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Pamela Williams - Elixir (2006)

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 16 Sep 2020 19:00:43

While her more publicized blonde counterparts Candy Dulfer and Mindi Abair have probably gotten more thunder from the smooth jazz world and beyond, the Philly bred saxophonist has slowly emerged as a champion of a silky yet grooving, modern yet retro style best dubbed "smooth urban jazz." While Pamela Williams has been a hit from the get-go - her 1996 recording debut Saxtress earned the first of numerous accolades from the R&B world - there's no question her last two Shanachie discs have shown her at her inviting, infectious best. She made a brilliant choice on Elixir to work with keyboardist and fellow saxman David Mann, whose texturing and irresistible Philly soul ambience inspires Williams to work wonders with the punchy first single "Positive Vibe," the sexy and swaying opening track "Forbidden Fruit," and the romantic and inspirational "A Toast to Eternity." Williams herself emerges as a solid writer/producer as well, crafting, among others, the sensual and laid-back title track, the buoyant, old-school slow funk jam "In the Cut," and the passionate but low-key ballad "Rejuvination." She also pays homage to Al Jarreau with a simmering, slightly brooding cover of "Give Me What You Got." Williams has long claimed Grover Washington, Jr. as her main inspiration, and his cool balance of edgy funk and rich seduction has come to define Williams' emergence as a smooth jazz heavy hitter. He was proud of her when he was alive and he's no doubt beaming wherever he is now.

~Review by Jonathan Widran

Release of this album/CD: 2006, March, 21 [CD Shanachie (USA), Cat.# SH-5138 / UPC: 016351513823]
℗ 2006 Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Made in U.S.A.

Tracklist:

01. Forbidden Fruit (03:22)
02. Elixir (04:49)
03. Positive Vibe (03:25)
04. A Jam For Pam (03:35)
05. Toast To Eternity (03:34)
06. In The Cut (05:08)
07. Say Yes (05:21)
08. Rejuvination (03:48)
09. Give Me What You Got (04:06)
10. Rise (05:01)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 28. October 2009, 4:49

Pamela Williams / Elixir

Used drive : Memorex 52MAXX 3252AJ1 Adapter: 2 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : Yes

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

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : F:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\wavpack.exe
Additional command line options : -w "Artist=%a" -w "Title=%t" -w "Album=%g" -w "Year=%y" -w "Track=%n" -w "Genre=%m" -h %s %d

TOC of the extracted CD

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8 | 29:16.33 | 3:48.24 | 131733 | 148856
9 | 33:04.57 | 4:06.23 | 148857 | 167329
10 | 37:11.05 | 5:01.17 | 167330 | 189921

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Suspicious position 0:42:11

Peak level 100.0 %
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC B2C37899
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AccurateRip summary

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Pamela Williams / Elixir
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 0.00 dB -10.45 dB 3:22 01-Forbidden Fruit
DR6 0.00 dB -8.36 dB 4:50 02-Elixir
DR8 -0.07 dB -9.30 dB 3:25 03-Positive Vibe
DR8 0.00 dB -8.62 dB 3:35 04-A Jam For Pam
DR8 -0.06 dB -8.81 dB 3:35 05-A Toast To Eternity
DR8 0.00 dB -8.95 dB 5:08 06-In The Cut
DR7 0.00 dB -8.53 dB 5:21 07-Say Yes
DR8 0.00 dB -9.25 dB 3:48 08-Rejuvination
DR8 0.00 dB -9.65 dB 4:06 09-Give Me What you Got
DR7 0.00 dB -8.40 dB 5:01 10-Rise
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 900 kbps
Codec: WavPack
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