Monty Alexander - My America (2002) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Monty Alexander - My America (2002)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:11 minutes | Scans included | 4,01 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 61:49 | Scans included | 1,68 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 61:49 min | Scans | 1,37 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Telarc # SACD-63552
The album range from pop standards like Kurt Weill’s "Mack the Kinife" and Nat Cole’s "Straighten Up and Fly Right" to soul classics like Rev. Al Green’s "Love and Happiness" and Marvin Gaye’s "Sexual Healing". Speaking of "sex", Alexander lays down the funk on an extended "soul/yard meeting" of James Brown’s "Sex Machine". Speaking of special guests, in addition to the younger Cole, another famous son, John Pizzarelli, takes his turn at the mike for a Jamaican-tinged zephyr through Johnny Mercer’s "Summer Wind", and Kevin Mahogany does the honors for the Ray Charles classic "Hallelujah I Love Her So". That is not to say that this is strictly a standards and soul album, however. In tribute to his early cowboy heroes, Alexander opens the set with Cole Porter’s jaunty "Don’t Fence Me In", and in honor to the country he is now proud to call home, he closes with a triumphant build into "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
Over his long recording and performing career, Monty Alexander has displayed an ability to excel with any jazz or related genre. From swing to bop and hard bop, from reggae to mainstream jazz, you name it and Alexander has done it and done it well. On his latest and fourth album for the Telarc label, the veteran pianist takes time to show his appreciation and gratitude to his adopted home, America, through a series of songs in honor of people and images that shaped his attitude toward this country, whether it be cowboy movies he used to see as a youngster in Jamaica or the impression made upon him by a variety of American performers, including Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and others of like diversity. Nor has he forgotten his Caribbean roots with a highly rhythmic version of Al Green's "Love and Happiness." Alexander's "Mack the Knife" is given a sort of gentile honky tonk burnish, while there is a bit of music hall piano in "Battle Hymn of the Republic" before he turns this patriotic song into a rousing swinger with gospel overtones. If this album needed a subtitle, it might be "Some of My Best Friends Are Singers," picking up on the device successfully used by his once-playing partner, Ray Brown. Alexander is joined on four cuts by Freddy Cole, John Pizzarelli, Kevin Mahogany, and Cat. As good as this vocalizing is, it's the infectious, bright playing of Alexander that lifts this album beyond the realm of the ordinary. Recommended.
Tracklist:
01. Don't Fence Me In
02. Straighten Up and Fly Right
03. Love and Happiness
04. Rockin' in Riddim
05. Mack the Knife
06. Summer Wind
07. Honky Tonk
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So
09. Sex Machine (Soul/Yard Meeting)
10. Sexual Healing
11. The River Rolls On
12. Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory Hallelujah)
Personnel
Monty Alexander - piano, melodica
Derek DiCenzo - lead guitar
Dalton Browne - rhythm guitar
Glen Browne - bass on "9"
Leon Duncan - bass
Desi Jones - drums
Leroy Romans - keyboards
Bobby Thomas, Jr. - hand drums percussion
Recorded on March 25 - April 1, 2002 at Avatar Studios, NYC.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Monty Alexander / My America
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -1.57 dB -23.52 dB 6:21 01-Don't Fence Me In
DR14 -1.58 dB -19.27 dB 3:36 02-Straighten Up and Fly Right
DR16 -1.28 dB -21.96 dB 4:52 03-Love and Happiness
DR15 -1.36 dB -20.50 dB 6:21 04-Rockin' in Riddim
DR16 -1.31 dB -23.18 dB 2:32 05-Mack the Knife
DR15 -1.60 dB -22.60 dB 2:42 06-Summer Wind
DR16 -1.55 dB -22.10 dB 3:37 07-Honky Tonk
DR14 -1.31 dB -19.50 dB 3:05 08-Hallelujah I Love Her So
DR15 -1.42 dB -20.77 dB 9:38 09-Sex Machine (Soul/Yard Meeting)
DR14 -1.43 dB -21.73 dB 6:05 10-Sexual Healing
DR14 -1.52 dB -21.38 dB 4:09 11-The River Rolls On
DR14 -1.54 dB -20.19 dB 7:13 12-Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory Hallelujah)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Monty Alexander / My America
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.46 dB -18.39 dB 6:21 01-Don't Fence Me In
DR13 -1.42 dB -15.46 dB 3:36 02-Straighten Up and Fly Right
DR13 -1.41 dB -15.92 dB 4:53 03-Love and Happiness
DR13 -1.54 dB -16.30 dB 6:21 04-Rockin' in Riddim
DR14 -1.77 dB -18.24 dB 2:31 05-Mack the Knife
DR14 -1.66 dB -18.31 dB 2:42 06-Summer Wind
DR14 -1.46 dB -16.82 dB 3:37 07-Honky Tonk
DR11 -1.57 dB -15.09 dB 3:05 08-Hallelujah I Love Her So
DR12 -1.16 dB -15.46 dB 11:21 09-Sex Machine (Soul/Yard Meeting)
DR12 -1.31 dB -15.37 dB 6:06 10-Sexual Healing
DR11 -1.61 dB -14.90 dB 4:08 11-The River Rolls On
DR12 -1.47 dB -15.59 dB 7:09 12-Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory Hallelujah)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Monty Alexander / My America
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -1.57 dB -23.52 dB 6:21 01-Don't Fence Me In
DR14 -1.58 dB -19.27 dB 3:36 02-Straighten Up and Fly Right
DR16 -1.28 dB -21.96 dB 4:52 03-Love and Happiness
DR15 -1.36 dB -20.50 dB 6:21 04-Rockin' in Riddim
DR16 -1.31 dB -23.18 dB 2:32 05-Mack the Knife
DR15 -1.60 dB -22.60 dB 2:42 06-Summer Wind
DR16 -1.55 dB -22.10 dB 3:37 07-Honky Tonk
DR14 -1.31 dB -19.50 dB 3:05 08-Hallelujah I Love Her So
DR15 -1.42 dB -20.77 dB 9:38 09-Sex Machine (Soul/Yard Meeting)
DR14 -1.43 dB -21.73 dB 6:05 10-Sexual Healing
DR14 -1.52 dB -21.38 dB 4:09 11-The River Rolls On
DR14 -1.54 dB -20.19 dB 7:13 12-Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory Hallelujah)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
================================================================================
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Analyzed: Monty Alexander / My America
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.46 dB -18.39 dB 6:21 01-Don't Fence Me In
DR13 -1.42 dB -15.46 dB 3:36 02-Straighten Up and Fly Right
DR13 -1.41 dB -15.92 dB 4:53 03-Love and Happiness
DR13 -1.54 dB -16.30 dB 6:21 04-Rockin' in Riddim
DR14 -1.77 dB -18.24 dB 2:31 05-Mack the Knife
DR14 -1.66 dB -18.31 dB 2:42 06-Summer Wind
DR14 -1.46 dB -16.82 dB 3:37 07-Honky Tonk
DR11 -1.57 dB -15.09 dB 3:05 08-Hallelujah I Love Her So
DR12 -1.16 dB -15.46 dB 11:21 09-Sex Machine (Soul/Yard Meeting)
DR12 -1.31 dB -15.37 dB 6:06 10-Sexual Healing
DR11 -1.61 dB -14.90 dB 4:08 11-The River Rolls On
DR12 -1.47 dB -15.59 dB 7:09 12-Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory Hallelujah)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,84 GB
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