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George Shearing Quintet & Amigos - The Way We Are (1974/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 39:44 minutes | 769 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
The formula for the George Shearing Quintet was wearing very thin by the time of this 1974 release, although he adds two Latin percussionists to the group for variety. The lack of notable sidemen means that Shearing does almost all of the solos, excepting the guest percussionists, but the major weakness of this record is the inane material. While Stevie Wonder's 'The Sunshine of My Life' has been successfully absorbed into the jazz repertoire, forgettable turkeys like 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose,' 'Killing Me Softly,' a Muzak-like rendition of 'Superstar' (the sleep-inducing hit for Karen Carpenter written by Leon Russell), the insipid 'The World Is a Ghetto,' and especially the nauseating Gilbert O'Sullivan ballad 'Alone Again (Naturally)' prove that even a first-rate musician can do little to make these tunes interesting to jazz listeners.
Tracklist:
01 - The Way We Were
02 - Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
03 - Killing Me Softly
04 - The World Is a Ghetto
05 - Superstar
06 - Eleanor Rigby
07 - Brian's Song
08 - Aquarius
09 - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
10 - Alone Again (Naturally)
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer.
Recorded at MPS Studios, Villingen, Germany.
Digitally remastered.
The Quartet:
George Shearing - piano
Heribert Thusek - vibraphone
Sigi Schwab - guitar
Andy Simpkins - bass
Rusty Jones - drums
The Amigos:
Carmelo Garcia - timbales
Chino Valdes - bongos, congas
Analyzed: George Shearing Quintet & Amigos / The Way We Are
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.69 dB -15.48 dB 2:36 01-The Way We Were
DR12 -1.70 dB -16.20 dB 5:50 02-Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
DR11 -1.65 dB -16.47 dB 2:52 03-Killing Me Softly
DR12 -1.61 dB -15.64 dB 4:35 04-The World Is a Ghetto
DR11 -0.65 dB -15.55 dB 5:17 05-Superstar
DR11 -1.11 dB -15.09 dB 4:03 06-Eleanor Rigby
DR11 -1.65 dB -16.58 dB 2:29 07-Brian's Song
DR11 -1.61 dB -14.37 dB 3:28 08-Aquarius
DR10 -1.27 dB -14.93 dB 4:03 09-You Are the Sunshine of My Life
DR11 -0.99 dB -14.80 dB 4:31 10-Alone Again (Naturally)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2674 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.69 dB -15.48 dB 2:36 01-The Way We Were
DR12 -1.70 dB -16.20 dB 5:50 02-Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
DR11 -1.65 dB -16.47 dB 2:52 03-Killing Me Softly
DR12 -1.61 dB -15.64 dB 4:35 04-The World Is a Ghetto
DR11 -0.65 dB -15.55 dB 5:17 05-Superstar
DR11 -1.11 dB -15.09 dB 4:03 06-Eleanor Rigby
DR11 -1.65 dB -16.58 dB 2:29 07-Brian's Song
DR11 -1.61 dB -14.37 dB 3:28 08-Aquarius
DR10 -1.27 dB -14.93 dB 4:03 09-You Are the Sunshine of My Life
DR11 -0.99 dB -14.80 dB 4:31 10-Alone Again (Naturally)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2674 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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