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| Add Date: | 2009-06-28 | | Pull Date: | 2009-08-30 | | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 30 Aug | 23 Aug | 16 Aug | 9 Aug | 2 Aug | 26 Jul | 12 Jul | 5 Jul |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Reviewed 2009-06-27 |
RAKALAM BOB MOSES: Father’s Day B’hash
Sunnyside, 2009
FREE JAZZ – Pioneering drummer, on the scene since the 1960s, leads a nine-piece ensemble through intense, often spiritual free improv and some crazy compositions. But a tight-knit band keeps even the wildest stretches (and this does get wild!) sounding cohesive and directional.
* * * * | All tracks have power. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 7, 9
1. 12:22 – free improv: full, billowing sound; expands slowly with primal cries, diffuses into churning rhythmic splashes, calm resolution.
2. 9:03 – dense improv: horn riffs inside a furious monotone scribble, then complex interplay over high-speed drumming, calms down
3. 8:55 – prepared piano sprays notes around, then whole band goes nuts!!!
4. 2:46 – slow, spiritual sound: ballad melody amidst swirling winds
5. 5:40 – speedy drum solo, tones & patterns reminiscent of tablas
6. 10:30 – spiritual improv, relatively calm: jazz ideas drift in/out, agitated end
7. 6:50 – quasi-unison theme into thick, chattering group improv
8. 3:12 – otherworldly creaks & groans... downright creepy!
9. 12:06 – tribal: kalimba chorus, vocalizations, water sounds lay foundation for burgeoning mass meditation, very spiritual vibe here
[ Fo ] 06/27/09
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