Fishman, Greg Quintet / So You Say
Album: So You Say   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Fishman, Greg Quintet   Added:Aug 2018
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-08-26 Pull Date: 2018-10-28 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 28 Oct 7 Sep 23 Sep 16
Airplays: 3 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 04, 2018: The KZSU Album Airplay Chart Show
These Things
4. Oct 24, 2018: Clean Copper Radio
Fast Forward
2. Oct 26, 2018: Old Fart At Play
Fast Forward
5. Oct 05, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Fast Forward
3. Oct 25, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Fast Forward
6. Sep 20, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Fast Forward

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-08-15
Reviewed: 2018-08-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar bop quintet with an interesting twist: two tenor saxophones. Fishman has his name on the disc, but Webb contributes mightily. They create magic as a duet or as dual solos. The rest of the band is tight and versatile.
If You Like: Phil Woods, Greg Abate, Sonny Rollins
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Fast Forward (4:58) – sax starts> uptempo jam> piano solo swings to fast jam interspersed with drum fills> quick stop
2/ So You Say (6:27) – sax starts> midtempo jam> dual sax solos> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ 254 West 82nd (7:32) – sax starts> fast jam> blistering sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
4/ Harlem Avenue (5:26) – sax duet starts> slow jam> beautiful sax duet> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
5/ Wells Street (5:29) – sax starts> midtempo jam with Brazilian vibe> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> mellows and fades
6/ Lunar (5:57) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> second sax solo drops a notch>midtempo piano solo> slow jam> drum solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam interspersed with drum fills> quick fade
*7/ Nikki’s Waltz (4:30) – piano starts> slow jam> sax duet> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
8/ One For Hank (4:55) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ Adams Street (5:11) – sax duet starts> uptempo jam> sax duet> uptempo jam> piano solo> jam> quick stop
*10/ These Things (4:49) – sax starts> quick swing into fast jam> scintillating sax solos> piano solo> uptempo jam interspersed with drum fills> crescendo end



Track Listing
1. Fast Forward   6. Lunar
2. So You Say   7. Nikki's Waltz
3. 254 West 82nd   8. One For Hank
4. Harlem Avenue   9. Adams Street
5. Wells Street   10. These Things