Peplowski, Ken Big Band, The / Sunrise
Album: Sunrise   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Peplowski, Ken Big Band, The   Added:Apr 2018
Label:Arbors Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-04-13 Pull Date: 2018-06-15 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 10 Apr 22
Airplays: 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 16, 2018: Old Fart at Play
All I Need Is The Girl
3. Jun 08, 2018: Traditions
When You Wish Upon A Star
2. Jun 16, 2018: Music Casserole
If I Were A Bell
4. Apr 21, 2018: Old Fart at Play
If I Were A Bell

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-07
Reviewed: 2018-03-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: World famous jazz clarinetist Ken Peplowski is joined by all-star jazz artists making a big band that really swings. He recorded everything live with the band. Ken liked the adrenaline rush of that style of recording. Great musicians here who respond well under the pressure of recording, but they all play with individual sounds and styles.
If You Like: Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Christian McBride Big Band
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ All I Need Is The Girl (5:26) – horns start> midtempo stroll with clarinet out front> horns kick in & swing> fade
*2/ Chege De Saudade (6:18) – horns come in slow & quiet> clarinet jumps> midtempo jam swings to fast tempo> crescendo end
3/ Estate (7:07) – clarinet starts> slow all band jam> slow fade
*4/ If I Were A Bell (7:07) – clarinet starts in duet with bass & then piano> full band uptempo swing builds to uptempo romp> fade
5/ Clarinet In Springtime (4:12) – full band blows> slow jam> quick stop
*6/ When You Wish Upon A Star (5:13) – full band blows> slow jam> crescendo & fade
*7/ The Eternal Triangle (6:26) – full band blows> uptempo swinging jam> crescendo end
8/ Spring Is Here (5:49) – full band blows> slow jam> clarinet solo> slow fade
*9/ Duet (3:20) - horns & flute start> uptempo quirky jam> quirky clarinet solo> quick stop
*10/ The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else (6:07) – full band blows> midtempo swing> uptempo rocking clarinet solo> uptempo jam solows to quirky midtempo jam> crescendo end
11/ I Like The Sunrise (6:42) – clarinet solo starts> slow jam> slow fade
12/ Come Back To Me (4:26) – full band blows> fast tempo jam> clarinet solo> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. All I Need Is The Girl   7. Th Eternal Triangle
2. Chege De Saudade   8. Spring Is Here
3. Estate   9. Duet
4. If I Were A Bell   10. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
5. Clarinet In Springtime   11. I Like The Sunrise
6. When You Wish Upon A Star   12. Come Back To Me