Ajaye, Franklin / Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract T
Album: | Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract T | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Ajaye, Franklin | Added: | Feb 2005 | |
Label: | Self-Release |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2005-02-13 | Pull Date: | 2005-04-17 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 20 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Aug 05, 2023: | Music Casserole
Scarborough Faire |
4. | Mar 11, 2005: | Memory Select
Deja Blue |
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2. | Apr 01, 2005: | Memory Select
Harlem Rooftop Conversation |
5. | Mar 05, 2005: | Morning Glory
Scarborough Faire |
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3. | Mar 26, 2005: | the Dog and Pony show
Voyage |
6. | Mar 01, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
Get on the Train |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-02-11
Reviewed 2005-02-11
Drifting and gently grooving pieces, mostly with clarinet and bass. Lots like an ECM record including an echoey sound. The tracks have a nice slowed-down jazz groove to them; they’re slow but not sleepy and (mostly) going for something tougher than that lyrical new-age feel.
Ajaye is a stand-up comic -- “The Jazz Comedian” he called himself -- whose career goes back to the ‘70s. He’s a pretty funny guy who’s made a living lately as a TV writer but still performs. He’s playing the clarinet on these tracks, with brother Eric supplying all the other instruments. Included with the Music CD is a disc of one of Franklin’s performances from 2000.
1- A floaty kind of cool. Relaxed groove with bass & clarinet
2- Cavernous and wandering.
3- Bass and clarinet again; nice recurring bass riff
4- Romantic; verges on smooth jazz
5- Meditative Miles cover
6- Slow, peaceful
7- Adds percussion for some different color
8- Slow. Nice beat develops towards the end.
9- Adds quiet, piping trumpet
10- Gentle start develops into a nice upbeat groove.
Ajaye is a stand-up comic -- “The Jazz Comedian” he called himself -- whose career goes back to the ‘70s. He’s a pretty funny guy who’s made a living lately as a TV writer but still performs. He’s playing the clarinet on these tracks, with brother Eric supplying all the other instruments. Included with the Music CD is a disc of one of Franklin’s performances from 2000.
1- A floaty kind of cool. Relaxed groove with bass & clarinet
2- Cavernous and wandering.
3- Bass and clarinet again; nice recurring bass riff
4- Romantic; verges on smooth jazz
5- Meditative Miles cover
6- Slow, peaceful
7- Adds percussion for some different color
8- Slow. Nice beat develops towards the end.
9- Adds quiet, piping trumpet
10- Gentle start develops into a nice upbeat groove.
Track Listing
1. | Voyage | 6. | Vagabond | |||
2. | Deja Blue | 7. | Get on the Train | |||
3. | Forest Walk | 8. | The Key of Sea | |||
4. | Pearls | 9. | Harlem Rooftop Conversation | |||
5. | In a Silent Way | 10. | Scarborough Faire |