Jones, Melvin / Pivot
| Album: | Pivot | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Jones, Melvin | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Turnaround | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-05-30 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Do You Wor Kalogne? |
4. | Jul 22, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Do You Wor Kalogne? |
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| 2. | Sep 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Jug-Or-Knot |
5. | Jul 09, 2011: | Rebop
Inception |
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| 3. | Jul 29, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Inner Tubes |
6. | Jul 08, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Funkytown Shuffle |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-05-28
Reviewed 2011-05-28
MELVIN JONES: Pivot
Turnaround, 2011
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – This is the debut release as a leader for Melvin Jones, an established ensemble trumpeter and educator. And it’s a good one, with crisp performances and terse but effective solos, in short tunes that get to the point and don’t stray. Conventional but solid.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
1. 4:21 – bright, muscular groove: short but very hot solos from all
2. 5:19 – relaxed soul with gospel flavor, passionate horn dialogue near end
3. 6:11 – cool Wayne Shorter-ish postbop: soloists stroll through dreamscape
4. 4:47 – burning bop workout: solos all around, trumpet & drums tear it up
5. 6:22 – nice little midtempo groove: slight latin tinge, murmuring bass solo
6. 4:59 – ’70s soul favor & samba rhythm under an easygoing swing
7. 4:32 – tricky accelerations and stops, settles down for solos, rolls at the end
8. 4:52 – relaxed soulful ballad: piano and flugelhorn are tender, heartfelt
9. 4:28 – upbeat, snappy neo-bop: trumpet & sax swagger, piano skips
10. 6:26 – slow and smoky: muted trumpet has a lot to say, moody bass
11. 5:08 – upbeat shuffle: trombone works it, sax & trumpet strut, hip bass
12. 4:28 – oddball tune: sneaky groove, chillout breaks, sudden stops & starts
13. 1:22 – reflective trumpet/piano duet
[ Fo ] 05/28/11
Turnaround, 2011
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – This is the debut release as a leader for Melvin Jones, an established ensemble trumpeter and educator. And it’s a good one, with crisp performances and terse but effective solos, in short tunes that get to the point and don’t stray. Conventional but solid.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
1. 4:21 – bright, muscular groove: short but very hot solos from all
2. 5:19 – relaxed soul with gospel flavor, passionate horn dialogue near end
3. 6:11 – cool Wayne Shorter-ish postbop: soloists stroll through dreamscape
4. 4:47 – burning bop workout: solos all around, trumpet & drums tear it up
5. 6:22 – nice little midtempo groove: slight latin tinge, murmuring bass solo
6. 4:59 – ’70s soul favor & samba rhythm under an easygoing swing
7. 4:32 – tricky accelerations and stops, settles down for solos, rolls at the end
8. 4:52 – relaxed soulful ballad: piano and flugelhorn are tender, heartfelt
9. 4:28 – upbeat, snappy neo-bop: trumpet & sax swagger, piano skips
10. 6:26 – slow and smoky: muted trumpet has a lot to say, moody bass
11. 5:08 – upbeat shuffle: trombone works it, sax & trumpet strut, hip bass
12. 4:28 – oddball tune: sneaky groove, chillout breaks, sudden stops & starts
13. 1:22 – reflective trumpet/piano duet
[ Fo ] 05/28/11
Track Listing
| 1. | The Jug-Or-Knot | 7. | Dizzyspell | |||
| 2. | Angels | 8. | Joné-Marie | |||
| 3. | Inner Tubes | 9. | Do You Wor Kalogne? | |||
| 4. | Inception | 10. | Flights Beyond | |||
| 5. | Pivot | 11. | Funkytown Shuffle | |||
| 6. | Philly Time Zone | 12. | Chaos Groove | |||
| 13. | Goodnight Moon | |||||