Wintsch, Michel/Hemingway/Oest / Open Songs
Album: Open Songs   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Wintsch, Michel/Hemingway/Oest   Added:Aug 2002
Label:Altri Suoni  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2002-09-23 Pull Date: 2002-11-25 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 10 Nov 3 Oct 20 Oct 6 Sep 29
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 08, 2002: Memory Select
La Foule
4. Oct 01, 2002: No Cover, No Minimum
Walking in
2. Nov 01, 2002: Memory Select
Path of Rain
5. Sep 28, 2002: Morning GLory
Isablue
3. Oct 18, 2002: Memory Select
Le Play Pays

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-09-22
Piano-led trio doing laid-back, restrained jazz with lots of space for improvised color. Very "jazz" sounding, even as they start to stray from the original composition. Mostly quiet but energetic, with some louder segments (such as track 1).

Includes a couple of interesting covers (Jacques Brel on tracks 2 and 4, e.g.)

1*- Fast-hammered piano. At 10 mins., might be a bit too long
2- Slow, dark and eerie - then blossoms loudly.
3- Slow step with splashes of drums
4- Very slow Jacques Brel song
5- Sparse loveliness
6*- Sparkling mid/fast piece in three phases
7*- Cool little jazz stride
8*- Gospel-sounding intro, cool fast piano in the middle segment
9- Dark low quivering sounds, the only tuneless track on here.

Track Listing
1. Offret   5. Path of Rain
2. Le Play Pays   6. La Foule
3. Isablue   7. Walking in
4. Ne Me Quittes Pas   8. Et Maintenant
  9. 2 Pm