[TR24][OF] Matthew Halsall - On The Go (Special Edition) - 2011/2016 (Contemporary Jazz, Trumpet Jazz)

Matthew Halsall / On The Go (Special Edition) Формат записи/Источник записи: [TR24][OF] Издание: Special edition Год издания/переиздания диска: 2011/2016 Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Trumpet Jazz Издатель: Gondwana Records ‎– GONDCD005SE Продолжительность: 01:06:31 Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks Разрядность: 24/96 Количество каналов: 2.0 Источник (релизер): WEB Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: Буклет PDF Треклист: 01. Music For A Dancing Mind 02. Song For Charlie 03. The End of Dukkha 04. Samatha 05. The Journey Home 06. The Move Bonus tracks 07. Only You 08. Singing Everyday 09. Breathless -gondwanarecords.com- We are very happy to announce, that due to popular demand, Matthew Halsall’s 2011 award-winning album, ON THE GO, is being issued for the first time on vinyl (2xLP), including three (never heard before) bonus tracks. The album has been specially remixed and remastered by Matthew Halsall and George Atkins at 80 Hertz. The release will be available on LP/CD/DL formats.   Состав Matthew Halsall: trumpet Nat Birchall: saxophone Adam Fairhall: piano Gavin Barras: bass Gaz Hughes: drums Rachael Gladwin: harp ("Samatha" only)     allaboutjazz.com Matthew Halsall: Matthew Halsall: On The Go (Special Edition) ****1/2 By PHIL BARNES July 1, 2016 Slipping under the radar this low-key reissue of Matthew Halsall's classic 2011 album should not be ignored. Why so? Well rather than just tweak the tapes for a first vinyl issue Halsall, who it appears was not completely happy with the original mix, has taken the opportunity to commission a full remix and remaster by George Atkins, and added a generous 3 previously unreleased contemporaneous tracks inspired by Miles Davis' soundtrack to Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (Lift to the Scaffold). So instead of a six track, 45 minute, single LP we now have a 9 track, 65 minute expanded version. Out goes the original mix credited to Halsall and Brendan Williams, along with Williams' mastering, to be replaced by a brand new sparkling mix by George Atkins. Atkins has been entrusted with the mastering of each Halsall album that followed this one and has mixed or co-mixed the last two, making him a core member of the Gondwana records inner circle. Whether the significant improvements in the overall sound are entirely the result of Atkins work or simply Halsall being clearer on his aims 5 years on, the step change from the 2011 CD was a surprise. The previous version was hardly deficient, On the Go was jazz album of the year at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide awards in 2012 after all, but it is clearly surpassed by the reissue. So, for example, "Journey Home" adds noticeably more punch and propulsion to the sound of Gavin Barras' bass and gives more clarity on the percussion work from Gaz Hughes. Best of all Nat Birchall's saxophone feels broader, percolating into every corner of the mix and making a favourite track still better. There is evidence of attention to detail on "The Move" the final track of the 2011 configuration—now the drum ripples in the introduction under Halsall's trumpet are clearer and some general percussive detail is now audible that had previously been drowned out by cymbal. Add that level of sonic improvement to the collection's best known track "Music for a Dancing Mind" and this is the sort of record that reminds us why we all get pulled back to jazz and improvised music despite the attractions of other genres—that lightness of touch, control of pace and melody that only the very best can achieve using an instrumental format where the possibilities might reasonably have been expected to have been exhausted decades ago. The "End of Dukkha" too is much improved, the piano sound being more natural and resonant, with "Samatha" also revealing clearer harp and drum brush contributions. The new pieces are good companions to the original album, an enjoyable, thoughtful, coda rather than additions that surpass the original configuration that was, let's face it, great to start with. Of these probably the best is "Only You" that at times evokes the dreamlike piano and bass feel of say a "Blue in Green." "Singing Everyday" has a more traditional blues derived feel with some great trumpet by Halsall, while "Breathless" is a melancholy mid-paced trumpet-led shuffle that most evokes the feel of the Miles Davis soundtrack that inspired it. The packaging of the special edition has been shorn of all recording session information so it is not possible to plot the timing of the sessions that yielded the new tracks beyond the "around the same time" steer that Halsall gives in the press release. Much of that original album was recorded in 2010 -a productive year for Halsall that also yielded three pieces that later appeared on the transitional Fletcher Moss Park collection released in autumn 2012. If three further quality tracks such as these can be found for this reissue, who can say what other gems remain interred in the Gondwana vaults? We can be certain though, that following this album Halsall sought to explore other musical influences from the more esoteric end of jazz—Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders in particular, but also Art Ensemble of Chicago on 2015's "Into Forever." While this has undeniably made for great music—2014's When the World Was One remains my personal favourite of his many great records—"On the Go" is his most immediately accessible work for the curious jazz fan. The improvements to the sound here are significant and the added bonus of the three new tracks mean that this reissue can only be highly recommended.     Лог проверки качества foobar2000 1.3.9 / Замер динамического диапазона (DR) 1.1.1 Дата отчёта: 2017-08-26 14:46:09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Анализ: Matthew Halsall / On The Go -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Пики RMS Продолжительность трека -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -0.28 дБ -10.73 дБ 8:54 01-Music For A Dancing Mind DR11 -0.31 дБ -14.73 дБ 7:05 02-Song For Charlie DR9 -0.27 дБ -10.86 дБ 6:45 03-The End Of Dukkha DR13 -0.30 дБ -16.82 дБ 9:16 04-Samatha DR8 -0.27 дБ -10.06 дБ 6:55 05-The Journey Home DR10 -0.27 дБ -12.44 дБ 5:33 06-The Move DR13 -0.31 дБ -16.89 дБ 6:35 07-Only You (Bonus Track) DR13 -0.39 дБ -16.69 дБ 8:27 08-Singing Everyday (Bonus Track) DR10 -0.31 дБ -13.32 дБ 7:00 09-Breathless (Bonus Track) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Количество треков: 9 Реальные значения DR: DR11 Частота: 96000 Гц Каналов: 2 Разрядность: 24 Битрейт: 2601 кбит/с Кодек: FLAC ================================================================================ Другие мои раздачи на трекере