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Jimmy Greene - Beautiful Life (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 48:42 minutes | 1022 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Jimmy Greene’s new release, "Beautiful Life" on Mack Avenue Records, is a celebration of the life of his 6-year-old daughter, Ana Márquez-Greene, whose life was tragically taken, along with 19 other children and 6 educators, on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In late January 2013, Greene, feeling that “I needed to get back to some sense of routine,” resumed a regimen of practice and composition. Soon thereafter, Norman Chesky, the co-owner of Chesky Records and HDtracks, reached out with an extraordinary offer.
"There was a lot of tears. There was a lot of anguish," said jazz saxophonist Jimmy Greene of his new album, Beautiful Life, which is dedicated to his late six-year-old daughter Ana Márquez-Greene. Ana was one of the 20 children killed, along with six adults, in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012.
The first song captures the poignancy and skill of this wonderful album. The track is an arrangement of Come Thou Almighty King, a hymn that was in a piano book Greene's son, Isaiah, was learning in 2012. On Beautiful Life, Greene’s subtle tenor saxophone blends perfectly with Pat Metheny’s acoustic guitar and, movingly, the track finishes with Ana's vocals.
Beautiful Life features spirituals, modern Christian music, ballads, hymns and three original compositions from Greene, who has previously recorded nine solo albums and been a member of Harry Connick Jr's Big Band.
Greene, who is also Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Western Connecticut State University, told NPR: "I want the music to reflect the way that Ana lived. My daughter, who always loved to be around my son when he was practicing, she would be around the piano and she sung the lyrics to Come Thou Almighty King while he was playing."
Chesky Records provided a studio and production for free on an album from MackAvenue Records that also features contributions from Renee Rosnes, Kenny Barron and Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Lewis Nash (drums) Jonathan DuBose (guitar) Kurt Elling, Javier Colon and Latanya Farrell (vocalist), a spoken word contribution from actress Anika Noni Rose – reading a haunting poem called Little Voices – and a 13-piece string ensemble from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
Tracklist:
01 - Saludos / Come Thou Almighty King
02 - Last Summer
03 - When I Come Home
04 - Ana's Way
05 - Your Great Name
06 - Where Is the Love?
07 - Seventh Candle
08 - Maybe
09 - Prayer
10 - Little Voices
Jimmy Greene - saxophone
Renee Rosnes - piano
Christian McBride - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
Pat Metheny, Jonathan DuBose, Jr. - guitars
Kenny Barron, Cyrus Chestnut - piano
Kurt Elling, Javier Colon, Latanya Farrell - vocals
Anika Noni Rose - spoken word
Musicians of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra - 13-piece string ensemble
Linden Christian School Early Years Choir
Renee Rosnes - piano
Christian McBride - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
Pat Metheny, Jonathan DuBose, Jr. - guitars
Kenny Barron, Cyrus Chestnut - piano
Kurt Elling, Javier Colon, Latanya Farrell - vocals
Anika Noni Rose - spoken word
Musicians of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra - 13-piece string ensemble
Linden Christian School Early Years Choir
Analyzed: Jimmy Greene / Beautiful Life
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.30 dB -14.68 dB 5:09 01-Saludos / Come Thou Almighty King
DR12 -0.30 dB -14.09 dB 6:35 02-Last Summer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.43 dB 3:18 03-When I Come Home
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.78 dB 7:11 04-Ana's Way
DR12 -0.30 dB -13.97 dB 5:18 05-Your Great Name
DR11 -0.53 dB -15.15 dB 4:32 06-Where Is the Love?
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.55 dB 6:13 07-Seventh Candle
DR8 -0.82 dB -12.30 dB 3:03 08-Maybe
DR11 -0.54 dB -15.69 dB 4:00 09-Prayer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.28 dB 3:23 10-Little Voices
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3069 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.30 dB -14.68 dB 5:09 01-Saludos / Come Thou Almighty King
DR12 -0.30 dB -14.09 dB 6:35 02-Last Summer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.43 dB 3:18 03-When I Come Home
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.78 dB 7:11 04-Ana's Way
DR12 -0.30 dB -13.97 dB 5:18 05-Your Great Name
DR11 -0.53 dB -15.15 dB 4:32 06-Where Is the Love?
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.55 dB 6:13 07-Seventh Candle
DR8 -0.82 dB -12.30 dB 3:03 08-Maybe
DR11 -0.54 dB -15.69 dB 4:00 09-Prayer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.28 dB 3:23 10-Little Voices
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3069 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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