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VA - Strata-East - The Legacy Begins (2025) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1-192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 4:21:58 minutes | 6.02 GB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1-192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 4:21:58 minutes | 6.02 GB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
Strata-East: The Legacy Begins celebrates the revolutionary spirit of one of the most influential artist-owned independent jazz labels in history. This anthology, a partnership between Mack Avenue Music Group and Strata-East Records, brings together iconic tracks that embody Strata-East’s commitment to artistry and creative freedom. Featuring the explosive brilliance of Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell, the soulful expressions of The Heath Brothers, Charlie Rouse, Shamek Farrah, Pharoah Sanders, and more, the collection showcases cult classics from the label’s deep catalog while honoring the extraordinary artists who shaped its legacy.
This release not only marks the launch of the partnership between Strata-East and Mack Avenue Music Group but also delivers the label’s highest-quality audio anthology, transferred directly from the original master tapes and available digitally for the first time. A reflection of Strata-East’s dedication to spiritual jazz and social consciousness, this compilation invites listeners to rediscover classics or experience them anew. Strata-East: The Legacy Begins celebrates the timelessness of this music while marking the start of an exciting new chapter.
TRACKLIST
1. Billy Harper - Sir Galahad
2. Clifford Jordan - John Coltrane
3. Stanley Cowell - Equipoise
4. Charles Tolliver - Felicite (Live)
5. Shamek Farrah - Watch What Happens Now
6. Charles Tolliver - On the Nile
7. Charlie Rouse - Hopscotch
8. Pharoah Sanders - Prince of Peace
9. The Heath Brothers - Smilin' Billy Suite: Part II
10. Cecil Payne - Martin Luther King, Jr. I Know Love
11. Charles Tolliver - Drought (Live)
12. Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X
13. Charles Tolliver - Spanning (Live)
14. Charles Tolliver - Truth (Live)
15. Cecil McBee - Voice of the 7th Angel
16. Harold Vick - Don't Look Back
17. Charles Tolliver - Lil's Paradise
18. The Piano Choir - Effi
19. John Hicks - My One and Only Love
20. John Gordon - Step by Step
21. Charles Tolliver - Ruthie's Heart (Live)
22. Charles Tolliver - For Love of What (Live)
23. Stanley Cowell - Sweet Song
24. The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe - Two Songs for a Boy Named Mark: a) Little Bitty Baby, b) Soliloquy to a Man-Child
25. The Brass Company - Alias Buster Henry
26. Charles Tolliver - Earl's World
27. Stanley Cowell - Lullabye
28. The Piano Choir - Barbara Ann
29. Billy Parker - Get With It
30. Shamek Farrah - The World of the Children
31. Charles Tolliver - Impact
32. The New York Bass Violin Choir - John Coltrane
33. John Hicks - Hell's Bells
foobar2000 1.6.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-02-20 15:17:44
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Analyzed: Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1-5)
John Hicks / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
Shamek Farrah / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7-8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.22 dB -12.09 dB 12:22 11-Drought (Live)
DR12 -0.47 dB -14.36 dB 7:08 17-Lil's Paradise
DR12 -0.11 dB -15.03 dB 16:17 21-Ruthie's Heart (Live)
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.04 dB 9:09 22-For Love of What (Live)
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.38 dB 12:49 26-Earl's World
DR9 -2.08 dB -13.09 dB 2:35 19-My One and Only Love
DR13 -0.29 dB -15.86 dB 5:41 05-Watch What Happens Now
DR12 -0.11 dB -15.12 dB 10:01 30-The World of the Children
DR11 -0.10 dB -14.02 dB 10:40 23-Sweet Song
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1380 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Billy Harper / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1)
Cecil McBee / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (2)
Cecil Payne / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (3)
Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (4-5)
Charlie Rouse / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
Clifford Jordan / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7)
Pharoah Sanders / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
The Piano Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (10)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.09 dB -13.20 dB 8:06 01-Sir Galahad
DR10 0.00 dB -13.76 dB 2:06 15-Voice of the 7th Angel
DR10 -3.86 dB -18.28 dB 7:00 10-Martin Luther King, Jr. I Know Love
DR12 -0.22 dB -17.15 dB 8:26 04-Felicite (Live)
DR13 0.00 dB -15.29 dB 8:33 13-Spanning (Live)
DR14 0.00 dB -15.73 dB 7:22 07-Hopscotch
DR11 -0.80 dB -15.08 dB 6:49 02-John Coltrane
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.74 dB 8:49 08-Prince of Peace
DR13 0.00 dB -16.62 dB 3:42 03-Equipoise
DR11 -0.90 dB -14.75 dB 6:51 18-Effi
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3019 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Billy Parker / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1)
Charles Brackeen / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (2)
Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (3-5)
Harold Vick / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
John Gordon / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7)
John Hicks / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
The Brass Company / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (10)
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (11)
The Heath Brothers / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (12)
The New York Bass Violin Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (13)
The Piano Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (14)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.10 dB -13.27 dB 4:06 29-Get With It
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.39 dB 8:01 12-Rhythm X
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.88 dB 9:49 06-On the Nile
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.29 dB 10:03 14-Truth (Live)
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.02 dB 8:04 31-Impact
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.54 dB 6:07 16-Don't Look Back
DR14 -0.10 dB -17.22 dB 10:49 20-Step by Step
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.34 dB 9:45 33-Hell's Bells
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.78 dB 5:37 27-Lullabye
DR9 -0.10 dB -12.27 dB 6:12 25-Alias Buster Henry
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.39 dB 5:45 24-Two Songs for a Boy Named Mark: a) Little Bitty Baby, b) Soliloquy to a Man-Child
DR16 -0.10 dB -19.56 dB 4:24 09-Smilin' Billy Suite: Part II
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.82 dB 13:57 32-John Coltrane
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.00 dB 4:52 28-Barbara Ann
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4957 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-02-20 15:17:44
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Analyzed: Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1-5)
John Hicks / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
Shamek Farrah / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7-8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.22 dB -12.09 dB 12:22 11-Drought (Live)
DR12 -0.47 dB -14.36 dB 7:08 17-Lil's Paradise
DR12 -0.11 dB -15.03 dB 16:17 21-Ruthie's Heart (Live)
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.04 dB 9:09 22-For Love of What (Live)
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.38 dB 12:49 26-Earl's World
DR9 -2.08 dB -13.09 dB 2:35 19-My One and Only Love
DR13 -0.29 dB -15.86 dB 5:41 05-Watch What Happens Now
DR12 -0.11 dB -15.12 dB 10:01 30-The World of the Children
DR11 -0.10 dB -14.02 dB 10:40 23-Sweet Song
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1380 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Billy Harper / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1)
Cecil McBee / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (2)
Cecil Payne / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (3)
Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (4-5)
Charlie Rouse / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
Clifford Jordan / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7)
Pharoah Sanders / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
The Piano Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (10)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.09 dB -13.20 dB 8:06 01-Sir Galahad
DR10 0.00 dB -13.76 dB 2:06 15-Voice of the 7th Angel
DR10 -3.86 dB -18.28 dB 7:00 10-Martin Luther King, Jr. I Know Love
DR12 -0.22 dB -17.15 dB 8:26 04-Felicite (Live)
DR13 0.00 dB -15.29 dB 8:33 13-Spanning (Live)
DR14 0.00 dB -15.73 dB 7:22 07-Hopscotch
DR11 -0.80 dB -15.08 dB 6:49 02-John Coltrane
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.74 dB 8:49 08-Prince of Peace
DR13 0.00 dB -16.62 dB 3:42 03-Equipoise
DR11 -0.90 dB -14.75 dB 6:51 18-Effi
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3019 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Billy Parker / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1)
Charles Brackeen / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (2)
Charles Tolliver / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (3-5)
Harold Vick / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (6)
John Gordon / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (7)
John Hicks / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (8)
Stanley Cowell / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (9)
The Brass Company / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (10)
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (11)
The Heath Brothers / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (12)
The New York Bass Violin Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (13)
The Piano Choir / Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (14)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.10 dB -13.27 dB 4:06 29-Get With It
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.39 dB 8:01 12-Rhythm X
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.88 dB 9:49 06-On the Nile
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.29 dB 10:03 14-Truth (Live)
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.02 dB 8:04 31-Impact
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.54 dB 6:07 16-Don't Look Back
DR14 -0.10 dB -17.22 dB 10:49 20-Step by Step
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.34 dB 9:45 33-Hell's Bells
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.78 dB 5:37 27-Lullabye
DR9 -0.10 dB -12.27 dB 6:12 25-Alias Buster Henry
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.39 dB 5:45 24-Two Songs for a Boy Named Mark: a) Little Bitty Baby, b) Soliloquy to a Man-Child
DR16 -0.10 dB -19.56 dB 4:24 09-Smilin' Billy Suite: Part II
DR12 -0.10 dB -15.82 dB 13:57 32-John Coltrane
DR13 -0.10 dB -17.00 dB 4:52 28-Barbara Ann
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4957 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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