Curtis Fuller - Blues-Ette (1959) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2012]
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Blues-ette is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Savoy label.
Sessions in any genre of music are all too often described as "sublime," but seldom has that description been better deserved than with this relaxed hard bop classic. One looks to other catchalls such as "effortless" and "loose," but even those slight this amazing date by implying a lack of intensity – and intensity comes in all forms. For all intents and purposes, this is the first recorded meeting of what would become the famous Benny Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet (albeit without Farmer), a group most commonly associated with its 1960 Chess session, Meet the Jazztet. Curtis Fuller's next date, The Curtis Fuller Jazztet, and his appearance on the Chess date, only compound this point. Like perhaps Jimmy Smith's flagship, The Sermon, Blues-ette's brilliance manifests itself not only within the individual solos but also in the way the group functions as a collective. One gets the impression that these tunes could have continued for hours in the studio without the slightest lack of interest on anyone's part. This might be because many of the themes presented here are so basic and seemingly obvious that they don't seem like anything to write home about upon first listen. A day or so later, when you're walking down the street to the tempo of the title track, you may begin to think otherwise. These are some exceptionally catchy heads and many have since become standards. As far as individual performances are concerned, you're not likely to find better solos by any of the members of this quintet than you will here, though they all have extensive and very high-quality catalogs themselves. Picking highlights is a moot point. Blues-ette is best experienced as an entire LP. It would have surely made a greater impact upon its initial release had it been on a more high-profile label, such as Columbia or Blue Note, but there's no sense worrying about that now. Any serious jazz collection is incomplete without this record.
Tracklist:
01. Five Spot After Dark
02. Undecided
03. Blues-Ette
04. Minor Vamp
05. Love Your Spell Is Everywhere
06. Twelve-Inch
Personnel
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Benny Golson - tenor sax
Tommy Flannagan - piano
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Al Harewood - drums
Recorded on May 21, 1959 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: CURTIS FULLER / BLUES-ETTE / CURTIS FULLER
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -4.12 dB -18.29 dB 5:20 01-FIVE SPOT AFTER DARK
DR12 -5.35 dB -19.33 dB 7:12 02-UNDECIDED
DR12 -4.63 dB -18.60 dB 5:34 03-BLUES-ETTE
DR11 -4.20 dB -17.65 dB 5:13 04-MINOR VAMP
DR12 -4.42 dB -19.07 dB 7:10 05-LOVE YOUR SPELL IS EVERYWHERE
DR12 -4.81 dB -19.88 dB 6:30 06-TWELVE-INCH
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: CURTIS FULLER / BLUES-ETTE / CURTIS FULLER
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -4.12 dB -18.29 dB 5:20 01-FIVE SPOT AFTER DARK
DR12 -5.35 dB -19.33 dB 7:12 02-UNDECIDED
DR12 -4.63 dB -18.60 dB 5:34 03-BLUES-ETTE
DR11 -4.20 dB -17.65 dB 5:13 04-MINOR VAMP
DR12 -4.42 dB -19.07 dB 7:10 05-LOVE YOUR SPELL IS EVERYWHERE
DR12 -4.81 dB -19.88 dB 6:30 06-TWELVE-INCH
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 1,49 GB
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