(Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop) [CD] Tineke Postma & Greg Osby (with Matt Mitchell, Linda Oh, Dan Weiss) - Sonic Halo - 2014, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 4 from 7. December 2014
EAC extraction logfile from 4. March 2015, 22:50
Tineke Postma, Greg Osby / Sonic halo
Used drive  : hp      DVDRAM GT31L   Adapter: 1  ID: 0
Read mode               : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache      : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction                      : 103
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks   : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations       : Yes
Used interface                              : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling                                : Appended to previous track
Used output format              : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate                : 1024 kBit/s
Quality                         : High
Add ID3 tag                     : No
Command line compressor         : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options :  -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
     Track |   Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector
    ---------------------------------------------------------
        1  |  0:00.00 |  6:40.56 |         0    |    30055
        2  |  6:40.56 |  7:16.46 |     30056    |    62801
        3  | 13:57.27 |  9:42.43 |     62802    |   106494
        4  | 23:39.70 |  6:39.58 |    106495    |   136477
        5  | 30:19.53 |  8:00.34 |    136478    |   172511
        6  | 38:20.12 |  4:27.40 |    172512    |   192576
        7  | 42:47.52 |  9:40.25 |    192577    |   236101
        8  | 52:28.02 |  4:18.57 |    236102    |   255508
        9  | 56:46.59 |  9:52.32 |    255509    |   299940
Track  1
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\01 - Sea Skies.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:02.00
     Peak level 95.5 %
     Extraction speed 1.3 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 4B4AE5BE
     Copy CRC 4B4AE5BE
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [6F69463D]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  2
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\02 - Facets.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.16
     Peak level 98.5 %
     Extraction speed 1.6 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 9935EDCE
     Copy CRC 9935EDCE
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [80FA9E10]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  3
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\03 - Source Code.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.86
     Peak level 98.5 %
     Extraction speed 1.8 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 72FEC823
     Copy CRC 72FEC823
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [538AEBEF]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  4
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\04 - Where I´m from.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:03.62
     Peak level 94.8 %
     Extraction speed 2.0 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 10F024AA
     Copy CRC 10F024AA
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [A9F94C6A]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  5
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\05 - Nine Times a Night.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:02.04
     Peak level 98.7 %
     Extraction speed 2.2 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 4F23C824
     Copy CRC 4F23C824
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [B7E13BFF]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  6
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\06 - Bottom Forty.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.57
     Peak level 98.5 %
     Extraction speed 2.2 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 7D291ACA
     Copy CRC 7D291ACA
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [037805BE]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  7
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\07 - Melo.wav
     Peak level 98.7 %
     Extraction speed 2.3 X
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC 9DE2CC8E
     Copy CRC 9DE2CC8E
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [B9B06D76]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  8
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\08 - Body and Soul.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:01.25
     Peak level 91.5 %
     Extraction speed 2.4 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 66F8D700
     Copy CRC 66F8D700
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [91BCCAC9]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
Track  9
     Filename C:\Users\Martin\Documents\EAC\09 - Pleasant Affliction.wav
     Pre-gap length  0:00:01.40
     Peak level 98.5 %
     Extraction speed 2.7 X
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 060EDAE4
     Copy CRC 060EDAE4
     Accurately ripped (confidence 1)  [AEE4A1CF]  (AR v2)
     Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.4
[CTDB TOCID: xNAKchImIagS8rwMwdSk.8UTqaM-] disk not present in database
Submit result: xNAKchImIagS8rwMwdSk.8UTqaM- has been uploaded
==== Log checksum 68D9765E825D67FC8224C6565D692B3AB4153E7DC5C7FF3AFAC16E41622084AE ====

REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 2014
REM DISCID 650F9F09
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b4"
PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
TITLE "Sonic halo"
FILE "01 - Sea Skies.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Sea Skies"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301097
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Facets"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301098
    INDEX 00 06:40:44
FILE "02 - Facets.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Source Code"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301099
    INDEX 00 07:15:56
FILE "03 - Source Code.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Where I'm From"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301100
    INDEX 00 09:38:71
FILE "04 - Where I'm From.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Nine Times a Night"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301101
    INDEX 00 06:37:55
FILE "05 - Nine Times a Night.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Bottom Forty"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301102
    INDEX 00 07:59:66
FILE "06 - Bottom Forty.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "07 - Melo.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Melo"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301102
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Body and Soul"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301104
    INDEX 00 09:39:06
FILE "08 - Body and Soul.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Pleasant Affliction"
    PERFORMER "Tineke Postma, Greg Osby"
    ISRC NLB151301105
    INDEX 00 04:17:27
FILE "09 - Pleasant Affliction.wav" WAVE
    INDEX 01 00:00:00

One of the most intriguing elements of saxophonists Tineke Postma's and Greg Osby's superb Sonic Halo is the way the co-leaders overlap their individual voices to create a uniquely multifaceted and harmonically integrated entity. Both Postma and Osby double on alto and soprano and their ideas, whether spontaneous or prewritten, flow seamlessly between them. This sublime exchange of musical concept is not at the expense of either artist's distinctive style.
The percolating, turbulent rhythmic vamps form the backdrop for "Facets." This simmering Osby composition features a provocative and captivating duet that matches Postma's pensive, rich tone with Osby's crisp, muscular one. The result is a passionate dialogue that delights with its intelligent eloquence and lyrical expression.
On Postma's cinematic "Nine Times a Night" they weave a captivating sonic tapestry with their haunting conversation. Osby's mordant phrases construct an angular framework through which meander Postma's darkly hued sinuous lines.
A subtle sense of the dramatic permeates most of the album "Melo," for instance, has the feel of an art house film's soundtrack. The mood is nostalgic with hints of melancholy as the saxophones alternate poetic improvisations. Pianist Matt Mitchell's lithe and elegant solo peppered with western classical hints bisects the track. Bassist Linda Oh concludes the tune with her thrillingly agile and curiously complex monologue
Oh opens Postma's tense and exciting "Pleasant Affliction" with her unaccompanied reverberating strings. Drummer Dan Weiss follows with a thunderous and vibrant clamor while Mitchell joins, after a few bars, with his exhilarating whirl of notes. With the saxophonists' entry the group engages in edgy and cooperative embellishments of the main theme while simultaneously deconstructing and reconstituting it. The entire piece is made up of deceptively simple but intricately built brief, melodic fragments, which serve as fodder for an energetic and stimulating ensemble play.
Both Postma and Osby are subtle yet exquisite innovators and sophisticated and imaginative composers and performers. It is no surprise that their collaborative effort is a brilliant and articulate artistic statement that fascinates with its singular wit and enamors with its quiet charm.
4,5/5 stars
(Hrayr Attarian, AllAboutJazz)