Ray, Scot Quintet / Active Vapor Recovery
Album: Active Vapor Recovery   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Ray, Scot Quintet   Added:May 2003
Label:Cryptogramophone  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-06-09 Pull Date: 2003-08-11 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 20 Jul 13 Jun 29 Jun 22 Jun 15
Airplays: 2 1 3 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 12, 2007: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Active Vapor Recovery
4. Aug 19, 2004: Umami Jazz Program
In Cleveland
2. Jun 08, 2007: Memory Select
Three Quarks
5. Jul 18, 2003: Memory Select
Active Vapor Recovery
3. May 26, 2006: Memory Select, crypto edition
Three Quarks
6. Jul 14, 2003: Fly By Night
In Cleveland

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-06-09
Led by electric guitar and electric violin -- fast, with an upbeat and electrically harsh sound. Mostly fast stuff with an affinity for wacky time signatures. Nels Cline on guitar gets plenty of opportunity to freak out. Tracks 4 and 8 delve into funky-groove territory, while most of the others have ear-pleasing modern-jazz heads. Fun stuff.

1- Fast, cartoony
2- Mid/fast, almost prog-rock sound
3*- Long breezy notes over hyper bass & drums
4*- Funky! w/odd-time-signature solo bed
5- A gentle mid/fast flow
6- Jumpy, with susbstantial quiet patches. Nice solo by Nels Cline.
7- Seven minutes of spacey slow exploration, then a midtempo swing
8*- Flashy funk
9- Slow and dreamy

Track Listing
1. Three Quarks   5. Man As Kite
2. Above Breath   6. Scarabaeus
3. Shiny Object   7. Trouble with Sugar
4. In Cleveland   8. Active Vapor Recovery
  9. Bitteroot