Jackson, Keefe / Project Project / Just Like This
| Album: | Just Like This | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Jackson, Keefe / Project Project | Added: | Feb 2008 | |
| Label: | Delmark Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-03-30 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 11 | Apr 27 | Apr 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 11, 2009: | Jena & Gomorrah: big bands
Which Well |
4. | May 09, 2008: | Memory Select
Which Well |
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| 2. | May 30, 2008: | Memory Select
Dragon Fly |
5. | Apr 26, 2008: | On the warpath
Dragon Fly |
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| 3. | May 23, 2008: | Memory Select
Titled |
6. | Apr 25, 2008: | Memory Select
Dragon Fly |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-03-22
Reviewed 2008-03-22
Modern jazz with energetic big band lines, aggressive free-jazz solos, and some out-there improv. The big band parts are smoothly composed, heeding the jazz tradition with a well knit, ear-catching sound. Yes, the opening track starts kind of "out there," but mainstream jazzers will find more than enough to love here. Top-notch. Instrumental, FCC clean.
Josh Berman - cornet
Jaimie Branch - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jeb Bishop - trombone
Nick Broste - trombone
Marc Unternahrer - tuba
James Falzone - clarinet
Guillermo Gregorio - sax, clarinet
Dave Rempis - sax
Jason Stein - bass clarinet
Keefe Jackson - sax, bass clarinet
Anton Hatwich - bass
Frank Rosaly - drums
1- (11:23) Mid/fast, with great sparkling solos. Growly horn improv intro followed by some sharp big-band writing.
2- (8:52) Punchy midtempo big-band lines. A quiet improv middle carries over into a low-key riff.
3- (10:02) Slow. Turns into a spiky free-for-all about halfway through; last 3 mins. are a tasteful drum solo that builds gradually
4- (8:49) Playfully tense pulse, some swingin' composing. Solos include a perky unaccompanied clarinet in happy tones.
5- (7:51) Quiet moaning improv. Then a screaming fast sax/drums duet, quite free-jazzy and intense.
6- (8:46) Carefully considered, with some bright horn lines in the intro and a calm flow throughout. Snappy ending. Nice.
Josh Berman - cornet
Jaimie Branch - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jeb Bishop - trombone
Nick Broste - trombone
Marc Unternahrer - tuba
James Falzone - clarinet
Guillermo Gregorio - sax, clarinet
Dave Rempis - sax
Jason Stein - bass clarinet
Keefe Jackson - sax, bass clarinet
Anton Hatwich - bass
Frank Rosaly - drums
1- (11:23) Mid/fast, with great sparkling solos. Growly horn improv intro followed by some sharp big-band writing.
2- (8:52) Punchy midtempo big-band lines. A quiet improv middle carries over into a low-key riff.
3- (10:02) Slow. Turns into a spiky free-for-all about halfway through; last 3 mins. are a tasteful drum solo that builds gradually
4- (8:49) Playfully tense pulse, some swingin' composing. Solos include a perky unaccompanied clarinet in happy tones.
5- (7:51) Quiet moaning improv. Then a screaming fast sax/drums duet, quite free-jazzy and intense.
6- (8:46) Carefully considered, with some bright horn lines in the intro and a calm flow throughout. Snappy ending. Nice.
Track Listing
| 1. | Dragon Fly | 4. | Just Like This | |||
| 2. | The Grass Is Greener | 5. | Which Well | |||
| 3. | Titled | 6. | Wind-Up Toy |