[TR24][OF] The Three Sounds (The 3 Sounds) - The 3 Sounds - 1958/2013 (Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop)

foobar2000 1.3.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: The Three Sounds / Introducing The 3 Sounds
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13       0.00 dB   -16.55 dB      4:33 01-Tenderly
DR13      -0.56 dB   -18.19 dB      4:39 02-Willow Weep For Me
DR13       0.00 dB   -16.30 dB      4:39 03-Both Sides
DR14      -1.53 dB   -19.44 dB      4:26 04-Blue Bells
DR13       0.00 dB   -17.07 dB      4:37 05-It's Nice
DR14      -1.26 dB   -18.94 dB      3:52 06-Goin' Home
DR12       0.00 dB   -15.64 dB      7:10 07-Would'n You
DR14      -0.34 dB   -17.58 dB      3:57 08-O Sole Mio
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate:        192000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           5411 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Gene Harris - piano, celeste
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Bill Dowdy - drums
Recorded: September 16, 1958 (tracks 1-3 and 5) and September 28, 1958 (tracks 4 and 6-8) in Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ.

What's remarkable about Introducing the Three Sounds is how the trio's lightly swinging sound arrived fully intact. From the basis of this album, it sounds as if pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andrew Simpkins, and drummer William Dowdy have been playing together for years. There's empathetic, nearly intuitive interplay between the three musicians, and Harris's deft style already sounds mature and entirely distinctive. There's no question that this music is easy to listen to, but dismissing it because of that would be wrong – there's genuine style in their light touch and in Harris' bluesy compositions. The Three Sounds never really deviated from the sound they established on Introducing, but that's one of the things that is so remarkable – they were fully formed on their very first album. Even if it was a peak, it wasn't the only peak in their career. They would often match the heights of this album, but this debut remains a shining jewel in their catalog, and the way to become acquainted with their sound.