(Soul-Jazz) [LP] [24/48] Prince Billy Mahdi Wright - You Got Dat Wright - 1982, FLAC (tracks)

Vinyl records:
CARTRIDGE: Audio-Technica AT-OC9ML/II
TURNTABLE: Technics SL-1200mk5
PHONO STAGE: Lehmann Audio Black Cube Statement
RECORD CLEANING MACHINE: Record Doctor V (vacuum RCM)
RECORD CLEANING LIQUID: Audio Intelligent Enzymatic Formula (3 min soak) then Super Cleaner (1.5 min soak) or Premium One-Step Formula no. 6 (6 min soak)
STYLUS CLEANING: Onzow Zerodust
Computer:
SOUND CARD: Apogee Duet 2 for Mac
SOUND MONITORING: InEar StageDiver SD-4 (Small)
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Adobe Audition CC
OS: Mac OS X 10.9 "Mavericks"
POST-PROCESSING SOFTWARE: iZotope RX 6 Declicker, Denoiser
Vinyl: iZotope DeClicker and Audition's built-in declicker plugin were used to eliminate clicks and pops. Manual declicking is used. iZotope DeNoiser was used to reduce any low-frequency rumble (below 40 Hz)
Everything is normalized to -0.1 dB, as is without any compression applied.
Record condition: New

foobar2000 1.6.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-02-06 21:12:19
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Analyzed: Prince Billy Mahdi Wright / You Got Dat Wright
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR15      -0.40 dB   -18.96 dB      2:55 01-Tune Weaver
DR15      -0.10 dB   -17.82 dB      3:09 02-You Got Dat Wright
DR14      -0.38 dB   -17.89 dB      4:32 03-Excuse Me
DR14      -0.10 dB   -16.19 dB      4:35 04-Summer Love (or Verano de Amor)
DR12      -2.23 dB   -16.74 dB      3:29 05-79th Street Blues (or Concert in Woo)
DR13      -2.71 dB   -19.30 dB      5:53 06-Love Dream (or Reve d'Amour)
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Number of tracks:  6
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate:        48000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           1683 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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A wonderful bit of lost spiritual soul jazz from Chicago -- recorded in the early 80s, but with a progressive and righteous feel that's very much in the 70s Strata East vein! The group's led by Billy Mahdi on tenor, soprano, and flute -- and features Corky McClerkin on piano, Eldee Young on bass, and Dave Baldwin on sax. But the real treat on the set is a trio of female singers that augment some of the best tracks -- singing in a slightly off-beat style that is somewhere between Oneness Of Juju and Ramp. And in fact, Oneness of Juju are a good comparison here -- as the album's got a lot of tracks that are kind of like that group's tighter jazz dance, less Afro-inspired numbers.

Billy Mahdi - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bells, kalimba
Eldee Young - bass
Corky McCerkin - piano
Ruben D. Andrea - drums
Newson Otis - trumpet
Dave Baldwin - saxophone
Bruce Thompson - synthesizer
Eve Garnett, Brenda Sims, Ozana Chavis - vocals
Recorded at Omega Studio, Chicago, IL in August 1980.