Little, Harold / Akoben
Album: Akoben   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Little, Harold   Added:Aug 2017
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-08-31 Pull Date: 2017-11-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 5 Oct 15 Sep 17 Sep 10
Airplays: 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 03, 2017: Clean Copper Radio
East Of The River
4. Sep 14, 2017: Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics
East Of The River
2. Oct 30, 2017: National Treasure
East Of The River
5. Sep 07, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Stomp The Roaches
3. Oct 14, 2017: Music Casserole
East Of The River

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-26
Reviewed: 2017-08-26
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: Let's get funky! Fusing jazz, funk, R&B, fusion, and old school hip-hop, this disc really packs a wallop and the playing is superb throughout.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Miles Davis' "Big Fun", Tower Of Power
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ East Of The River (4:00) - heavy bass starts> uptempo jam> heavy organ solo to fade 2/ You Don't Know What Love Is (3:49) synth starts> midtempo song with guest female vocal & strings> trumpet solo> fade on vocal *3/ Take Five (4:23) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> quick fade 4/ Before The Storm (1:02) - percussion/flute starts. slow tempo jam swings to uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> fade *5/ Akoben (4:51)- synth starts> uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> slow fade *6/ Step (3:32) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> fade *7/ Skanky weed (4:40) - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> synth solo> fade 8/ we Need Love (4:00) - drums start> slow & majestic> song with female vocal> fade on vocal *9/ Stomp The Roaches (3:51) - drums start. midtempo jam> sax solo> fade 10/ I Thought You Knew (3:55) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> slow fade 11/ You Don't Know What Love Is (5:27) - synth starts> slow tempo jam> fender Rhodes solo with strings> slow fade *12/ Let's Walk (6:39) - bass starts> midtempo jam> swings uptempo> guitar solo> slow fade

Track Listing
1. East Of The River   7. Stanky Weed
2. You Don't Know What Love Is   8. We Need Love
3. Take Five   9. Stomp The Roaches
4. Before The Storm   10. Thought You Knew
5. Akoben   11. You Don't Know What Love Is
6. Step   12. Let's Walk