[TR24][OF] NYSQ (New York Standards Quartet) - Heaven Steps to Seven - 2018 (Jazz, Contemporary Jazz)

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log date: 2018-09-21 18:34:04
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Analyzed: New York Standards Quartet / Heaven Steps to Seven
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR8       -0.50 dB   -10.75 dB      6:12 01-Tonight
DR8       -0.50 dB   -11.62 dB      8:40 02-Cheryl
DR13      -0.50 dB   -17.39 dB      4:12 03-Peace
DR8       -0.50 dB   -11.13 dB      8:17 04-If I Should Lose You
DR10      -0.50 dB   -12.40 dB      5:52 05-Every Time We Say Goodbye
DR9       -0.50 dB   -12.80 dB      8:03 06-I Love You
DR11      -0.50 dB   -14.94 dB      9:58 07-I'll Keep Loving You
DR9       -0.50 dB   -11.14 dB      5:07 08-Eye Of The Hurricane
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           3201 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Building on the significant success of their sixth release, 'Sleight of Hand' (Whirlwind, 2017), the New York Standards Quartet presents another coruscating showcase of reimagined, classic songs on 'Heaven Steps to Seven'.
Saxophonist Tim Armacost, pianist David Berkman and drummer Gene Jackson present individual arrangements full of characteristic inventiveness; and, for the first time in the studio, they are delighted to document bassist Ugonna Okegwo's relationship with the band, a regular on their US tours.
It's a recording of remarkable finesse, once again refracting kaleidoscopic colours across old favourites and less-familiar treasures from the jazz heritage. Having played together for so long, Armacost highlights two key facets: "One is to discover a beautiful standard you haven't heard before; the other is finding something well known, then portraying it differently. So we honour the tradition of this music, representing it authentically, but also creating environments which feel new."
The breadth of the detailing is remarkable - from Armacost's vamping, fast-walking-bass take on Leonard Bernstein's "Tonight" to Gene Jackson's boisterously arrangement of Cole Porter's "I Love You". Recorded off the back of a week-long tour, the first-take immediacy of these eight sparklers is evident.