℗ 2017 Smoke Sessions Records
| Released | April 21, 2017 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 29s |
| Record Label | Smoke Sessions |
| Genre | Jazz |
Made in America
Bobby Watson, Steven Scott, Curtis Lundy, Lewish Nash
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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The Aviator "For Wendell Pruitt"
Bobby Watson |
5:41 | |||
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1.2
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The Guitarist "For Grant Green"
Bobby Watson |
5:12 | |||
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1.3
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The Butterfly "For Butterfly Mcqueen"
Bobby Watson |
6:17 | |||
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1.4
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The Cyclist "For Major Taylor"
Bobby Watson |
7:51 | |||
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1.5
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The G.O.A.T. "For Sammy Davis, Jr."
Bobby Watson |
6:43 | |||
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1.6
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The Entrepreneur "For Madam C.J. Walker"
Bobby Watson |
5:49 | |||
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1.7
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The Jockey "For Isaac Murphy"
Bobby Watson |
6:16 | |||
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1.8
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A Moment of Silence
Bobby Watson |
1:05 | |||
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1.9
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The Real Lone Ranger "For Bass Reeves"
Bobby Watson |
7:53 | |||
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1.10
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The Computer Scientist "For Dr. Mark Dean"
Bobby Watson |
4:01 | |||
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1.11
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I've Gotta Be Me
Bobby Watson |
6:41 |
Jazz great Bobby Watson celebrates some of the vital but less familiar contributions from African-Americans on Made in America, his first recording for Smoke Sessions Records. The saxophonist and composer does his part to call attention to black pioneers in a variety of fields, from politics to pop culture, science to sports. The compositions are inspired not only by musicians Sammy Davis, Jr. and Grant Green but also more obscure historic figures such as Wendell Pruitt, Butterfly McQueen, Major Taylor, Madam C.J. Walker, Isaac Murphy, Bass Reeves and Dr. Mark Dean. Each piece paints its portrait with wit and feeling for the nuance of its subjects: the inspiration that Watson finds in these forgotten innovators comes through in the ensemble playing. Watson‘s Kansas City roots shine in the soulful swing and boisterous grooves that make for a funky history lesson.
"This project has been a history lesson for me and I hope it will be a history lesson for the listeners ... this is not your typical jazz record. I want to try, in the time I have left, to reflect the things that I‘m learning about history, about America and about the world and the people that came before me and hopefully connect that with some of our young people and older people, both black and white."
- Bobby Watson
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Smoke Sessions Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.94 -3.33 to -0.70 | -17.80 -22.05 to -16.06 | -14.68 -19.10 to -13.00 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | The Aviator "For Wendell Pruitt" | -0.70 | -16.38 | -13.0 | 11 |
| 2 | The Guitarist "For Grant Green" | -0.70 | -16.46 | -13.4 | 11 |
| 3 | The Butterfly "For Butterfly Mcqueen" | -0.70 | -20.34 | -16.4 | 13 |
| 4 | The Cyclist "For Major Taylor" | -0.70 | -16.68 | -13.8 | 11 |
| 5 | The G.O.A.T. "For Sammy Davis, Jr." | -0.70 | -19.16 | -16.3 | 13 |
| 6 | The Entrepreneur "For Madam C.J. Walker" | -0.70 | -17.44 | -14.7 | 12 |
| 7 | The Jockey "For Isaac Murphy" | -0.70 | -17.50 | -14.4 | 12 |
| 8 | A Moment of Silence | -3.33 | -22.05 | -19.1 | 12 |
| 9 | The Real Lone Ranger "For Bass Reeves" | -0.70 | -16.85 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 10 | The Computer Scientist "For Dr. Mark Dean" | -0.70 | -16.06 | -13.2 | 11 |
| 11 | I've Gotta Be Me | -0.70 | -16.94 | -13.5 | 11 |