Bates, Michael / Clockwise
Album: Clockwise   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Bates, Michael   Added:Oct 2008
Label:Greenleaf Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-12-21 Pull Date: 2009-02-22 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Feb 22 Feb 15 Feb 8 Feb 1 Jan 11 Jan 4
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 20, 2009: Memory Select
Marching
4. Jan 30, 2009: Memory Select
The Russian School
2. Feb 14, 2009: Music Casserole
Fellini
5. Jan 09, 2009: Memory Select
Fellini
3. Feb 06, 2009: Memory Select
Machinery
6. Jan 02, 2009: Memory Select
Machinery

Album Review
Wedge
Reviewed 2008-12-01
Fairly straightforward jazz with open space for some creative soloing, much like Dave Douglas does (this is released on his label). Sax/clarinet and trumpet lead the quartet, with bassist Bates doing all the composing.

Michael Bates (bass)
Jeff Davis (drums)
Quinain Nachoff (sax, clarinet)
Russ Johnson (trumpet)

1- Pecking mid/fast feel, upbeat clarinet, kinda fun.
2- Nice big declaration intro. Turns more spare but still very active for some great sax and trumpet solos.
3- Slow, sad, stately.
4- Upbeat
5- Euro-sidewalk-cafe feel, a bit circusy.
6- Gently slow, a light homey touch, like a happy scene from a kids' movie. Very quiet start.
7- Klezmery mid/fast, builds up to a fun, chugging theme.
8- Swaggering midtempo, a touch of blues, lots of buzzy sax. Cool sound overall.
9- Mid/fast with a dark theme.

Track Listing
1. Great Exhibition   5. Fellini
2. Damasa   6. Lighthousekeeping
3. Rideau Medals   7. Marching
4. Machinery   8. Bloodletting
  9. The Russian School