℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited; A Decca Records Release
Released | September 23, 2022 |
Duration | 49m 51s |
Record Label | Decca |
Genre | Classical (Classical Crossover) |
Finding Beauty
Elliott Jacqués
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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A New Day
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:58 | |||
1.2
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Forever
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
3:30 | |||
1.3
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Song For Katie
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:28 | |||
1.4
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Dance Of The Butterfly
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
3:00 | |||
1.5
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Sunday Morning
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:14 | |||
1.6
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Window Rain
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
3:10 | |||
1.7
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Eva's Quest
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:33 | |||
1.8
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Symonds Yat
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
4:15 | |||
1.9
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When The Night Falls
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:43 | |||
1.10
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Night Dance
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:03 | |||
1.11
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Reflections
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:57 | |||
1.12
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The Secret Garden
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
4:00 | |||
1.13
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Alone In Paris
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:20 | |||
1.14
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Finding Beauty
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:44 | |||
1.15
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Homebound
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
3:03 | |||
1.16
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Melody To Freedom
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
3:23 | |||
1.17
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Afterthought
Elliott Jacqués; Elliott Jacqués |
2:30 |
Elliott Jacqués had an unlikely career change: he was one of Britain’s rising jazz stars until he took a U-turn into modern classical music and unexpectedly found himself at the top. His 2021 track Kaleidoscope reached number one on Spotify’s Peaceful Piano playlist, with its 6.5 million listeners, and remained in the chart for eight months; With additional incredible support over the years from Apple Music, Amazon Music and Deezer, he can now claim over 70 million streams for his self-released songs. This shift – from the cerebral, competitive world of jazz to the meditative space of ambient piano – inspired his debut album Finding Beauty. “I wanted to take a step back and return to the simple melodies that first got me into music,” he says. “It feels so liberating - I almost forgot what it does for your soul. I love the intellect of jazz but I felt that I needed to come back to a more simple form of expression.”
Jacqués is doing something new with the genre: his song-form compositions are injected with colourful jazz chords and harmonic direction, less minimalist than much modern classical piano and more emotive in performance. He approaches his songs as if they were standards, with melodies inspired by show tunes and the Great American Songbook. There are countless influences at play, from Duke Ellington to Debussy, Frederic Mompou to Michel Legrand and the Carpenters – but they are worn so lightly. His closely-miked Yamaha YUS5 is so hushed and intimate, you can hear the hammers hitting the felt.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.51 -1.48 to -0.36 | -19.53 -22.97 to -17.45 | -16.79 -19.50 to -14.60 | 12 11 to 13 | |
1 | A New Day | -0.38 | -20.46 | -17.7 | 13 |
2 | Forever | -0.40 | -18.45 | -16.3 | 11 |
3 | Song For Katie | -0.40 | -20.63 | -18.0 | 12 |
4 | Dance Of The Butterfly | -0.52 | -21.93 | -18.3 | 13 |
5 | Sunday Morning | -0.40 | -17.45 | -15.0 | 11 |
6 | Window Rain | -0.73 | -19.87 | -17.3 | 12 |
7 | Eva's Quest | -0.40 | -18.87 | -16.0 | 11 |
8 | Symonds Yat | -0.40 | -18.77 | -16.6 | 12 |
9 | When The Night Falls | -1.48 | -19.16 | -16.8 | 11 |
10 | Night Dance | -0.36 | -18.15 | -15.4 | 12 |
11 | Reflections | -0.38 | -18.15 | -14.6 | 11 |
12 | The Secret Garden | -0.39 | -19.27 | -16.1 | 11 |
13 | Alone In Paris | -0.83 | -22.97 | -19.5 | 13 |
14 | Finding Beauty | -0.40 | -19.42 | -16.8 | 13 |
15 | Homebound | -0.38 | -21.01 | -18.9 | 13 |
16 | Melody To Freedom | -0.40 | -19.73 | -17.1 | 12 |
17 | Afterthought | -0.38 | -17.69 | -15.1 | 11 |