Norio Maeda - Saxophone Unity (1967)
Label: Denon | FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | Time: 38:05 | 217 MB(+3%)
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop
Label: Denon | FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | Time: 38:05 | 217 MB(+3%)
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop
Norio Maeda – Saxophone Unity (1967) is a Japanese jazz album arranged and conducted by pianist Norio Maeda, featuring a powerful saxophone ensemble. Blending big band swing with modern jazz sensibilities, the album showcases tight arrangements, rich harmonies, and energetic solos from some of Japan’s top saxophonists of the era. Maeda’s sophisticated orchestration brings a unique cohesion to the sax section, creating a dynamic and polished sound. Saxophone Unity is considered a standout in 1960s Japanese jazz, reflecting the country’s growing jazz scene and Maeda’s role as a key figure in its development.
Tracklist
01. Take Five (Desmond) - 6:36
02. 'Round About Midnight (Monk) - 3:52
03. Oleo (Rollins) - 4:07
04. Night in Phrygia (Maeda) - 4:16
05. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Adderley) - 4:29
06. What Is This Thing Called Love (Porter) - 5:52
07. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper) - 3:53
08. Dead Heat (Maeda) - 5:00
personnel :
Norio Maeda - piano, arranger
Shigeo Suzuki - alto saxophone, flute
Akitoshi Igarashi - alto saxophone
Akira Miyazawa - tenor saxophone, flute
Konosuke Saijo, Ichiro Mimori - tenor saxophone
Hiroshi Okazaki - baritone saxophone
Tatsuro Takimoto - bass
Takeshi Inomata - drums
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. May 2022, 13:41
Norio Maeda / Saxophone Unity
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Track 5
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. May 2022, 13:41
Norio Maeda / Saxophone Unity
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-T20N Adapter: 1 ID: 0
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 : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:36.28 | 0 | 29727
2 | 6:36.28 | 3:52.15 | 29728 | 47142
3 | 10:28.43 | 4:07.25 | 47143 | 65692
4 | 14:35.68 | 4:16.17 | 65693 | 84909
5 | 18:52.10 | 4:29.18 | 84910 | 105102
6 | 23:21.28 | 5:52.30 | 105103 | 131532
7 | 29:13.58 | 3:52.42 | 131533 | 148974
8 | 33:06.25 | 4:59.58 | 148975 | 171457
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Filename C:\Users\graen\Desktop\#rips\Norio Maeda – Saxophone Unity (1987) [FLAC] {30CY-1385}\08 - Dead Heat.wav
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