Pasin, Chris / Detour Ahead
Album: Detour Ahead   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Pasin, Chris   Added:Sep 2009
Label:H2o Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-10-25 Pull Date: 2009-12-27 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 29 Nov 22 Nov 1
Airplays: 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 27, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum, No Shoving!
Island
3. Oct 30, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum, No Chit-Chat
Lost And Found
2. Nov 20, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Jackhammer

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-25
CHRIS PASIN: Detour Ahead
H2O Records, 2009

POSTBOP – Originally recorded back in 1987, this set of mostly original music by trumpeter Pasin has a classic, swaggering attitude and some catchy original tunes. Nothing gets batted out of the park here, but it’s a solid quintet set overall, worth a spin.

Chris Pasin - trumpet
Steve Slagle - saxophones, flute
Benny Green - piano
Rufus Reid - bass
Dannie Richmond - drums

* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

1. 8:42 – Wayne Shorter-style mystery: assertive soprano sax, solid trumpet
2. 8:48 – slow, serious ballad with propulsive bridge: soulful piano & trumpet
3. 4:18 – speedy, hard-edged postbop burner: trumpet & sax have an attitude
4. 5:57 – nice medium ballad with a warm, cozy, almost spiritual feel
5. 9:47 – uptempo groove: tripping piano, bright trumpet, busy bass solo
6. 5:20 – tough-guy stride: muted trumpet gives it a sneer, soprano sax hops
7. 7:34 – standard: quick, breezy pace; straight-up solos from everybody
8. 9:50 – steady glide with flute, muted trumpet, latin touches from piano

[ Fo ] 10/25/09

Track Listing
1. Lost And Found   5. The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
2. It Doesn't Matter Now   6. Enigma
3. Jackhammer   7. My Romance
4. Detour Ahead   8. Island