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Les McCann - Layers (1973) [Reissue 1993]
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Les McCann - Layers (1973) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 250 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 3 MB
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rhino/Atlantic (R2 71280)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 250 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 3 MB
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rhino/Atlantic (R2 71280)
This groundbreaking jazz synthesizer record is really unlike any other Les McCann ever made. Aside from a three-man percussion section and electric bassist Jimmy Rowser, Layers is entirely electronic, one of the first jazz albums with such an emphasis. According to the liner notes, McCann's ambition was to be the entire orchestra he heard in his head, and to that end the record explores the sonic possibilities of the new ARP synthesizer in great detail, though McCann also overdubs himself on electric piano in spots. The variety of tones on the ARP gives McCann a lot to play with, and he mimics woodwinds, horns, strings, slapped bass, and even the intonations of human speech. McCann's kaleidoscopic array of tonal colors and contrasts gives the album a rich, full sound, as does the recording process - Layers was the first album ever to be recorded in 32-track format. But what really gives Layers its surprisingly warm, human dimension is how emotionally engaged McCann sounds. He laid most of his parts down in only one take, and allowed different sections to flow directly into one another, producing two side-long continuous suites. The resulting stream-of-consciousness feel - not to mention the near-one-man format - seems to free up McCann's sense of personal expression; there's a pronounced mood of reflection and nostalgia on the slower, spacier pieces, and on the funkier groove numbers, McCann works his new instrument like a kid in a candy shop. It's true that in some places, Layers is more about texture than theme development, so traditional jazz fans likely won't find it much more than a curiosity. In truth, it's pretty avant-garde - not in its sound (we're not talking Sun Ra's Atlantis), but certainly in its sensibility; this music is truly forward-looking and ahead of its time.Tracklist:
01. Sometimes I Cry
02. Let's Gather
03. Anticipation
04. The Dunbar High School Marching Band
05. Soaring (At Dawn) Part I
06. The Harlem Buck Dance Strut
07. Interlude
08. Before I Rest
09. Let's Play ('Til Mom Calls)
10. It Never Stopped in My Home Town
11. Soaring (At Sunset) Part II
Total time: 44:08
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 4. September 2011, 20:44
Les McCann / Layers
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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy-NEW\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V1.01b1, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FL
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.32 | 5:21.05 | 32 | 24111
2 | 5:21.37 | 1:13.58 | 24112 | 29644
3 | 6:35.20 | 0:52.32 | 29645 | 33576
4 | 7:27.52 | 6:06.18 | 33577 | 61044
5 | 13:33.70 | 5:56.57 | 61045 | 87801
6 | 19:30.52 | 5:55.20 | 87802 | 114446
7 | 25:25.72 | 0:35.33 | 114447 | 117104
8 | 26:01.30 | 3:43.35 | 117105 | 133864
9 | 29:44.65 | 4:26.27 | 133865 | 153841
10 | 34:11.17 | 1:54.68 | 153842 | 162459
11 | 36:06.10 | 8:02.25 | 162460 | 198634
Track 1
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Pre-gap length 0:00:02.32
Peak level 71.6 %
Extraction speed 5.1 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [F1A0993E]
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Track 2
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\02 - Let's Gather.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 89.4 %
Extraction speed 4.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [C209659B]
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Track 3
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\03 - Anticipation.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 16.6 %
Extraction speed 3.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [B29AFD17]
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Track 4
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\04 - The Dunbar High School Marching Band.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 98.2 %
Extraction speed 5.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [4BA68B5E]
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Track 5
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\05 - Soaring Part I.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 75.7 %
Extraction speed 6.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [3C70F953]
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Track 6
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\06 - The Harlem Buck Dance Strut.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.52
Peak level 95.6 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC A8D69418
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [CDACD241]
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Track 7
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\07 - Interlude.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 54.8 %
Extraction speed 3.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [E973A262]
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Track 8
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\08 - Before I Rest.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 52.0 %
Extraction speed 5.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [6E27109A]
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Track 9
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\09 - Let's Play.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 81.1 %
Extraction speed 7.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [44046290]
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Track 10
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\10 - It Never Stopped In My Home Town.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 87.0 %
Extraction speed 4.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [6F595EC3]
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Track 11
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\11 - Soaring Part II.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.50
Peak level 99.8 %
Extraction speed 7.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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10 track(s) accurately ripped
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==== Log checksum A3292CD16CCAA0874BD38CD12AD0D0E5B759EF976CA89F8F3011BC89BEB4FB51 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 4. September 2011, 20:44
Les McCann / Layers
Used drive : TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S203N Adapter: 0 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy-NEW\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V1.01b1, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FL
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 5:21.05 | 32 | 24111
2 | 5:21.37 | 1:13.58 | 24112 | 29644
3 | 6:35.20 | 0:52.32 | 29645 | 33576
4 | 7:27.52 | 6:06.18 | 33577 | 61044
5 | 13:33.70 | 5:56.57 | 61045 | 87801
6 | 19:30.52 | 5:55.20 | 87802 | 114446
7 | 25:25.72 | 0:35.33 | 114447 | 117104
8 | 26:01.30 | 3:43.35 | 117105 | 133864
9 | 29:44.65 | 4:26.27 | 133865 | 153841
10 | 34:11.17 | 1:54.68 | 153842 | 162459
11 | 36:06.10 | 8:02.25 | 162460 | 198634
Track 1
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\01 - Sometimes I Cry.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.32
Peak level 71.6 %
Extraction speed 5.1 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [F1A0993E]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\02 - Let's Gather.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 89.4 %
Extraction speed 4.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5778D8DC
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [C209659B]
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Track 3
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\03 - Anticipation.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 16.6 %
Extraction speed 3.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [B29AFD17]
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Track 4
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\04 - The Dunbar High School Marching Band.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 98.2 %
Extraction speed 5.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [4BA68B5E]
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Track 5
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\05 - Soaring Part I.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 75.7 %
Extraction speed 6.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 143E98D8
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [3C70F953]
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Track 6
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\06 - The Harlem Buck Dance Strut.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.52
Peak level 95.6 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC A8D69418
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [CDACD241]
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Track 7
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\07 - Interlude.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 54.8 %
Extraction speed 3.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [E973A262]
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Track 8
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\08 - Before I Rest.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 52.0 %
Extraction speed 5.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [6E27109A]
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Track 9
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\09 - Let's Play.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.03
Peak level 81.1 %
Extraction speed 7.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [44046290]
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Track 10
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\10 - It Never Stopped In My Home Town.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.02
Peak level 87.0 %
Extraction speed 4.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 856BD19A
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Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [6F595EC3]
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Track 11
Filename J:\New Rips\Les McCann - Layers (1993) [FLAC]\11 - Soaring Part II.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.50
Peak level 99.8 %
Extraction speed 7.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 24C187D7
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 3) [CF903E40], AccurateRip returned [EA06A180]
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10 track(s) accurately ripped
1 track(s) could not be verified as accurate
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End of status report
==== Log checksum A3292CD16CCAA0874BD38CD12AD0D0E5B759EF976CA89F8F3011BC89BEB4FB51 ====
[CUETools log; Date: 03.03.2025 22:13:45; Version: 2.1.4]
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Track | CTDB Status
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2 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
3 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
4 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
5 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
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9 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
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[AccurateRip ID: 00110997-0094dafe-960a580b] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
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02 [c209659b|0b3a24fa] (05+16/21) Accurately ripped
03 [b29afd17|1e94ece2] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
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09 [44046290|bdedeaeb] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
10 [6f595ec3|a89185d4] (05+16/21) Accurately ripped
11 [cf903e40|35e2b3bd] (00+00/20) No match
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 99,8 [26F9D012] [9F3AC9DC]
01 71,6 [41928507] [E62FA2E2] CRC32
02 89,4 [5778D8DC] [B17D1DFB] CRC32
03 16,6 [D2D1E48B] [5D157B7B] CRC32
04 98,2 [13C83BE4] [048F202C] CRC32
05 75,7 [143E98D8] [FA64E59C] CRC32
06 95,6 [A8D69418] [F7237159] CRC32
07 54,8 [3D6F88BC] [086CF4F9] CRC32
08 52,0 [0DE24DB8] [E07B9912] CRC32
09 81,1 [441C9122] [87B3935C] CRC32
10 87,0 [856BD19A] [C0EB5249] CRC32
11 99,8 [24C187D7] [92CF465F] CRC32
Pregap length 00:00:32.
[CTDB TOCID: n1jbHFlRMq6uj7OdtHokdyhG0k8-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
2 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
3 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
4 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
5 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
6 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
7 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
8 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
9 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
10 | (22/22) Accurately ripped
11 | (21/22) Differs in 109 samples @03:14:43,03:15:57-03:15:58, or (1/22) differs in 109 samples @03:14:43,03:15:57-03:15:58
[AccurateRip ID: 00110997-0094dafe-960a580b] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [f1a0993e|510397cf] (05+16/21) Accurately ripped
02 [c209659b|0b3a24fa] (05+16/21) Accurately ripped
03 [b29afd17|1e94ece2] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
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05 [3c70f953|bbd5d123] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
06 [cdacd241|6000e29d] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
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08 [6e27109a|3c1d690e] (05+17/22) Accurately ripped
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10 [6f595ec3|a89185d4] (05+16/21) Accurately ripped
11 [cf903e40|35e2b3bd] (00+00/20) No match
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 99,8 [26F9D012] [9F3AC9DC]
01 71,6 [41928507] [E62FA2E2] CRC32
02 89,4 [5778D8DC] [B17D1DFB] CRC32
03 16,6 [D2D1E48B] [5D157B7B] CRC32
04 98,2 [13C83BE4] [048F202C] CRC32
05 75,7 [143E98D8] [FA64E59C] CRC32
06 95,6 [A8D69418] [F7237159] CRC32
07 54,8 [3D6F88BC] [086CF4F9] CRC32
08 52,0 [0DE24DB8] [E07B9912] CRC32
09 81,1 [441C9122] [87B3935C] CRC32
10 87,0 [856BD19A] [C0EB5249] CRC32
11 99,8 [24C187D7] [92CF465F] CRC32
Thanks to yowlz
See also:
Les McCann - Much Les (1969) [Reissue 1993]