Meek, Gary / Originals
Album: Originals   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Meek, Gary   Added:Oct 2017
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-10-12 Pull Date: 2017-12-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 10 Nov 12 Oct 29 Oct 22
Airplays: 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 16, 2017: Music Casserole
Spiritual For Iris
4. Nov 06, 2017: National Treasure
What Happened To My Good Shoes?
2. Dec 07, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Stella On The Stairs
5. Oct 28, 2017: Old Fart at Play
What Happened To My Good Shoes?
3. Nov 09, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Stella On The Stairs
6. Oct 26, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Mr. D G - For The Great Don Grolnick

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-10-05
Reviewed: 2017-10-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: Expressive sax player steps out in front with a great set of original tunes. His quartet is tight & versatile and several friends drop in to add some additional textures. All killer - no filler!
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Stanley Turrentine, Eric Dolphy
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ What Happened To My Good Shoes? (6:48) - drums start> uptempo jam> swinging sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ When You're A Monk (6:22) - piano starts> midtempo bounce> trumpet solo> guitar solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
3/ Suite For Maureen (8:12) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo> sax solo swings to fast tempo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Spiritual For Iris (8:02) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> piano solo> quick fade
*5/ piano starts> uptempo jam swings to fast tempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
6/ Pacific Grove Fog (7:25) - piano starts> midtempo jam> intriguing sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
*7/ Mr. DG - for the great Don Grolnick (6:48) - drums start> uptempo jam> killer guitar solo> kick ass piano solo> complex bass solo> rocking sax solo to end
*8/ Lost Dreams (4:52) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> evocative sax solo> slow fade

Track Listing
1. What Happened To My Good Shoes?   5. Stella On The Stairs
2. When You're A Monk   6. Pacific Grove Fog
3. Suite For Maureen   7. Mr. D G - For The Great Don Grolnick
4. Spiritual For Iris   8. Lost Dreams