Horace Parlan - Speakin' My Piece (1960) {Audio Wave XRCD24 AWMXR-0002}
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 365 MB | Scans | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.98) - 128 MB
Genre: jazz, hard-bop | RAR 5% Rec. | Label: Blue Note | # AWMXR-0002 | 2009
Classic 1960 Blue Note release from pianist Horace Parlan. Features saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood. The improvement in sound quality of XRCD over a conventional CD is not subtle. Obvious gains in clarity, transparency, dynamics and warmth of XRCD can be heard by all. XRCD allows the listener to hear what the producer and artist intended to hear, the sound of the original master tape. Plays on standard CD players.
This is, I believe, the 5th copy of this album I have owned (TOCJ Japan, Japan RVG mini LP, Japan budget reissue, also own the Mosaic box set that includes this album). It has never sounded this good. Highs, lows and everything in between is there. Incredible depth and clarity. Very spacious. I also own the other 3 issues they've released so far (Soulstation, Cool Struttin' and True Blue). I can't praise them enough. Although the price is on the high side, if you want the best sounding version of any of these albums, I highly recommend checking them out. Can't wait for the next set to be released.
Elusive Info
Features:
• Mastered and produced by Alan Yoshida and Joe Harley from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note 2-Track Analog Tapes!
• Highest Quality Analog-to-Digital transfers from tape to CD
• Deluxe Packaging with Hi-Resolution Black & White Session Photos by Francis Wolff.
• Includes Original Album Liner Notes
• XRCD24 is Compatible with ALL CD PLAYERS!
TRACKLIST
1. Wadin' (6:07)
2. Up In Cynthia's Room (6:17)
3. Borderline (6:08)
4. Rastus (6:51)
5. Oh So Blue (7:37)
6. Speakin' My Piece (6:04)
7. Rastus (Alternate Take) (6:45)
8. Oh So Blue (Alternate Take) (7:41)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 24. April 2010, 16:08
Horace Parlan / Speakin' My Piece
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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Track 1
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EAC extraction logfile from 24. April 2010, 16:08
Horace Parlan / Speakin' My Piece
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH20NS10 Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : D:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V0.99 prebeta 4, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, Accurat
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 6:08.50 | 0 | 27649
2 | 6:08.50 | 6:20.27 | 27650 | 56176
3 | 12:29.02 | 6:13.18 | 56177 | 84169
4 | 18:42.20 | 6:54.62 | 84170 | 115281
5 | 25:37.07 | 7:41.28 | 115282 | 149884
6 | 33:18.35 | 6:11.55 | 149885 | 177764
7 | 39:30.15 | 6:49.72 | 177765 | 208511
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 5
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Track 7
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Filename Z:\Horace Parlan - Speakin' My Piece (1960) [FLAC] {Audio Wave XRCD24 AWMXR-0002}\08 - Oh So Blue (Alternate Take).wav
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