 dB   -11.08 dB      6:45 04-Buzz Addict
DR13      -0.02 dB   -18.21 dB      2:00 05-Interlude
DR10       0.00 dB   -14.68 dB      8:14 06-Pocket Rhapsody
DR10      -3.61 dB   -19.33 dB      1:40 07-Intro Nouakchott
DR10       0.00 dB   -12.20 dB      7:50 08-Nouakchott
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.88 dB      5:40 09-Mirage
DR12       0.00 dB   -15.91 dB      3:44 10-Melancholia
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           1457 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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