[TR24][OF] John Pizzarelli - Midnight McCartney - 2015 (Vocal Jazz)

John Pizzarelli - Arranger, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Harry Allen - Sax (Tenor), Soliste
Hélio Alves - Piano
Chris Cardona - Viola
Duduka Dafonseca - Drums, Percussion
Katherine Fink - Flute (Alto)
Andy Fusco - Sax (Alto)
Larry Goldings - Arranger, Organ, Piano
Tony Kadleck - Trumpet
Kevin Kanner - Drums
Michael McDonald - Vocals (#4)
Jessica Molaskey - Vocals (Background)
John Mosca - Trombone
Konrad Paszkudzki - Bass, Piano
Mairi Dorman Phaneuf - Cello
Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar (Rhythm), Soloist
Madeleine Pizzarelli - Vocals (Background)
Martin Pizzarelli - Bass
Don Sebesky - Orchestration
Pamela Sklar - Flute (Alto)
Paul Woodiel - Violin
Robin Zeh - Violin
Recorded: The Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab, Pleasantville, NY.
All songs written by Paul McCartney, except #1-3,6,7,10,11 written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney.

When Paul McCartney wrote John Pizzarelli a letter suggesting he record an album of the former Beatle’s songs, the jazz guitarist and singer quickly signed on.
"I got an idea got in my head,” McCartney wrote to Pizzarelli in late May 2014. “It might be interesting for you to do a few of my songs that are lesser known than some of the others. I realize this may be a little immodest, if not pushy.” “I imagine the songs would include post-Beatles melodies of mine like ‘Love in the Open Air’ (from the soundtrack to 1967 film The Family Way), ‘Junk,’ ‘Warm and Beautiful’ and, possibly, ‘My Valentine.’”
McCartney concluded in his letter, “The attraction for me is lesser-known tunes done in a mellow jazz style and, if it gets some traction, maybe the album could be titled Midnight McCartney. As I said, this may tickle your fancy or you may decide these are the ramblings of a deranged composer with too much time on his hands.”
To say Pizzarelli was tickled is putting it mildly. Pizzarelli, his wife Jessica Molaskey – co-producer of Midnight McCartney - and pianist Larry Goldings immediately went into research mode, digging through McCartney's albums of the last 45-plus years to find songs that could be re-harmonized and adapted for Pizzarelli's trademark style.
Recorded at Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab in Pleasantville, N.Y.

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-01-18 00:45:16
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Analyzed: John Pizzarelli / Midnight McCartney
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.08 dB   -10.27 dB      3:51 01-Silly Love Songs
DR9       -0.07 dB   -10.53 dB      4:26 02-My Love
DR9        0.00 dB   -10.25 dB      3:12 03-Heart Of The Country
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.60 dB      3:56 04-Coming Up (feat. Michael McDonald)
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.89 dB      5:07 05-No More Lonely Nights
DR8       -0.01 dB   -10.93 dB      3:33 06-Warm And Beautiful
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.00 dB      3:52 07-Hi, Hi, Hi
DR9        0.00 dB   -10.87 dB      3:38 08-Junk
DR8       -0.12 dB   -10.43 dB      3:40 09-My Valentine
DR8        0.00 dB   -10.16 dB      2:54 10-Let 'Em In
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.18 dB      3:23 11-Some People Never Know
DR9       -0.15 dB   -11.55 dB      4:01 12-Maybe I'm Amazed
DR7        0.00 dB    -9.01 dB      4:18 13-Wonderful Christmastime
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Number of tracks:  13
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           1619 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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