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One conjures three rabbits from his hat, the next balances on a thin rope, 
a third juggles seven balls through the air. Chris Gall mastered an art, that more and more 
unfolds its spell the longer you listen to it. The pianist nonverbally tells stories 
that stay in your memory for a long time. Some of them have a cool tragedy, 
others almost nefarious cheerfulness, sometimes they come around the corner a bit bizarre, 
but now and then in great clarity. Such a narrative play on 88 keys is very rare, 
it comes almost exclusively in jazz to fruition, which might be the reason why Gall 
has dedicated himself to this genre. Just listen to Sea Lion Woman, a traditional 
that was sung by Nina Simone and Canadian singer Feist and is now given a whole new depth 
by Chris Gall and his trio. Nobody tells us here, that the lady stabbed Galan in the back 
to marry the next best, and yet this wordless piece carries a laconic tragedy in itself. 
Accompanied by bassist Henning Sieverts and his younger brother Peter on drums, Chris Gall 
manages to produce a grandiose collection of nine soundtracks to wonderful films 
with his third trio album Cosmic Playground, whose two predecessors appeared in the series 
Young German Jazz on the ACT label. Nine soundtracks, which arise only in the mind 
of the listener and are guaranteed not always the same. However, what remains constant: 
no listener will leave the hall or the sofa without such pictures. Of course, the narrative 
power of jazz is not something completely new, even Gall's predecessors, such as Horace Silver, 
have summoned them and helped them to become treasures in the genre. Their rhymeless poems, 
however, still sound beautiful today, but for a good reason they are a bit antiquated.


Released: February 2nd, 2018
Label: GLM Music GmbH
http://www.glm.de/en/

Chris Gall - piano
Henning Sieverts - bass
Peter Gall - drums

foobar2000 1.3.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-02-03 20:42:24
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Analyzed: Chris Gall Trio / Cosmic Playground
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -1.01 dB   -17.67 dB      4:27 01-Cosmic Playground
DR12      -1.00 dB   -15.56 dB      5:03 02-Arthur Dent Knows
DR11      -1.00 dB   -15.04 dB      4:03 03-Sea Lion Woman
DR14      -2.42 dB   -19.70 dB      6:13 04-Across the Universe
DR10      -1.00 dB   -14.63 dB      6:45 05-Hymn
DR12      -1.00 dB   -16.47 dB      5:31 06-Follow the Milky Way, Then Turn Left
DR13      -1.00 dB   -17.76 dB      6:55 07-Gentle Snap
DR10      -1.00 dB   -14.84 dB      5:44 08-Drumsticks & Fintertips
DR11      -1.51 dB   -15.31 dB      4:57 09-Seven Beat Strut
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Number of tracks:  9
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2708 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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