Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone (2002) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone (2002)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 59:10 minutes | Scans included | 3,62 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,53 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,04 GB
Pure DSD Recording | Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Telarc # SACD-63562
Before he left us in July 2, 2002, Ray Brown reigned as the king of jazz bassists for over five decades. As a disciple of Oscar Pettiford and Jimmy Blanton, Brown's sturdy tone, impeccable technique, and swinging drive propelled Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, and countless other jazz stars to fame. On this CD, his 18th recording for the Telarc label and his fifth in his celebrated Best Friends series, Brown is joined by the young guitar wizard Russell Malone and the lyrical, Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander. The drumless lineup is a tribute to the groundbreaking trios Brown lead with Oscar Peterson, and the music is simply remarkable. With Alexander's flowing pianisms shadowed by Malone's articulate guitar work, Brown's deep grooves are only topped by his flawless melodic ideas.
It would be nice to say that Ray Brown's final recording session before his sudden and untimely death in the summer of 2002 resulted in a masterpiece, but although this trio session with guitarist Russell Malone and pianist Monty Alexander is perfectly serviceable, a masterpiece it is not. It's a very attractive album – Brown was probably not capable of producing anything less as a leader – but it suffers just a bit from Alexander's slightly sugary style and from the lack of a drummer. Recording without a drummer had been the latest thing in the jazz world for several years when this album was released, but it's not entirely clear what the benefit of such an arrangement was supposed to be. On this album, the swing standard "Fly Me to the Moon" and Dexter Gordon's boppish "Dexter's Dex" would have had much more oomph with a sympathetic drummer on board (though on the latter, Malone's Django Reinhardt-styled backup and Brown's inimitable freight train rhythmic drive do go some distance toward making up for that lack). And the mid-tempo numbers seem to plod just a bit as well. But as always, there's no questioning either the inventiveness of Brown's solos or the rich sumptuousness of his enormous tone.
Tracklist:
01. Django
02. Fly Me To The Moon
03. Blues For Junior
04. Honeysuckle Rose
05. Compassion
06. Dexter's Dex
07. I Just Can't See For Looking
08. One For Hamp
09. Don't Go
10. Look Who's Here
11. You Can See
Personnel
Ray Brown - bass
Monty Alexander - piano
Russell Malone - guitar
Produced by Ray Brown and Elaine Martone. Pure DSD Recording.
Recorded on March 5-7, 2002 at Avatar Studios, Studio C, NYC.
Recorded and Mastered by Michael Bishop. SACD Mastering by Robert Friedrich.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone / Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.91 dB -22.78 dB 4:51 01-Django
DR13 -1.98 dB -20.93 dB 8:06 02-Fly Me To The Moon
DR14 -2.11 dB -22.12 dB 6:09 03-Blues For Junior
DR13 -2.36 dB -21.20 dB 5:19 04-Honeysuckle Rose
DR14 -7.08 dB -26.93 dB 5:07 05-Compassion
DR12 -2.77 dB -20.51 dB 3:55 06-Dexter's Dex
DR13 -1.78 dB -21.22 dB 7:46 07-I Just Can't See For Looking
DR13 -2.02 dB -20.53 dB 3:36 08-One For Hamp
DR13 -4.77 dB -26.15 dB 5:01 09-Don't Go
DR12 -2.28 dB -20.80 dB 3:56 10-Look Who's Here
DR13 -3.89 dB -22.82 dB 5:25 11-You Can See
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone / Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.77 dB -21.07 dB 4:51 01-Django
DR12 -3.47 dB -20.34 dB 8:06 02-Fly Me To The Moon
DR14 -1.89 dB -20.40 dB 6:09 03-Blues For Junior
DR13 -3.83 dB -19.89 dB 5:19 04-Honeysuckle Rose
DR14 -8.84 dB -25.92 dB 5:07 05-Compassion
DR12 -5.18 dB -19.56 dB 3:55 06-Dexter's Dex
DR13 -3.04 dB -19.96 dB 7:46 07-I Just Can't See For Looking
DR13 -3.22 dB -19.15 dB 3:36 08-One For Hamp
DR12 -7.08 dB -24.89 dB 5:01 09-Don't Go
DR11 -3.47 dB -19.12 dB 3:56 10-Look Who's Here
DR12 -5.51 dB -21.14 dB 5:25 11-You Can See
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone / Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.91 dB -22.78 dB 4:51 01-Django
DR13 -1.98 dB -20.93 dB 8:06 02-Fly Me To The Moon
DR14 -2.11 dB -22.12 dB 6:09 03-Blues For Junior
DR13 -2.36 dB -21.20 dB 5:19 04-Honeysuckle Rose
DR14 -7.08 dB -26.93 dB 5:07 05-Compassion
DR12 -2.77 dB -20.51 dB 3:55 06-Dexter's Dex
DR13 -1.78 dB -21.22 dB 7:46 07-I Just Can't See For Looking
DR13 -2.02 dB -20.53 dB 3:36 08-One For Hamp
DR13 -4.77 dB -26.15 dB 5:01 09-Don't Go
DR12 -2.28 dB -20.80 dB 3:56 10-Look Who's Here
DR13 -3.89 dB -22.82 dB 5:25 11-You Can See
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone / Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.77 dB -21.07 dB 4:51 01-Django
DR12 -3.47 dB -20.34 dB 8:06 02-Fly Me To The Moon
DR14 -1.89 dB -20.40 dB 6:09 03-Blues For Junior
DR13 -3.83 dB -19.89 dB 5:19 04-Honeysuckle Rose
DR14 -8.84 dB -25.92 dB 5:07 05-Compassion
DR12 -5.18 dB -19.56 dB 3:55 06-Dexter's Dex
DR13 -3.04 dB -19.96 dB 7:46 07-I Just Can't See For Looking
DR13 -3.22 dB -19.15 dB 3:36 08-One For Hamp
DR12 -7.08 dB -24.89 dB 5:01 09-Don't Go
DR11 -3.47 dB -19.12 dB 3:56 10-Look Who's Here
DR12 -5.51 dB -21.14 dB 5:25 11-You Can See
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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