Chris Botti - Night Sessions (2001)
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Three of the biggest instrumental pop hits ever recorded were by trumpeters Hugh Masekela, Herb Alpert, and Chuck Mangione. Botti's fourth album comes equipped with more than enough catchy and light melodies to compete with that legacy, but it will probably be "All Would Envy," one of the two vocal tunes on Night Sessions, that will help this disc dent radio and sales charts. It's a song given an irresistible Brazilian lilt by its composer, Sting, who Botti has toured with, and sung hauntingly by Shawn Colvin. Most of the other tracks consist of Botti's crisp clear tone cutting through the kind of atmospheric, heavily padded keyboard music that has gotten him on smooth-jazz radio and Hollywood soundtracks.
At the precise moment when a corporate reshuffling and a reduced roster led to death knells in the press for Columbia Records' jazz division, Chris Botti was signing on after three albums at rival Verve, the jazz arm of Universal. Along with Bela Fleck, poached from Warner Bros., Botti seemed to represent the new lean-and-mean Columbia Jazz, an eclectic, contemporary artist with considerable crossover potential to go with his jazz legitimacy. While the dominant sound on Botti's Columbia debut is naturally his haunting, minor-key trumpet playing, highly reminiscent of the more introspective aspect of Miles Davis, his original music, co-written with one-name producer Kipper, is strongly reminiscent of the pop-jazz approach of his most recent employer, Sting, whose tour hiatus created the opportunity for the recording of the album. Sting even contributes a song, the samba-paced "All Would Envy," complete with lyrics describing a wealthy May-December marriage, sung by Shawn Colvin. But elsewhere his spare, stylish, multi-cultural music provides a guiding principle. Botti is true to the basic tenets of smooth jazz, which hold that a steady beat within a propulsive rhythm track must be maintained, over which the soloist makes his presence felt. But he and Kipper keep things simple, often using an acoustic guitar to create musical textures more suggestive of Rio than west Los Angeles, where the record was actually cut. And even with his less-is-more style of playing, Botti is capable of coming up with melodies that would be strong enough to support lyrics if someone wanted to write them. (A good example is "Light the Stars.") "Easter Parade," the final track, is by the members of the Blue Nile, another good touchstone for the trumpeter's moody, atmospheric sound. The result is a step above most of the cookie-cutter contemporary jazz albums of the day.
Tracklist:
01. Lisa
02. Miami Overnight
03. Streets Ahead
04. Interlude
05. All Would Envy (feat. Shawn Colvin)
06. Best Time
07. When I See You
08. You Move Me (feat. Camilla)
09. Blue Horizon
10. Light The Stars
11. Through An Open Window
12. Easter Parade
13. Union
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: CHRIS BOTTI / NIGHT SESSIONS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.22 dB -22.22 dB 5:16 01-Lisa
DR12 -4.41 dB -21.18 dB 4:37 02-Miami Overnight
DR13 -3.73 dB -21.19 dB 3:49 03-Streets Ahead
DR11 -11.21 dB -32.01 dB 0:30 04-Interlude
DR12 -5.05 dB -20.30 dB 5:08 05-All Would Envy
DR15 -5.16 dB -25.17 dB 4:47 06-Best Time
DR13 -4.89 dB -22.49 dB 4:18 07-When I See You
DR10 -8.81 dB -22.73 dB 5:09 08-You Move Me
DR11 -6.99 dB -22.21 dB 5:08 09-Blue Horizon
DR13 -5.65 dB -23.79 dB 4:34 10-Light The Stars
DR15 -4.84 dB -22.75 dB 4:28 11-Through An Open Window
DR12 -6.47 dB -25.33 dB 5:46 12-Easter Parade
DR12 -7.29 dB -23.53 dB 2:20 13-Union
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: CHRIS BOTTI / NIGHT SESSIONS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -4.98 dB -22.90 dB 5:21 01-Lisa
DR12 -6.99 dB -21.94 dB 4:34 02-Miami Overnight
DR14 -3.57 dB -20.88 dB 3:43 03-Streets Ahead
DR12 -19.84 dB -35.63 dB 0:30 04-Interlude
DR14 -3.33 dB -21.84 dB 5:00 05-All Would Envy
DR14 -4.44 dB -22.88 dB 5:01 06-Best Time
DR12 -5.52 dB -20.85 dB 4:14 07-When I See You
DR13 -5.84 dB -21.47 dB 5:09 08-You Move Me
DR12 -4.48 dB -19.90 dB 5:10 09-Blue Horizon
DR13 -5.99 dB -23.39 dB 4:43 10-Light The Stars
DR15 -4.63 dB -21.59 dB 4:17 11-Through An Open Window
DR13 -9.50 dB -26.89 dB 5:40 12-Easter Parade
DR11 -9.93 dB -23.34 dB 2:14 13-Union
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: CHRIS BOTTI / NIGHT SESSIONS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.22 dB -22.22 dB 5:16 01-Lisa
DR12 -4.41 dB -21.18 dB 4:37 02-Miami Overnight
DR13 -3.73 dB -21.19 dB 3:49 03-Streets Ahead
DR11 -11.21 dB -32.01 dB 0:30 04-Interlude
DR12 -5.05 dB -20.30 dB 5:08 05-All Would Envy
DR15 -5.16 dB -25.17 dB 4:47 06-Best Time
DR13 -4.89 dB -22.49 dB 4:18 07-When I See You
DR10 -8.81 dB -22.73 dB 5:09 08-You Move Me
DR11 -6.99 dB -22.21 dB 5:08 09-Blue Horizon
DR13 -5.65 dB -23.79 dB 4:34 10-Light The Stars
DR15 -4.84 dB -22.75 dB 4:28 11-Through An Open Window
DR12 -6.47 dB -25.33 dB 5:46 12-Easter Parade
DR12 -7.29 dB -23.53 dB 2:20 13-Union
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
================================================================================
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Analyzed: CHRIS BOTTI / NIGHT SESSIONS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -4.98 dB -22.90 dB 5:21 01-Lisa
DR12 -6.99 dB -21.94 dB 4:34 02-Miami Overnight
DR14 -3.57 dB -20.88 dB 3:43 03-Streets Ahead
DR12 -19.84 dB -35.63 dB 0:30 04-Interlude
DR14 -3.33 dB -21.84 dB 5:00 05-All Would Envy
DR14 -4.44 dB -22.88 dB 5:01 06-Best Time
DR12 -5.52 dB -20.85 dB 4:14 07-When I See You
DR13 -5.84 dB -21.47 dB 5:09 08-You Move Me
DR12 -4.48 dB -19.90 dB 5:10 09-Blue Horizon
DR13 -5.99 dB -23.39 dB 4:43 10-Light The Stars
DR15 -4.63 dB -21.59 dB 4:17 11-Through An Open Window
DR13 -9.50 dB -26.89 dB 5:40 12-Easter Parade
DR11 -9.93 dB -23.34 dB 2:14 13-Union
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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