Wess, Frank / Magic 201
| Album: | Magic 201 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Wess, Frank | Added: | Feb 2014 | |
| Label: | Ipo Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-02-21 | Pull Date: | 2014-04-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 15, 2015: | 9-15-2015
The Summer Knows, After Paris |
4. | Apr 17, 2014: | Rebop
Embraceable You |
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| 2. | Jul 01, 2015: | 7-1-2015
After Paris |
5. | Apr 10, 2014: | Rebop
Blues For Ruby |
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| 3. | Apr 24, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition
A Cottage For Sale |
6. | Apr 05, 2014: | Music Casserole
The Summer Knows |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-03-06
Reviewed 2014-03-06
FRANK WESS: Magic 201
IPO, 2014
CLASSIC JAZZ – One of the final recordings (from 2011) of sax/flute master Wess, a veteran of the Count Basie band who passed away last October. As on “Magic 101,” released last year, this set is heavy on ballads and easy-swinging blues, and focuses almost entirely on tenor sax (only #4 features flute). It’s all lovely stuff, and a fitting send-off.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
1. 5:10 – midtempo swinging stroll; sax has a happy lilt, everyone gets a taste
2. 6:29 – sweet guitar sets up a moaning ballad, sax is nicely bluesy
3. 3:56 – solo sax into aching ballad… sophisticated and just beautiful
4. 4:57 – solo flute ballad: haunting intro, becomes lighter, optimistic
5. 7:02 – after-hours saloon ballad, just sax & piano… pour me another, Sam.
6. 8:43 – straight-up, laid-back blues: sax pours it out, guitar/piano mop it up
7. 9:24 – another gorgeous late-nite ballad, love the classic sax sound here
8. 5:41 – walking bass sets up an easy stroll, nothin’ fancy, just nice & steady
[ Fo ] – 28 February 2014
IPO, 2014
CLASSIC JAZZ – One of the final recordings (from 2011) of sax/flute master Wess, a veteran of the Count Basie band who passed away last October. As on “Magic 101,” released last year, this set is heavy on ballads and easy-swinging blues, and focuses almost entirely on tenor sax (only #4 features flute). It’s all lovely stuff, and a fitting send-off.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
1. 5:10 – midtempo swinging stroll; sax has a happy lilt, everyone gets a taste
2. 6:29 – sweet guitar sets up a moaning ballad, sax is nicely bluesy
3. 3:56 – solo sax into aching ballad… sophisticated and just beautiful
4. 4:57 – solo flute ballad: haunting intro, becomes lighter, optimistic
5. 7:02 – after-hours saloon ballad, just sax & piano… pour me another, Sam.
6. 8:43 – straight-up, laid-back blues: sax pours it out, guitar/piano mop it up
7. 9:24 – another gorgeous late-nite ballad, love the classic sax sound here
8. 5:41 – walking bass sets up an easy stroll, nothin’ fancy, just nice & steady
[ Fo ] – 28 February 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | It Could Happen To You | 5. | Embraceable You | |||
| 2. | A Cottage For Sale | 6. | Blues For Ruby | |||
| 3. | After Paris | 7. | If You Can't Call, Don't Come | |||
| 4. | The Summer Knows | 8. | If It's The Last Thing I Do |