Ruby, Greg Quartet / Look Both Ways
| Album: | Look Both Ways | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ruby, Greg Quartet | Added: | Feb 2011 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-02-06 | Pull Date: | 2011-04-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 10 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 | Feb 27 | Feb 20 | Feb 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 05, 2011: | Rebop
We Meet Again |
4. | Mar 15, 2011: | Rebop
Zephyr |
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| 2. | Mar 29, 2011: | Rebop
Swing For Dudley |
5. | Mar 13, 2011: | The Donner Party
Easy For You To Say |
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| 3. | Mar 26, 2011: | Music Casserole
Zephyr |
6. | Mar 08, 2011: | Rebop
Look Both Ways |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-02-06
Reviewed 2011-02-06
GREG RUBY QUARTET: Look Both Ways
self-released, 2010
GYPSY JAZZ – Straight up swingin’ in the Django Reinhardt/Hot Club vein, but these are all original compositions by Greg Ruby, a top guitarist out of Seattle. Also on hand are violinist Evan Price (familiar from the Hot Club of San Francisco) and Bay Area guitarist Doug Martin (leader of the Avatar Ensemble). Oh yes, there’s still plenty of life in this toe-tapping genre. Enjoy!
No duds here. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
1. 4:24 – jaunty midtempo bounce
2. 3:23 – toe-tapping beat, singing violin
3. 3:33 – uptempo: bold, slashing stride
4. 4:41 – sexy tango with a sweet center
5. 4:29 – a beautiful, enigmatic sway
6. 2:51 – musette-waltz with accordion
7. 4:30 – a slow, bittersweet ballad
8. 3:51 – snappy little swinger, fine solos
9. 2:09 – slow, sadly romantic
10. 2:28 – dragging café waltz
11. 3:46 – chunky midtempo swing
12. 3:54 – soft reflection with accordion
[ Fo ] 02/06/11
self-released, 2010
GYPSY JAZZ – Straight up swingin’ in the Django Reinhardt/Hot Club vein, but these are all original compositions by Greg Ruby, a top guitarist out of Seattle. Also on hand are violinist Evan Price (familiar from the Hot Club of San Francisco) and Bay Area guitarist Doug Martin (leader of the Avatar Ensemble). Oh yes, there’s still plenty of life in this toe-tapping genre. Enjoy!
No duds here. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
1. 4:24 – jaunty midtempo bounce
2. 3:23 – toe-tapping beat, singing violin
3. 3:33 – uptempo: bold, slashing stride
4. 4:41 – sexy tango with a sweet center
5. 4:29 – a beautiful, enigmatic sway
6. 2:51 – musette-waltz with accordion
7. 4:30 – a slow, bittersweet ballad
8. 3:51 – snappy little swinger, fine solos
9. 2:09 – slow, sadly romantic
10. 2:28 – dragging café waltz
11. 3:46 – chunky midtempo swing
12. 3:54 – soft reflection with accordion
[ Fo ] 02/06/11
Track Listing
| 1. | Look Both Ways | 7. | From Afar | |||
| 2. | Easy For You To Say | 8. | Swing For Dudley | |||
| 3. | Inside Out | 9. | Longest Day In The Dark | |||
| 4. | We Meet Again | 10. | What Tales We Tell | |||
| 5. | Zephyr | 11. | Déjà Vu | |||
| 6. | Suspicion | 12. | Kansas Straight Winds |