Reviewed: 2018-06-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Once again, Hasselbach has produced an album of fine jazz, combining the straight-ahead style with modern jazz and what he refers to as Mid-Century music, all woven together like the lovely, colorful threads. You can wrap yourself up in his music and feel warm and satisfied.
If You Like: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Max Roach, Wynton Kelly
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Mississippi Jump (5:07) – piano starts> midtempo jam> ttumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Gibralter (5:35) – drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> quick stop
3/ Nature Boy (5:15) – piano starts> slow song with male vocal> sax solo> trumpet solo> slow song> slow fade
*4/ Blues On My Mind (7:15) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo swings uptempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*5/ So What…Now? (5:37) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> drum solo> bass solo>> midtempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Terra Firma Irma (9:09) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam quickly swings uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
*7/ UberSmooth (4:13) – piano starts> slow tempo> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
8/ Comin’ Home To Mardi Gras (4:57) – drums start> funky New Orleans jam & song> funky piano solo> uptempo song> uptempo jam> fade
*9/ Mississippi Jump (radio mix) (4:18) – piano starts slow , swings to midtempo funky jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop