| Giallorenzo, Paul Trio / Flow |
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| Add Date: | 2017-12-12 | | Pull Date: | 2018-02-13 | | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 28 Jan | 14 Jan | 7 Jan | 31 Dec |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-08 |
Reviewed: 2017-12-08
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: A stellar pianist who comes up with a new twist on every track. The bassist & drummer have distinct voices of their own. Together, they create music that is firmly rooted in the bop tradition and at the same time both singular & forward-thinking. All originals.
If You Like: Thelonious Monk
Track review (favorites denoted by*):
* 1/ A-Frolick-Ing (4:28) - piano starts> midtempo jam, constantly shifting> quick stop
2/ Fractures (5:26) - piano starts with slow progression, swings to uptempo jam> shifting in bursts of notes> quick stop
*3/ Rolling (7:27) - piano starts> midtempo & slinky> shifts to jagged spikes & settles into a solid swinging bop jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*4/ Interstice (5:46) - piano starts. slow & mysterious> swings to midtempo jam> manic uptempo piano solo> slows to a crawl with bowed bass, which slides into the high registers> quick stop
*5/ Over/Under (5:37) - bass starts> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> bass solo> off kilter uptempo jam> quick stop
**6/ Flipd Scrip (10:01) - piano starts. midtempo jam, almost bolero-like> piano solo goes way out on a limb, then swings back up into a midtempo march> bowed bass solo> midtempo jam & fade
7/ Darkness (6:39) - piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo slows it down to slow tempo jam> quick stop
8/ Lightness (5:12) - piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> fade
*9/ A Way We Go (3:59) - drums start> uptempo jam> swinging off kilter piano solo> bass/drum duet> uptempo jam> quick stop
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