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Albums like The Essence, Part 1 1995
Matched on how they feel, not on genre or who made them: the same pull on fourteen measures of character (tone, pace, scale, ambiguity and the rest), read from each title on Taste Buds. About The Essence, Part 1
Albums closest to The Essence, Part 1
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 1963Also inward, sincere and direct
- Quiet Kenny 1960Also inward, sincere and serious
- Straight, No Chaser 1967Also inward, sincere and direct
- Boss Guitar 1963Also inward, sincere and direct
- Chet Baker Sings 1954Also inward, sincere and serious
- Jazz Samba Encore! 1963Also inward, sincere and serious
- John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 1963Also inward, sincere and serious
- Blues Walk 1958Also inward, sincere and direct
- Today and Tomorrow 1964Also inward, sincere and direct
- The Bridge 1962Also inward, sincere and direct
- Soul Station 1960Also inward, sincere and direct
- Julie Is Her Name 1955Also sincere, inward and serious
The same feel, in other forms
Books
Genius 1992Also earnest, character-led and classical in form
Mornings on Horseback 1981Also earnest, grave and classical in form
Surprised by Joy 1955Also earnest, character-led and classical in form
Films
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man 2006Also character-led, earnest and grave
Persuasion 2007Also earnest, grave and classical in form
Day of the Fight 1951Also earnest, grave and resolved
Series
Mr. Scorsese 2025Also earnest, character-led and grave
Sense and Sensibility 2008Also earnest, grave and classical in form
Pride and Prejudice 1995Also earnest, classical in form and resolved
Games
The Day I Became a Bird 2026Also earnest, character-led and resolved
Beeswing 2014Also earnest, character-led and grave
The Master's Pupil 2023Also earnest and grave
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