℗ 2013 ECM Records GmbH under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | June 14, 2013 |
| Duration | 59m 10s |
| Record Label | ECM Records |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Patterns
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
7:16 | |||
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1.2
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Goodbye
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
6:19 | |||
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1.3
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Leapfrog
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
5:48 | |||
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1.4
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Bass Solo
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
3:08 | |||
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1.5
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Waltz After David M
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
9:23 | |||
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1.6
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Lullaby
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
6:39 | |||
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1.7
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The Lea
Gary Peacock |
2:44 | |||
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1.8
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Blue
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
5:42 | |||
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1.9
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Piano Solo
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
2:28 | |||
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1.10
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Puppets
Marilyn Crispell |
3:40 | |||
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1.11
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Azure
Gary Peacock; Marilyn Crispell |
6:03 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"While there’s nothing surprising about how gracefully attuned to each other they are here, the intuitive power they achieve in this intimate setting is still striking. So is the range of moods and emotions that eloquently unfold."
- JazzTimes.com
"Five Stars ... a long time coming, Azure demonstrates, with pristine clarity and utter transparency, a unique partnership now finally unveiled for a larger audience on the year's most superb and revealing duo recording."
- All About Jazz
Azure features beautiful duets by two great improvisers who proved their compatibility long ago. Bassist Gary Peacock and pianist Marilyn Crispell made some outstanding music together in Crispell's trio with late drummer Paul Motian, but their duo project also has an extensive history, until now unrecorded. With their shared sense of lyricism, their individual compositional styles and their profound background in free playing, Peacock and Crispell are exceptional musical partners. The album, self-produced in upstate New York, home territory for both musicians, contains pieces written by each one, duo improvisations and highly inventive piano and bass solos.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM Records Studio Masters
Recorded January and February 2011 at Nevessa Production, Saugerties, NY Engineer: Chris Andersen Cover photo: Caterina di Perri Liner photo: Eliott Peacock Design: Sascha Kleis Produced by Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell
Recorded January and February 2011 at Nevessa Production, Saugerties, NY Engineer: Chris Andersen Cover photo: Caterina di Perri Liner photo: Eliott Peacock Design: Sascha Kleis Produced by Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.70 -5.09 to -1.39 | -22.31 -24.65 to -19.16 | -19.85 -22.50 to -17.20 | 13 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | Patterns | -2.22 | -19.16 | -17.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Goodbye | -2.36 | -23.49 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 3 | Leapfrog | -1.73 | -20.87 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 4 | Bass Solo | -1.63 | -23.92 | -22.5 | 16 |
| 5 | Waltz After David M | -3.03 | -22.19 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lullaby | -4.56 | -23.56 | -21.1 | 13 |
| 7 | The Lea | -1.39 | -22.45 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 8 | Blue | -2.26 | -21.08 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 9 | Piano Solo | -1.79 | -22.37 | -17.2 | 13 |
| 10 | Puppets | -3.68 | -24.65 | -22.5 | 13 |
| 11 | Azure | -5.09 | -21.64 | -19.4 | 11 |