℗ 2018 Posi-Tone Records
| Released | August 31, 2018 |
| Duration | 55m 01s |
| Record Label | Posi-Tone Records |
| Catalogue No. | PR8186 |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Ruse For Blues Shoes (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
3:35 | |||
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1.2
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Brooklyn Express (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston; Donny McCaslin |
6:11 | |||
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1.3
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Akatombo (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
2:52 | |||
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1.4
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Sunward Bound (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston; Donny McCaslin |
5:42 | |||
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1.5
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Unbound (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston; Donny McCaslin |
5:15 | |||
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1.6
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Points Of View (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston; Donny McCaslin |
6:21 | |||
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1.7
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Ringo Oiwake (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
5:55 | |||
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1.8
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Beyond Right And Wrong (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
6:07 | |||
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1.9
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Up Turn Out (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
4:59 | |||
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1.10
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Suspended (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
Art Hirahara; Linda May Han Oh; Rudy Royston |
5:45 | |||
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1.11
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Inverted Fountain
Art Hirahara |
2:19 |
Pianist Art Hirahara turns his attention above and within and blasts off Sunward Bound for his fourth leader album for Posi-Tone. Reaching steadily towards new realms of expression, Hirahara perseveres steadily along on his musical journey of unfoldment. Sunward Bound displays a clear sense of creative continuity that can be traced back on his previous albums from his joyous first steps along the Noble Path through his trials and tribulations of Libations And Meditations and into his deep explorations of the distant pathways in the Central Line. Once again Hirahara succeeds in creating a bold impassioned statement that also features significant and meaningful contributions from his trusted collaborators tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Rudy Royston. The program of original compositions are lyrical and clearly suggestive of a modern jazz sensibility, but the focus of the music always remains straight forward with some hard swinging highlights. With an amazing combination of talents, brilliant performances, and an evocative program of new original compositions, Sunward Bound is sure to bring bright moments of intense delight to serious listeners and jazz fans everywhere.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Posi-Tone Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.98 -0.98 to -0.98 | -15.15 -20.37 to -12.31 | -12.11 -17.30 to -9.80 | 8 7 to 12 | |
| 1 | Ruse For Blues Shoes (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -16.26 | -14.1 | 10 |
| 2 | Brooklyn Express (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin) | -0.98 | -12.98 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 3 | Akatombo (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -16.11 | -12.4 | 8 |
| 4 | Sunward Bound (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin) | -0.98 | -13.92 | -10.5 | 7 |
| 5 | Unbound (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin) | -0.98 | -12.31 | -9.8 | 7 |
| 6 | Points Of View (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, Donny McCaslin) | -0.98 | -13.88 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 7 | Ringo Oiwake (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -13.39 | -10.8 | 7 |
| 8 | Beyond Right And Wrong (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -18.22 | -13.7 | 9 |
| 9 | Up Turn Out (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -14.15 | -11.6 | 7 |
| 10 | Suspended (feat. Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston) | -0.98 | -20.37 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 11 | Inverted Fountain | -0.98 | -15.04 | -12.2 | 8 |