Marc Johnson, Eliane Elias - Swept Away (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 68:30 minutes | 1,3 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Double-bassist Marc Johnson, pianist Eliane Elias, drummer Joey Baron and saxophonist Joe Lovano are a stellar quartet who have released "Swept Away". The music is sensuous, poetic and engaging. The album features compositions by Elias which range from the easy-flowing “B Is For Butterfly” to the romantic “Moments.” Johnson dazzles with his evocative “Midnight Blue”.
No one familiar with the past work of bassist Marc Johnson and pianist Eliane Elias will be surprised to find that this album finds them working in an exploratory mode; Johnson has long been one of the most interesting bassists on the modern jazz scene, and Elias' résumé is all over the place. But the sweetness, the quiet, and the sometimes deeply haunting melancholy of Swept Away may catch listeners unawares. Elias and Johnson are joined here by the two musicians who are more perfectly suited to this type of project than any others on the scene today: saxophonist Joe Lovano (currently the go-to player for virtually every serious jazz session in New York) and the preternaturally sensitive drummer Joey Baron, a man who has made more session leaders sound wonderful over the past 20 years than any other. Baron and Johnson face a serious challenge on this program: the tempos are generally slow, the sense of swing sometimes nearly subliminal, and that puts bassists and drummers in an awkward position. But on tracks like "It's Time" and the lovely "B Is for Butterfly," they keep the thread steady and reliable without dictating a beat or drawing undue attention; when the time comes to lay down a solid groove (as on the wonderful "B Is for Butterfly"), they do so elegantly and seemingly without effort. Swept Away is the best example of what has come to be called "ECM jazz" – quiet, spacious, and friendly, but complex as well and easily able to stand up to close listening.
Tracklist:
01 - Swept Away
02 - It's Time
03 - One Thousand And One Nights
04 - When The Sun Comes Up
05 - B Is For Butterfly
06 - Midnight Blue
07 - Moments
08 - Sirens Of Titan
09 - Foujita
10 - Inside Her Old Music Box
11 - Shenandoah
Analyzed: Marc Johnson, Eliane Elias / Swept Away
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.39 dB -18.79 dB 6:18 01-Swept Away
DR14 -0.69 dB -17.16 dB 5:51 02-It's Time
DR10 -0.82 dB -13.40 dB 8:16 03-One Thousand And One Nights
DR14 -0.51 dB -18.81 dB 6:36 04-When The Sun Comes Up
DR13 -0.21 dB -18.13 dB 8:06 05-B Is For Butterfly
DR14 -0.96 dB -18.13 dB 6:01 06-Midnight Blue
DR13 -0.75 dB -16.46 dB 5:49 07-Moments
DR14 -0.21 dB -17.44 dB 5:53 08-Sirens Of Titan
DR16 -0.82 dB -20.15 dB 5:36 09-Foujita
DR13 -0.69 dB -18.12 dB 5:29 10-Inside Her Old Music Box
DR15 -6.08 dB -25.10 dB 4:35 11-Shenandoah
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2123 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.39 dB -18.79 dB 6:18 01-Swept Away
DR14 -0.69 dB -17.16 dB 5:51 02-It's Time
DR10 -0.82 dB -13.40 dB 8:16 03-One Thousand And One Nights
DR14 -0.51 dB -18.81 dB 6:36 04-When The Sun Comes Up
DR13 -0.21 dB -18.13 dB 8:06 05-B Is For Butterfly
DR14 -0.96 dB -18.13 dB 6:01 06-Midnight Blue
DR13 -0.75 dB -16.46 dB 5:49 07-Moments
DR14 -0.21 dB -17.44 dB 5:53 08-Sirens Of Titan
DR16 -0.82 dB -20.15 dB 5:36 09-Foujita
DR13 -0.69 dB -18.12 dB 5:29 10-Inside Her Old Music Box
DR15 -6.08 dB -25.10 dB 4:35 11-Shenandoah
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2123 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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