Douglas, Dave With The Westerlies And Anwar Marshall / Little Giant Still Life
Album: Little Giant Still Life   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Douglas, Dave With The Westerlies And Anwar Marshall   Added:Oct 2017
Label:Greenleaf Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-11-12 Pull Date: 2018-01-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 7 Dec 31 Dec 17 Nov 26 Nov 19
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 17, 2023: Music Casserole
Colonial Cubism
4. Dec 24, 2017: Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics
Champion
2. Jan 06, 2018: Music Casserole
Swing Landscape
5. Dec 14, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Percolator
3. Dec 29, 2017: Traditions - Happy New Year
Champion
6. Nov 24, 2017: Traditions
Worlds Beyond The Sky

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-11-08
Reviewed: 2017-11-08
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: fascinating experiment with 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, and a drummer. This is MODERN modern jazz! All original compositions.
If You Like: Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Avishai Cohen, Curtis Fuller
Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Champion (5:56) - trombone starts> uptempo off-kilter jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> jam > crescendo end
2/ Arcade (4;31) - horns start> uptempo jam with repetitive horn riffs> drum solo> jam> quick stop
3/ Men and Machine (3:25) - trombones start> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*4/ trumpets start> slow tempo dirge-like jam swings to midtempo with trumpets over the top> quick fade
5/ Percolator (4:09) - trumpet starts> hesitting uptempo jam> trumpet solo> cacophonous jam> quick stop
*6/ your special day (3:21) - trumpets start. uptempo jam> builds to a crescendo end
7/ Bunting (2:38) - horns start> slow cacophonous jam swings to fast tempo then sows to a crawl & builds to a crescendo end
*8/ Swing Landscape (7:15) - horns start> slow tempo jam> melody shift to midtempo jam & slows again to stop
9/ The Front Page (5:36) - horns start> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo then slows again to end
*10/ Colonial Cubism - trumpet starts> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
11/ Codetta (3:32) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
*12/ Worlds Beyond The Sky (3:28) - horns start> slow tempo jam with interplay between horns> quick stop

Track Listing
1. Champion   7. Bunting
2. Arcade   8. Swing Landscape
3. Men And Machine   9. The Front Page
4. Little Giant Still Life   10. Colonial Cubism
5. Percolator   11. Codetta
6. Your Special Day   12. Worlds Beyond The Sky