℗ 2022 Cedille
Released | August 19, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 11m 59s |
Record Label | Cedille |
Catalogue No. | CDR90000-213 |
Genre | Classical (Contemporary Era) |
As We Are
Julian Velasco, Winston Choi, Elijah Daniel Smith, Christopher Cerrone
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Come as You Are
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1.1
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I. Lift My Eyes
Steven Banks; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
5:39 | |||
1.2
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II. Times of the Storm
Steven Banks; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
3:23 | |||
1.3
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III. Strength of My Life
Steven Banks; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
4:34 | |||
1.4
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IV. Lift My Eyes
Steven Banks; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
4:14 | |||
Tone Studies for Alto Saxophone & Piano
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1.5
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No. 5, Wie bist du, seele
David Maslanka; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
4:56 | |||
1.6
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Distances Within Me
John Anthony Lennon; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
11:21 | |||
Court Dances for Flute & Piano (Arr. J. Velasco for Soprano Saxophone & Piano)
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1.7
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No. 1, Courante
Amanda Harberg; Julian Velasco; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
3:48 | |||
1.8
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No. 2, Air de cour
Amanda Harberg; Julian Velasco; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
5:34 | |||
1.9
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No. 3, Tambourin
Amanda Harberg; Julian Velasco; Julian Velasco; Winston Choi |
4:18 | |||
1.10
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Animus
Elijah Daniel Smith; Julian Velasco; Elijah Daniel Smith |
7:37 | |||
Liminal Highway
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1.11
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I. When You Fall Asleep in Transit
Christopher Cerrone; Julian Velasco; Christopher Cerrone |
3:04 | |||
1.12
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II. A Dream You Don't Recall
Christopher Cerrone; Julian Velasco; Christopher Cerrone |
3:57 | |||
1.13
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III. Between Consciousness and Sleep
Christopher Cerrone; Julian Velasco; Christopher Cerrone |
2:33 | |||
1.14
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IV. Liminal
Christopher Cerrone; Julian Velasco; Christopher Cerrone |
3:45 | |||
1.15
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V. Suddenly It Is Missing
Christopher Cerrone; Julian Velasco; Christopher Cerrone |
3:16 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Grammy Award Nomination, 2023 – Producer Of The Year, Classical
James Ginsburg
As We Are (Julian Velasco) (A)
Saxophonist Julian Velasco headlines an inventive, virtuosic, and diverse album of contemporary classical works for soprano, alto, and tenor sax as winner of Cedille Records’ first Emerging Artist Competition, a juried event celebrating the independent classical label’s 30th anniversary of championing Windy City artists of world-class talent.
For his first-ever album as a featured soloist, Velasco has assembled a program he says reflects “the different musical aspects of my life at this moment” while paying tribute to “the unique and wonderful people with whom I have been lucky enough to surround myself.” The album opens with works for saxophone and piano, performed with collaborative pianist extraordinaire Winston Choi. These include the world-premiere recording of classical saxophonist and composer Steven Banks’ Come As You Are, with Velasco on tenor sax, a composition influenced by African American sacred music and structured like a four-movement sonata. Velasco picks up his alto sax for David Maslanka’s Tone Studies No. 5: Wie bist du, Seele, which adopts its melody from a J. S. Bach four-part chorale. John Anthony Lennon’s Distances Within Me explores the vocal qualities of the alto sax in a score drawing inspiration from early 20th-century avant-gardist Alban Berg’s Wozzeck and jazz fusion bands like pianist Chick Corea’s Return to Forever. Amanda Harberg’s Court Dances, heard here in the world-premiere recording of the soprano sax version, is a three-movement suite referencing French Renaissance and Baroque court dances. Works for saxophone and electronics include world premieres of the soprano sax versions of Elija Daniel Smith’s Animus and Christopher Cerrone’s Liminal Highway. Animus places the live-in-studio saxophonist “in conversation” with his own recordings. Liminal Highway calls for extended techniques such as flutter-tongue, slap-tongue, and key clicks, while enlisting a harmonica and empty beer bottles, also played by the saxophonist.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cedille Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.16 -4.11 to -0.47 | -18.07 -21.21 to -15.51 | -14.28 -17.50 to -12.10 | 10 8 to 12 | |
1 | I. Lift My Eyes | -0.50 | -16.19 | -12.3 | 9 |
2 | II. Times of the Storm | -0.50 | -17.07 | -13.1 | 9 |
3 | III. Strength of My Life | -0.50 | -18.90 | -14.5 | 10 |
4 | IV. Lift My Eyes | -0.50 | -15.51 | -12.1 | 8 |
5 | No. 5, Wie bist du, seele | -4.11 | -21.21 | -17.5 | 8 |
6 | Distances Within Me | -0.50 | -20.09 | -15.7 | 11 |
7 | No. 1, Courante | -1.50 | -16.73 | -13.7 | 9 |
8 | No. 2, Air de cour | -1.50 | -17.66 | -13.7 | 9 |
9 | No. 3, Tambourin | -1.50 | -15.85 | -12.7 | 9 |
10 | Animus | -0.47 | -20.11 | -15.5 | 12 |
11 | I. When You Fall Asleep in Transit | -1.63 | -19.85 | -16.3 | 11 |
12 | II. A Dream You Don't Recall | -1.04 | -16.96 | -13.4 | 8 |
13 | III. Between Consciousness and Sleep | -1.04 | -18.33 | -14.1 | 9 |
14 | IV. Liminal | -1.04 | -19.30 | -16.0 | 11 |
15 | V. Suddenly It Is Missing | -1.04 | -17.29 | -13.6 | 10 |