Vincent Herring - Hard Times
Формат записи/Источник записи: [TR24][OF]
Наличие водяных знаков: Нет
Год издания/переиздания диска: 2017
Жанр: Post-Bop
Издатель (лейбл): Smoke Sessions Records
Продолжительность: 69:33
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: Только обложка альбома
Треклист:
01. Hard Work (4:43)
02. Use Me (5:47)
03. Summertime (4:36)
04. Hard Times (5:07)
05. Embraceable You (5:26)
06. Eastern Joy Dance (7:54)
07. The Sun Will Rise Again (6:49)
08. Piccadilly Square (4:59)
09. Good Morning Heartache (7:27)
10. Amsterdam After Dark (7:32)
11. Phineas (9:14)
Personnel:
Vincent Herring - as, ss
Cyrus Chestnut - p, el-p
Yasushi Nakamura - b
Carl Allen - d
Special Guests:
Nicolas Bearde - vo
Brad Mason - tp
Steve Turre - tb
Sam Dillon - ts
Russell Malone - g
Несколько слов на английском
There’s no avoiding the hard times. Every human being that’s walked this Earth has had his or her share of the blues, from the personal to the political, the local to the global. But with another ominous headline coming every day, with news alerts constantly erupting from our various devices, with social media facilitating vitriolic shouting matches between friends and strangers alike, it’s not too much of a stretch to say that our present era offers more than its fair share of challenges and burdens.
Vincent Herring doesn’t have the answers to those issues any more than the rest of us. What he can offer is a tonic to help calm the turbulence of modern life, at least for an hour. With Hard Times, his third release for Smoke Sessions Records, the master saxophonist supplies the perfect musical response to our troubled existence–part escape, part defiance; part lament, part laughter. Over the course of these 11 songs, Herring and his stellar band both sing the blues and shake them off in ways both healing and infectious.
Due out November 3, Hard Times arrives just in time to serve as a fiercely swinging distraction for the first anniversary of last year’s dark election day. Herring has convened his own boisterous and soulful cabinet for the occasion, featuring a core quartet with pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Carl Allen. Herring’s conception of the project evolved along with the tumultuous year as he was joined by Nakamura and Allen for two sets every Monday at Smoke for six months.
The band is bolstered on roughly half the tracks by the horn section of trumpeter Brad Mason, saxophonist Sam Dillon, and trombone virtuoso (and Smoke Sessions labelmate) Steve Turre. Guitar great Russell Malone casts his spell over three tracks, while the rich baritone of renowned vocalist Nicolas Bearde also graces three tunes.
Though Herring was going through a rough patch in his personal life at the time of the recording, he had a much more wide-ranging vision in mind for Hard Times. “It’s the theme of the times that we’re going through,” he explained, pointing out that, at the time of this writing, the possibility of nuclear war suddenly seemed very possible thanks to the bluster of saber-rattling world leaders – including America’s own. (Substitute any one of what will surely be another dozen provocations current when you read this.)
“The obvious red elephant in the room would be politics,” Herring continued. “So it’s hard times not necessarily just from my vantage point, but from looking at world events. At the same time, I do realize how blessed and fortunate I am to be living the life I’m living. I have a lot of real fans that support me and a lot of great people in my life; I have wonderful kids. This album will hit people in different ways, but I offer it as an uplifting piece for the hard times in the universe.”
Indeed, it’s difficult to worry too much about the fate of the world when Nakamura and Allen lock into the deep-rooted groove of “Hard Work,” the John Handy classic that opens the album. The song was a hit for Handy in 1976, just as Herring was learning to play the sax, so it provided a jolt of nostalgia along with its work song vibe. “I really wanted something simple like that,” Herring says, “a song that meant something to me from my childhood.” Released a few years later but no less influential, George Coleman’s “Amsterdam After Dark” prompts intense solo turns from Herring and Turre, who spar vividly in its closing moments.
Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Разрядность: 24/96
Формат: PCM
Количество каналов: 2.0
Лог проверки качества
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-11-03 22:51:54
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Analyzed: Vincent Herring / Hard Times
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.07 dB -13.10 dB 4:43 01-Hard Work
DR10 -1.07 dB -12.96 dB 5:47 02-Use Me
DR10 -1.07 dB -14.89 dB 4:36 03-Summertime
DR11 -1.07 dB -13.57 dB 5:07 04-Hard Times
DR12 -1.07 dB -15.57 dB 5:26 05-Embraceable You
DR10 -1.07 dB -13.60 dB 7:54 06-Eastern Joy Dance
DR11 -1.07 dB -14.29 dB 6:49 07-The Sun Will Rise Again
DR11 -1.07 dB -13.87 dB 4:59 08-Piccadilly Square
DR12 -1.07 dB -15.49 dB 7:27 09-Good Morning Heartache
DR10 -1.07 dB -12.84 dB 7:32 10-Amsterdam After Dark
DR12 -1.07 dB -15.43 dB 9:14 11-Phineas
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2579 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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