Manu Katché - Playground (2007)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 70:13 minutes | 726 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Eagerly awaited second ECM album by French-African drummer Manu Katché. Recorded in New York’s Avatar Studio in January 2007, “Playground” picks up where the best-selling “Neighbourhood” left off: in the interim the project has coalesced into a rip-roaring and fully-integrated band. Manu’s group, featuring a Polish/Norwegian confederacy of young players, is energized by his hard driving drums and by his compositions which invite spirited solos… Together, the quintet - whose strong new frontline features Mathias Eick and Trygve Seim - makes exciting, zestful music.
Drummer Manu Katche's sophomore effort for ECM is, in some ways, an extension of his nearly brilliant debut Neighbourhood, issued by the label in 2004. The former recording listed such ECM standard bearers as trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and veteran saxophonist Jan Garbarek on the front line and a rhythm section comprised of pianist Marcin Wasilewski and bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz (from Stanko's group). Playground keeps the rhythm section intact, but Mathias Eick and Trygve Seim, on trumpet and saxophones respectively, make up the front line. While there can be no denying the lyrical power of the former unit, this one feels more like a band. Seim is a leader in his own right, having released three fine recordings under his own name and been part of numerous ECM ensembles. He and Eick played together in Iro Haarla's band for the wonderful Northbound recording. The trumpeter is also an integral part of guitarist Jacob Young's group whose ECM debut, Evening Falls, was one of 2002's best jazz releases. Manfred Eicher likes to keep it in the family when he's producing, and he hasn't been wrong for a long time. This set was recorded in New York, and though it retains the trademark ECM "sound" in some ways, it's warmer, too. Separation and space abound, but the dynamic reach of this group transcends that at times.
Tracklist:
01 - Lo
02 - Pieces Of Emotion
03 - Song For Her
04 - So Groovy
05 - Morning Joy
06 - Motion
07 - Project 58
08 - Snapshot
09 - Possible Thought
10 - Inside Game
11 - Clubbing
12 - Song For Her (Variation)
Produced by Manfred Eicher. Engineer: James A. Farber.
Recorded in January 2007 at Avatar Studios, New York.
Musicians:
Manu Katché - drums
Mathias Eick - trumpet
Trygve Seim - tenor and soprano saxophones
Marcin Wasilewski - piano
Slawomir Kurkiewicz - double-bass
David Torn - guitar on "1 & 12"
Analyzed: Manu Katché / Playground
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.67 dB -20.27 dB 6:30 01-Lo
DR14 -0.20 dB -18.01 dB 4:18 02-Pieces Of Emotion
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.94 dB 6:27 03-Song For Her
DR15 -0.20 dB -17.99 dB 5:53 04-So Groovy
DR16 -0.20 dB -20.20 dB 5:32 05-Morning Joy
DR15 -0.20 dB -18.81 dB 5:21 06-Motion
DR16 -0.20 dB -18.87 dB 6:19 07-Project 58
DR15 -0.20 dB -18.14 dB 4:59 08-Snapshot
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.35 dB 6:10 09-Possible Thought
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.32 dB 5:11 10-Inside Game
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.15 dB 7:08 11-Clubbing
DR16 -0.82 dB -21.51 dB 6:25 12-Song For Her (Variation)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1326 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.67 dB -20.27 dB 6:30 01-Lo
DR14 -0.20 dB -18.01 dB 4:18 02-Pieces Of Emotion
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.94 dB 6:27 03-Song For Her
DR15 -0.20 dB -17.99 dB 5:53 04-So Groovy
DR16 -0.20 dB -20.20 dB 5:32 05-Morning Joy
DR15 -0.20 dB -18.81 dB 5:21 06-Motion
DR16 -0.20 dB -18.87 dB 6:19 07-Project 58
DR15 -0.20 dB -18.14 dB 4:59 08-Snapshot
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.35 dB 6:10 09-Possible Thought
DR15 -0.20 dB -19.32 dB 5:11 10-Inside Game
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.15 dB 7:08 11-Clubbing
DR16 -0.82 dB -21.51 dB 6:25 12-Song For Her (Variation)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1326 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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