Frost, Mike Project / Mike Frost Project Live
| Album: | Mike Frost Project Live | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Frost, Mike Project | Added: | Oct 2008 | |
| Label: | Blujazz Productions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-11-23 | Pull Date: | 2009-01-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 18 | Jan 11 | Jan 4 | Dec 21 | Dec 14 | Dec 7 | Nov 30 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 16, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Wake Up |
4. | Dec 17, 2008: | The Rent Party
In A Sentimental Mood |
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| 2. | Jan 07, 2009: | Cipher's Crop Circle
Wake Up |
5. | Dec 12, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Pent Up House |
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| 3. | Dec 31, 2008: | Cipher's Crop Circle
Wake Up |
6. | Dec 09, 2008: | Cipher's Crop Circle
Wake Up |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-11-23
Reviewed 2008-11-23
MIKE FROST PROJECT: Live
Blujazz, 2008
BEBOP – Retro and proud, Chicago-based brothers Mike (sax) and Steve (trumpet) Frost tear things up with an old-school Hammond B3 organ combo. These live tracks are classic blowing sessions, with somewhat low-fi recording and lots of club noise giving them a gritty bootleg feel. Most tracks could totally pass as a lost recording from the late 1950s / early ‘60s. Enjoy… but watch out for the guitarist’s groaning when he solos. I don’t mind it, but it might drive you nuts.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 8:21 – speedy Charlie Parker bebop jam, everybody gets a solo
2. 5:24 – jumpin’ blues burner; nice riff, hot sax/guitar/trumpet vs. cool organ
3. 8:57 – wistful contemporary sound: soprano sax, piano, vibes
4. 6:27 – Sonny Rollins bop: merry sax & trumpet solos, lots of crowd noise
5. 12:43 – Dexter Gordon walking blues: easy pace; long, relaxed solos
6. 6:08 – Ellington ballad: sweet, loving treatment; excellent sax work
7. 7:43 – happy original swinger, with bongos! Very likeable, solos ramp up
8. 12:24 – straight-up 12-bar blues jam, relaxed. Extra groans from guitarist.
[ Fo ] 23-Nov-08
Blujazz, 2008
BEBOP – Retro and proud, Chicago-based brothers Mike (sax) and Steve (trumpet) Frost tear things up with an old-school Hammond B3 organ combo. These live tracks are classic blowing sessions, with somewhat low-fi recording and lots of club noise giving them a gritty bootleg feel. Most tracks could totally pass as a lost recording from the late 1950s / early ‘60s. Enjoy… but watch out for the guitarist’s groaning when he solos. I don’t mind it, but it might drive you nuts.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 8:21 – speedy Charlie Parker bebop jam, everybody gets a solo
2. 5:24 – jumpin’ blues burner; nice riff, hot sax/guitar/trumpet vs. cool organ
3. 8:57 – wistful contemporary sound: soprano sax, piano, vibes
4. 6:27 – Sonny Rollins bop: merry sax & trumpet solos, lots of crowd noise
5. 12:43 – Dexter Gordon walking blues: easy pace; long, relaxed solos
6. 6:08 – Ellington ballad: sweet, loving treatment; excellent sax work
7. 7:43 – happy original swinger, with bongos! Very likeable, solos ramp up
8. 12:24 – straight-up 12-bar blues jam, relaxed. Extra groans from guitarist.
[ Fo ] 23-Nov-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Buzzy | 5. | Sticky Wicket | |||
| 2. | Wake Up | 6. | In A Sentimental Mood | |||
| 3. | Nica's Winter Waltz | 7. | Aw Geez | |||
| 4. | Pent Up House | 8. | The Happy Blues |