Bernard, Will / Just Like Downtown
Album: Just Like Downtown   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Bernard, Will   Added:Sep 2013
Label:Posi-Tone  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-11-07 Pull Date: 2014-01-09 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 29 Dec 22 Dec 15 Dec 8 Dec 1 Nov 24 Nov 17 Nov 10
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 22, 2023: Everything
Dime Store Thriller, Route 46, Safety In Numbers
4. Dec 19, 2013: Rebop
Route 46, Bali Hai
2. Jan 16, 2014: Rebop
Go West
5. Dec 13, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Route 46
3. Dec 24, 2013: Pumping Iron / Winter Solstice Cooldown
Go West
6. Dec 12, 2013: Rebop
Go West

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-11-03
WILL BERNARD: Just Like Downtown
Posi-Tone, 2013

MODERNIZED SOUL-JAZZ – Nice little guitar-organ-sax-drums combo puts a updated spin on a classic sound. Bernard’s classic guitar and John Ellis’s earthy sax/clarinet make a solid connection, whether they’re bopping away or staying low & bluesy. Brian Charrette keeps it simple on organ, and drummer Rudy Royston finds a tasty midpoint between bashing & gently nudging things along. A very appealing disc!

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8

1. 4:51 – cool-toned, greasy midtempo groover, very fine guitar/sax play
2. 5:38 – lazy & slinky, with an easygoing bounce, a fun li’l ditty
3. 5:19 – uptempo bop burner: sax jumps, guitar & organ glide smoothly
4. 4:45 – Zeppelin cover! cheesy but in a good way: a groovy retro sound
5. 5:23 – relaxed, introspective ballad: calm and casual w/bass clarinet
6. 5:24 – jumpy modern-bop: twitchy repetitive riff under spiky solos
7. 6:23 – unrecognizable show tune: hopscotch riff, island guitar, bass clarinet
8. 5:16 – speedy “four on six” riff sets up some upbeat, tasty solos
9. 2:25 – relaxed, folksy meditation… wanders through interesting changes

[ Fo ] - 3 November 2013

Track Listing
1. Dime Store Thriller   5. Little Hand
2. Go West   6. Safety In Numbers
3. Sweet Spot   7. Bali Hai
4. Dancing Days   8. Route 46
  9. P.M. Gone