(Post-Bop, Gypsy) [CD] Yvonnick Prene - New York Moments - 2019, FLAC (tracks), lossless

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Analyzed: Yvonnick Prene / New York Moments
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10      -0.48 dB   -12.74 dB      5:31 01-Ready, Steady, Blow
DR8       -0.76 dB   -12.20 dB      6:27 02-New Yorker
DR10      -1.84 dB   -14.42 dB      6:30 03-Very Early
DR9       -0.74 dB   -12.65 dB      7:48 04-Dear Zlap
DR9       -1.86 dB   -12.54 dB      5:16 05-Air on a Sunny String
DR9       -1.43 dB   -12.38 dB      8:59 06-A Brooklyn Tale
DR10      -1.70 dB   -14.03 dB      6:01 07-Milestones
DR9       -1.68 dB   -13.42 dB      7:02 08-46th Street
DR10      -2.15 dB   -14.29 dB      6:27 09-The Owl Farm
DR7       -0.69 dB   -10.43 dB      5:40 10-Bad April Fool
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1033 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Steeplechase Records is pleased to announce the fifth release from acclaimed harmonica master Yvonnick Prené, New York Moments. This album, to be released November 15th, was conceived in commemoration of the France-Native harmonica player’s time in New York. Several titles allude to his experiences there, from the obvious (“New Yorker”, “A Brooklyn Tale”) to the less so. The decidedly pared down instrumentation on this album, harmonica, organ and drums, creates a sound as large and vibrant as the city from which the recording gets its name. New York Moments features Brian Charette on the hammond B3 organ and Jordan Young on drums.
Upon listening to New York Moments, one can peer into the musical upbringing of bandleader Yvonnick Prené, and reminiscences of the player’s time studying jazz and building a career in New York City. The vocabulary of his predecessors is espoused from his harp with careful consideration and finesse. Organist Brian Charette provides the harmonic underpinnings of each track with a masterful facility. A SteepleChase stalwart with eight of his own albums on the label, Charette doesn’t limit his inventiveness to the organ’s sonic profile, of course. His solos are a fountainhead of ear-catching ideas, which he conveys with unhurried propulsion, and when he comps behind Prené, he manages to vitalize the music without becoming obtrusive. Jordan Young, a drummer (and educator) who has often worked with Charette, brings a similar mix of energetic snap and esthetic discretion to the project.
The album begins with the incendiary “Ready, Set, Blow” and sets the tone with real New York-style swing. True to the title of the track, Prené and Charette blow over the tunes changes in stunning form. The laid back sultry groove of 46th Street gets its name from the Manhattan location of the New York Harmonica School, one of two successful educational ventures founded by Prené (the other being his online Harmonica Studio). The track demonstrates another side to Prené’s playing, leaving a smoldering swing aside for low-and-slow tasteful phrasing.
Prené’s rich musical prowess can be attributed to the fine players from which he drew influence. As a child, Yvonnick was taken to Paris by his father to see virtuoso blues harmonica player Jean-Jacques Milteau. This performance inspired Yvonnick to pursue playing blues on the diatonic harmonica, enrolling in Milteau’s weekly harmonica class. A young Yvonick later switched to the chromatic harmonica while studying bebop playing, and the music of Toots Thielemans. While the combination of harmonica and organ might seem a strange match, this combo was popularized in such classic Thieleman recordings as “Theme From Summer of ‘42” and “Bluesette”. Listeners to New York Moments get treated to Prené’s homage to these harmonica masters. Prené performs a masterful rendition of Bill Evans’ “Very Early”, a favorite of harmonica player Thielemans. Prené’s composition “Dear Zlap”, which bears a surface resemblance to Wayne Shorter’s Hammer Head, was written for Greg Zlap, who taught at Jean-Jacques Milteau’s group harmonica classes.
The album concludes with “Bad April Fool”, Prené’s nod to his blues roots. On it, he switches back to his first instrument, the diatonic harmonica, to drive the point home, the first time he has recorded on a diatonic harmonica on his own release.