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Jazz guitarist/composer George Cotsirilos had previously recorded mostly in a trio setting 
with longtime associates Robb Fisher on bass and Ron Marabuto on drums. For Mostly in Blue, 
he expanded to a quartet, with pianist Keith Saunders, to shake up his approach a bit but also 
in the interests of being true to the music he was hearing in his head. 

In addition to six Cotsirilos originals, the repertoire includes a luminous arrangement 
of the Harry Warren-Mack Gordon classic I Wish I Knew, where Saunders's presence liberates 
the stylistically wide-ranging guitarist to play legato more than he usually does. 
Another highlight is a feverishly fast performance of the Charlie Parker classic Crazeology.

The band worked as their own producers in collaboration with engineer Dave Luke, 
a decorated veteran of Fantasy Records with whom Cotsirilos had worked several times. 
"We wanted the album to have a live feel," says Cotsirilos, "and this live-in-studio sound 
can be heard as much in the playing as in the engineering, whether on Bird's bebop burne
or the guitarist's slinky Ms. Luna, written for his troublemaking" cat.


George Cotsirilos - Guitar;
Keith Saunders - Piano;
Robb Fisher - Bass;
Ron Marabuto - Drums.

foobar2000 1.3.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-08-25 00:43:38
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Analyzed: George Cotsirilos Quartet/ Mostly in Blue
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.48 dB   -11.33 dB      6:57 01-Mostly in Blue
DR9       -0.44 dB   -11.84 dB      5:55 02-Wes Side Blues
DR8       -0.50 dB   -10.94 dB      7:16 03-I Wish I Knew
DR9       -0.50 dB   -11.40 dB      6:45 04-Ms Luna
DR9       -0.53 dB   -11.10 dB      5:21 05-Blue Dusk
DR9       -0.67 dB   -11.30 dB      4:23 06-Crazeology
DR9       -0.43 dB   -11.75 dB      6:47 07-Lights Out
DR9       -0.59 dB   -11.30 dB      5:42 08-Down, Not Out
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Number of tracks:  8
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           926 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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