Airto & Deodato - Fingers & In Concert (1973 & 1974) [Reissue 2018] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC / AvaxHome

Dutton Vocalion reissue of two albums recorded by percussionist Airto Moreira for the CTI label in April 1973 "Fingers", a flawless studio session cut at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, and "Deodato/Airto In Concert," taped live on April 20, 1973 at the Felt Forum of the Madison Square Garden Center in New York City, NY, but released only one year later in truncated form. This Multichannel SACD release features the original 1970s Quadraphonic mixes of both albums, available commercially for the first time in over 40 years.

FINGERS:
The 1970s were banner years for Airto Moreira – not only because of his association with Chick Corea's Return to Forever and his work on wife Flora Purim's Milestone dates, but also, because of the generally superb work he did under Creed Taylor's supervision at CTI from 1972-74. One of the five-star gems that the Brazilian percussionist recorded for CTI was Fingers, which employs Purim on percussion and vocals, David Amaro on guitar, Hugo Fattoruso on keyboards and harmonica, Jorge Fattoruso on drums and Ringo Thielmann on electric bass. Produced by Taylor and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's famous New Jersey studio, this LP demonstrates just how exciting and creative 1970s fusion could be. When Moreira and his colleagues blend jazz with Brazilian music, rock and funk on such cuts as "Wind Chant," "Tombo in 7/4" and "Romance of Death," the results are consistently enriching. Fingers is an album to savor.

IN CONCERT:
Recorded live in the Felt Forum of New York City's Madison Square Garden in the wake of Deodato's massive 2001: A Space Odyssey hit, this album has a fairly confusing history. Only three selections, "Do It Again," "Spirit of Summer," and "Tropea" were released on the original slapped-together LP In Concert, and these were combined with Airto Moreira's "Parana" and "Branches," which were recorded at the same concert. In the CD-era, the LP was split up; Deodato's tracks were combined with four unreleased tunes from the concert, giving the CD-buyer 35 more minutes of music, while the two Airto tracks were placed on The Best of Airto. The concert wasn't too eventful from the Deodato fan's point of view; his combo competently grooves on, John Tropea provides a tough rock edge, the brass section sounds overloaded and unintegrated in a concert setting, and Bob James adds unnecessary string charts later.

Tracklist:

01. Fingers (El Rada)
02. Romance of Death
03. Merry-Go-Round
04. Wind Chant
05. Paraná
06. San Francisco River
07. Tombo in 7/4
08. Do it Again
09. Spirit of Summer
10. Paraná (Live)
11. Tropea (Whirlwinds)
12. The Branches of the Rose Tree

Tracks "01-07" is "Airto - Fingers" (LP '1973)
Tracks "08-12" is "Deodato/Airto ‎– In Concert" (LP '1974)

Personnel

FINGERS:
Airto - drums, percussion, vocals
Hugo Fattoruso - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
David Amaro - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Ringo Thielmann - double bass, vocals
Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso - drums, vocals
Flora Purim - percussion, vocals

Original albums produced by Creed Taylor.
Recorded: "Fingers" - on April 9, 17 & 18, 1973 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey;
"In Concert": Recorded live by Frank Hubach on April 20, 1973 at the Felt Forum of Madison Square Garden, NY.
Strings overdubbed at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Strings Arranged by Bob James.
Remastered from analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Airto & Deodato / Fingers & In Concert
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.31 dB -24.67 dB 4:32 01-Fingers El Rada
DR9 -7.21 dB -25.19 dB 5:35 02-Romance of Death
DR9 -7.41 dB -25.78 dB 2:44 03-MerryGo Round
DR8 -7.20 dB -24.92 dB 5:50 04-Wind Chant
DR8 -7.48 dB -25.55 dB 6:01 05-Parana
DR8 -8.32 dB -24.20 dB 4:10 06-San Francisco River
DR8 -6.84 dB -25.87 dB 6:24 07-Tombo in 7/4
DR9 -6.47 dB -24.63 dB 6:32 08-Do it Again
DR9 -7.23 dB -27.35 dB 5:37 09-Spirit of Summer
DR9 -7.29 dB -25.26 dB 6:51 10-Parana Live
DR10 -5.98 dB -26.55 dB 8:40 11-Tropea Whirlwinds
DR9 -6.26 dB -27.61 dB 7:18 12-The Branches of the Rose Tree
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Airto & Deodato / Fingers & In Concert
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.54 dB -22.21 dB 4:32 01-Fingers El Rada
DR14 -6.21 dB -22.44 dB 5:35 02-Romance of Death
DR15 -6.66 dB -24.55 dB 2:44 03-MerryGo Round
DR13 -5.92 dB -22.61 dB 5:50 04-Wind Chant
DR13 -5.01 dB -22.51 dB 6:01 05-Parana
DR12 -6.77 dB -21.33 dB 4:10 06-San Francisco River
DR13 -5.89 dB -22.82 dB 6:24 07-Tombo in 7/4
DR14 -6.00 dB -23.20 dB 6:32 08-Do it Again
DR14 -7.54 dB -27.03 dB 5:37 09-Spirit of Summer
DR13 -6.21 dB -21.45 dB 6:51 10-Parana Live
DR15 -6.00 dB -24.67 dB 8:40 11-Tropea Whirlwinds
DR13 -11.57 dB -29.08 dB 7:18 12-The Branches of the Rose Tree
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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