Marion Meadows - Players Club (2004) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Marion Meadows - Player's Club (2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:44 minutes | Scans included | 3,34 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Scans included | 1,52 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Scans included | 697 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Head Up # HUSA 9082
With Player's Club, saxophonist Marion Meadows has created a warm, congenial environment, distinguished by his trademark blend of smooth-jazz, R&B and funk. The title track finds Meadows’ soprano and tenor saxes driven by a funky bass line and baritone sax, and Meadows floats sweet, wistful soprano sax over a slow-simmering groove on “Sweet Grapes”. The ballads “Suede” and “Romantica” exhibit Meadows’ lyrical side, and things get livelier on “After 6:00” and “Diggable”; the former track features a sprightly, catchy melody, while on the latter, spirited sax rides an equally energetic house beat. Guitarist Chieli Minucci appears on two tracks; he contributes Spanish guitar to the sultry Latin number “Noche Privada”, and provides delicate accompaniment on the ballad “Deska”, Meadows’ heartfelt valentine to his wife. There’s much to enjoy on Player's Club, an inviting place that fans will undoubtedly want to visit again and again.
This ultracool saxman has some of the sexiest moves in smooth jazz and a dreadlock-based look that drives female genre fans wild. He's always focused on passionate, soprano-based tunes to express this sexuality in musical terms, so it's no surprise that one of the best tracks here is the power-passion ballad "Romantica." He's always been successful at adapting his lyrical sound and melodic sense to easy funk tunes, and here plays that middle of the road well on tracks like "Deska" (dedicated to his new bride Desi) and the soul classic "Wishing on a Star." But because we're so familiar with this side of his personality, it's always more fun to hear him fulfill a deeper potential, a bit outside the box. The ultragrooving, hip, and brassy title track, on which he blends soprano with tenor and slides over the baritone edges of Matt King, leads us to expect a slightly more swinging affair, but "Sweet Grapes" reminds us that Meadows is more about sensuality and cool soul vibes than the thumpy stuff. Another standout track that goes beyond his usual boundaries is the jamming R&B/Latin funk tune "Noche Privada," which combines a hefty urban groove and his sweet soprano lines with the intimate harmonics of Chieli Minucci's gorgeous Spanish guitar. These outside-the-box efforts have always hinted at a deeper artistry behind Meadows' straightforward approach to R&B-influenced smooth jazz, and he should keep expanding upon them. Overall, this is one of his most appealing efforts, and a club every smooth jazz listener will gleefully join.
Tracklist:
01. Players Club
02. Sweet Grapes
03. Wishing On A Star
04. The First Time
05. A Noche Privada
06. Suede
07. Romantica
08. Diggable
09. Step Closer
10. Deska
11. After 6
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Marion Meadows / Players Club
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.13 dB -20.75 dB 4:35 01-Players Club
DR16 -1.74 dB -22.05 dB 4:03 02-Sweet Grapes
DR14 -3.00 dB -20.77 dB 4:23 03-Wishing On A Star
DR15 -3.38 dB -22.31 dB 4:27 04-The First Time
DR16 -2.69 dB -20.90 dB 4:03 05-A Noche Privada
DR15 -2.39 dB -20.74 dB 4:15 06-Suede
DR14 -1.91 dB -21.48 dB 5:35 07-Romantica
DR14 -3.21 dB -22.60 dB 5:12 08-Diggable
DR15 -3.26 dB -21.44 dB 3:54 09-Step Closer
DR16 -1.72 dB -22.63 dB 5:07 10-Deska
DR15 -3.34 dB -21.30 dB 5:10 11-After 6
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Marion Meadows / Players Club
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -5.50 dB -13.72 dB 4:35 01-Players Club
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.14 dB 4:03 02-Sweet Grapes
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.13 dB 4:23 03-Wishing On A Star
DR8 -4.94 dB -14.56 dB 4:27 04-The First Time
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.38 dB 4:03 05-A Noche Privada
DR8 -5.11 dB -14.63 dB 4:15 06-Suede
DR8 -5.53 dB -15.51 dB 5:35 07-Romantica
DR8 -5.64 dB -14.77 dB 5:12 08-Diggable
DR7 -5.10 dB -13.71 dB 3:54 09-Step Closer
DR8 -5.35 dB -15.32 dB 5:07 10-Deska
DR7 -5.57 dB -13.29 dB 5:10 11-After 6
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Marion Meadows / Players Club
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.13 dB -20.75 dB 4:35 01-Players Club
DR16 -1.74 dB -22.05 dB 4:03 02-Sweet Grapes
DR14 -3.00 dB -20.77 dB 4:23 03-Wishing On A Star
DR15 -3.38 dB -22.31 dB 4:27 04-The First Time
DR16 -2.69 dB -20.90 dB 4:03 05-A Noche Privada
DR15 -2.39 dB -20.74 dB 4:15 06-Suede
DR14 -1.91 dB -21.48 dB 5:35 07-Romantica
DR14 -3.21 dB -22.60 dB 5:12 08-Diggable
DR15 -3.26 dB -21.44 dB 3:54 09-Step Closer
DR16 -1.72 dB -22.63 dB 5:07 10-Deska
DR15 -3.34 dB -21.30 dB 5:10 11-After 6
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Marion Meadows / Players Club
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -5.50 dB -13.72 dB 4:35 01-Players Club
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.14 dB 4:03 02-Sweet Grapes
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.13 dB 4:23 03-Wishing On A Star
DR8 -4.94 dB -14.56 dB 4:27 04-The First Time
DR7 -5.54 dB -14.38 dB 4:03 05-A Noche Privada
DR8 -5.11 dB -14.63 dB 4:15 06-Suede
DR8 -5.53 dB -15.51 dB 5:35 07-Romantica
DR8 -5.64 dB -14.77 dB 5:12 08-Diggable
DR7 -5.10 dB -13.71 dB 3:54 09-Step Closer
DR8 -5.35 dB -15.32 dB 5:07 10-Deska
DR7 -5.57 dB -13.29 dB 5:10 11-After 6
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,12 GB
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