℗ 2023 Sonya Shrier, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
Released | October 2, 2023 |
Duration | 1h 15m 42s |
Record Label | Omnivore Recordings |
Genre | Jazz |
D.B. Shrier Emerges
D.B.Shrier Quartet
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Blue Lights
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
9:23 | |||
1.2
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East
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
7:44 | |||
1.3
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Raveesh
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
7:30 | |||
1.4
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These Foolish Things
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
7:22 | |||
1.5
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All Blues
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
12:16 | |||
1.6
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Opus #3 (Bonus Track)
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
8:05 | |||
1.7
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Indiana (Bonus Track)
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
7:16 | |||
1.8
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Steeplechase (Bonus Track)
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
6:10 | |||
1.9
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Helene (Bonus Track)
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
6:53 | |||
1.10
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Just You Just Me (Bonus Track)
D.B.Shrier Quartet |
3:03 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Dave (D.B.) Shrier was active in the Philadelphia jazz scene of the 1960s. Sadly, his only studio-recorded work was a 1967 private press LP release, D.B. Shrier Emerges by the D.B. Shrier Quartet, on Alfa Records. But, as always, there is far more to the story.
While attending the University of Pennsylvania in the 1959, Alan Sukoenig heard jazz emanating from a rehearsal room adjacent to the cafeteria. Sukoenig walked in during a jam session tenor sax player Shrier was having and the two soon became friends, bonding over their shared love of music. A few years later, Shrier recorded soon-to-be Philly legend Hasaan Ibn Ali performing. Shrier let Sukoenig, another fan of Hasaan’s work, make a copy.
Fast forward a few decades, as Sukoenig was developing a project which would become 2021’s Retrospect In Retirement Of Delay: The Solo Recordings (for which Sukoenig would receive an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for his liner notes), Alan contacted Dave about that original source tape. They had both temporarily forgotten that it had been stolen from Shrier’s apartment in 1965. The fascinating story of its acquisition the search for the non-existent tape is outlined in D.B. Shrier Emerges’ liner notes, but one major development in that search was the finding the original tapes for D.B. Shrier Emerges, and other Shrier Quartet recordings.
Now, the Shrier Quartet material has been collected on the expanded reissue of D.B. Shrier Emerges—performed by D.B. Shrier (tenor saxophone), Mike Michaels (piano), Tyrone Brown (bass), and William Roye (drums). The original 5 tracks (featuring performances of “These Foolish Things,” Tyrone Brown’s “East,” and Miles Davis’ “All Blues”) return on LP, while the CD and Digital formats add 5 bonus tracks (including Charlie Parker’s “Steeplechase.”)
Produced for Release by Sukoenig and Grammy®-winner Cheryl Pawelski (who worked together on both Retrospect In Retirement Of Delay and Metaphysics from Hasaan Ibn Ali), D.B. Shrier Emerges also features restoration and Mastering from Grammy®-winning engineer, Michael Graves
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Omnivore Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.67 -1.21 to -0.54 | -16.53 -20.96 to -13.79 | -13.77 -17.20 to -11.40 | 11 9 to 13 | |
1 | Blue Lights | -0.54 | -13.79 | -11.4 | 9 |
2 | East | -0.54 | -16.24 | -13.6 | 11 |
3 | Raveesh | -0.54 | -17.71 | -14.6 | 12 |
4 | These Foolish Things | -1.21 | -20.96 | -17.2 | 13 |
5 | All Blues | -0.54 | -15.59 | -13.4 | 10 |
6 | Opus #3 (Bonus Track) | -1.15 | -15.90 | -13.0 | 10 |
7 | Indiana (Bonus Track) | -0.54 | -17.28 | -14.7 | 11 |
8 | Steeplechase (Bonus Track) | -0.54 | -15.51 | -13.0 | 10 |
9 | Helene (Bonus Track) | -0.54 | -16.32 | -13.6 | 10 |
10 | Just You Just Me (Bonus Track) | -0.54 | -16.03 | -13.2 | 11 |