Mackenzie, Kenny Trio / Closer To The Day
Album: Closer To The Day   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mackenzie, Kenny Trio   Added:Oct 2007
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-11-04 Pull Date: 2008-01-06 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 16 Nov 18 Nov 11
Airplays: 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 11, 2008: The Fifth Hour
Song One
3. Nov 16, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Face To Shine
2. Dec 14, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Closer To The Day
4. Nov 09, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Closer To The Day

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-11-03
KENNY MacKENZIE TRIO feat. SHENOLE LATIMER: Closer to the Day
KMT, 2007

MAINSTREAM JAZZ – This friendly straight-ahead disc has joyful original tunes and crisp playing. There are some decent compositions here, but it’s the band’s sheer exuberance that makes the CD notable. Why can’t every modern-bop group show this much spirit?

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, maybe 1

1. 5:23 – warm, tender jazz waltz: sax climbs small peaks over happy piano
2. 5:44 – nifty ticker-tape rhythm, piano solo bursts from quiet start, breezy sax
3. 5:58 – catchy, bashing theme; light & easy piano, nice bass solo
4. 5:48 – dreamy midtempo ballad, bright piano
5. 5:18 – upbeat swinger: hepcat bass, happy sax, bouncy piano, perky drums
6. 5:23 – skip it: lite contemporary breeze w/latinized rhythm.
7. 4:30 – strolling tune, starts clumpy, turns buoyant, uplifting, speedy
8. 5:16 – medium, surging ballad, thoughtfully optimistic sax & piano

[ Fo ] 3-Nov-07

Track Listing
1. Song One   5. Good Manners
2. Face To Shine   6. Song Two
3. Closer To The Day   7. Black And Orange
4. Like Them That Dream   8. Surely