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Dan Tepfer (born 1982 in Paris, France) is a French-American jazz pianist and composer. 
He is best known for his 2011 album Goldberg Variations/Variations.

Pianist Dan Tepfer makes an excellent point here, reminding us that the concept of freedom is actually built on architectural stability. 
With Eleven Cages Tepfer has his Thomas Merton moment, likening the framework of each song to the walls of his newfound freedom. 
He recognizes and emphasizes the fact that different structures are housings for exploration and creation, 
not handcuffs on the imagination or rigid dictates in design methodology.

Tepfer's well-formed views on the permanence and plasticity of time guide his trio's explorations across this album. 
Each piece toys with seemingly paradoxical rhythmic truths in fascinating ways without coming off as too academic or painting itself 
into a "math music" corner. There's truly an organic sense to the manner(s) through which this trio merges intellectual curiosity 
with emotional expression. That's clear in the way rhythms coalesce, part ways, and produce tension (and some release) on "Converge"; 
it's obvious in the way this trio takes to the shadow dwelling dubbed "Minor Fall", where everything breathes with a sense of wonder; 
and it's notable on "Hindi Hex", where Tepfer's variable touch and articulate expressions on the piano 
are put to good use in a North Indian-influenced environment.

Tepfer's trio mates—bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Nate Wood—are ideally suited for this work. Both men line up perfectly 
with the Tepfer aesthetic on this album, fully bending time to their collective will without ever losing focus on the need 
to dig deeper into the soil of a song. These three impress throughout, whether dealing with metric twists on numbers like "Roadrunner" 
and "547", toying with the concept of elasticity on "Little Princess", moving into the unknown on two "Cage Free" improv endeavors, 
or dissecting the musical principles and lyrical intent behind Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy".
They prove that cages need not threaten the artistic soul. (Dan Bilawsky, June 27 2017, www.allaboutjazz.com )


Personnel: 

Dan Tepfer: piano; 
Thomas Morgan: bass; 
Nate Wood: drums.

foobar2000 1.3.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-11-05 16:04:22
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Analyzed: Dan Tepfer Trio / Eleven Cages
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.43 dB   -11.76 dB      5:14 01-Roadrunner
DR15      -0.81 dB   -19.69 dB      4:33 02-Minor Fall
DR10      -0.43 dB   -13.85 dB      6:15 03-547
DR12      -0.43 dB   -16.29 dB      2:41 04-Gage Free I
DR9       -0.43 dB   -12.39 dB      5:31 05-Converge
DR14      -0.43 dB   -17.63 dB      4:35 06-Hindi Hex
DR10      -0.43 dB   -13.40 dB      3:56 07-Little Princess
DR15      -0.43 dB   -18.81 dB      2:25 08-Cage Free II
DR8       -0.43 dB   -11.03 dB      6:07 09-Single Ladies
DR12      -0.43 dB   -14.76 dB      3:13 10-For It
DR13      -0.43 dB   -17.20 dB      3:06 11-I Loves You Porgy
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           1392 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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