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Ishmael Reed - The Hands of Grace (2022) [Official Digital Download]
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Ishmael Reed - The Hands of Grace (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 39:58 minutes | 329 MB
Jazz | Label: Reading Group, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 39:58 minutes | 329 MB
Jazz | Label: Reading Group, Official Digital Download
Reading Group is thrilled to announce The Hands of Grace, a new album of original music by the legendary novelist, essayist, poet, critic, and playwright Ishmael Reed (b. Tennessee, 1938). The Hands of Grace presents for the first time the original music that Reed composed for his 2021 play, “The Slave Who Loved Caviar,” which was read at the Nuyorican Poets Café and premiered at the Theater for the New City in 2021. Also featured on the album are several other solo piano and ensemble compositions by Reed, with accompaniment from Roger Glenn (flute), Ray Obiedo (guitar), Carla Blank (violin), and Tennessee Reed (voice).
Reed’s compositions on The Hands of Grace range from humor and pastiche to arresting beauty. The intimate and idiosyncratic sound calls to mind the off-kilter beauty of Charles Mingus’s piano record and Carman Moore’s score (also on Reading Group) for Personal Problems (1980), the brilliant “black soap opera” that Reed co-developed with Steve Cannon and Bill Gunn. Opening with a minimalist meditation on Jean-Michel Basquiat (also the subject of the play), and moving through blues tunes, descriptive pieces, and tributes to poet Lucille Clifton and Reed’s partner Carla Blank, the record closes with a moving ode to Reed’s late daughter Timothy. The Hands of Grace offers a deep dive into the musicality of this inimitable artist.
Tracklist:
01. Bells of Basquiat
02. Hands of Grace
03. Elegy for Lucille Clifton
04. When Beautiful Boys Drown in the Nile They Become Gods
05. Variations on the Slave Scale
06. What I Hear When I View Basquiats
07. How High the Moon
08. Anniversary Song for Carla
09. Steve Cannon Blues
10. Timothy [16/44]
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-08-14 15:39:47
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Analyzed: Ishmael Reed / The Hands of Grace
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -4.36 dB -15.52 dB 4:46 01-Bells of Basquiat
DR9 -4.63 dB -15.27 dB 3:39 02-Hands of Grace
DR10 -4.36 dB -16.80 dB 2:47 03-Elegy for Lucille Clifton
DR8 -4.36 dB -14.91 dB 4:47 04-When Beautiful Boys Drown in the Nile They Become Gods
DR5 -4.36 dB -12.42 dB 5:14 05-Variations on the Slave Scale
DR10 -4.36 dB -16.50 dB 4:51 06-What I Hear When I View Basquiats
DR10 -4.36 dB -15.97 dB 4:18 07-How High the Moon
DR9 -4.36 dB -15.33 dB 2:10 08-Anniversary Song for Carla
DR7 -4.36 dB -14.11 dB 4:19 09-Steve Cannon Blues
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1257 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Statistics for: 10-Timothy
Number of samples: 8173627
Duration: 3:05
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Left Right
Peak Value: -3.00 dB –- -3.00 dB
Avg RMS: -17.32 dB –- -17.32 dB
DR channel: 9.54 dB –- 9.54 dB
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Official DR Value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 315 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2023-08-14 15:39:47
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Analyzed: Ishmael Reed / The Hands of Grace
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -4.36 dB -15.52 dB 4:46 01-Bells of Basquiat
DR9 -4.63 dB -15.27 dB 3:39 02-Hands of Grace
DR10 -4.36 dB -16.80 dB 2:47 03-Elegy for Lucille Clifton
DR8 -4.36 dB -14.91 dB 4:47 04-When Beautiful Boys Drown in the Nile They Become Gods
DR5 -4.36 dB -12.42 dB 5:14 05-Variations on the Slave Scale
DR10 -4.36 dB -16.50 dB 4:51 06-What I Hear When I View Basquiats
DR10 -4.36 dB -15.97 dB 4:18 07-How High the Moon
DR9 -4.36 dB -15.33 dB 2:10 08-Anniversary Song for Carla
DR7 -4.36 dB -14.11 dB 4:19 09-Steve Cannon Blues
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1257 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Statistics for: 10-Timothy
Number of samples: 8173627
Duration: 3:05
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Left Right
Peak Value: -3.00 dB –- -3.00 dB
Avg RMS: -17.32 dB –- -17.32 dB
DR channel: 9.54 dB –- 9.54 dB
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Official DR Value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 315 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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