Kirby, John Sextet / Biggest Little Band In The Land
| Album: | Biggest Little Band In The Land | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kirby, John Sextet | Added: | Feb 2013 | |
| Label: | Classic Jazz | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-07-28 | Pull Date: | 2013-09-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 1 | Aug 18 | Aug 11 | Aug 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 23, 2014: | Jump, Jive, and Jazz
Boogie Woogie |
4. | Aug 30, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Mr Haydn Gets Hip |
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| 2. | Sep 21, 2013: | Music Casserole
Blue Skies |
5. | Aug 17, 2013: | Music Casserole
B-Flat Special |
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| 3. | Sep 13, 2013: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
The Peanut Vendor |
6. | Aug 16, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Down On The Himminent |
Album Review
DJHash$wag
Reviewed 2013-06-03
Reviewed 2013-06-03
Artist: Kirby, John Sextet
Album: Biggest Little Band In The Land
Details: Jazz Ensemble from 30's and 40's. Kirby and friends exude spectacular musicianship setting the bar sky high with originals, a few classics, and jazz standards remade. No vocals.
Picks: 1,3,8,10,18,20,21,22,23
FCC: NONE
~DJ Hash$wag~
1. (2:14) Fast, An awesome jazz rendition of Haydn's Surprise Symphony #94 Mvt.2.
2. (5:14) Slow, walking bass with nice clarinet and alto sax solos.
3. (2:27) Fast, minor key, the sextet showcases how well they perform an ensemble piece. Very groovy and short.
4. (3:17) Mid, Piano solo, later heavy on muted trumpet and clarinet. Punchy.
5. (2:28) Fast, Plays Dixie at the very end.
6. (2:30) Fast, long muted bugle driven, minor key.
7. (3:21) Mid, Blue Skies all jazzed up. Kirby and the gang definetly make it their own.
8. (3:41) Fast, certainly a 'Nervous Breakdown'. Great alto solo and drum solo near the end.
9. (2:25) Slow, a short and dreamy melody.
10. (2:13) Mid, jazzy rendition of the famous Sextet from the 1835 tragic opera Lucia de Lammermoor, the sextet captures the beauty of the original with their own style. Fades out.
11. (2:41) Mid, Bouncy and light, clarinet solo
12. (2:56) Mid, Muted trumpet solo, more Lo-fi than other tracks
13. (3:36) Mid, good swing speed, carrying harmony and succession of solos, much more laid back than other songs
14. (3:07) Mid, piano solo, Kirby takes over with a bouncy and intriguing walking bass line.
15. (3:40) Slow, sexy muted trumpet followed by a dancing clarinet solo then alto.
16. (2:10) Mid, psuedo-latin jazz feel.
17. (3:52) Mid-slow, very romantic
18. (2:13) Mid-fast, great clarinet melody and classic conclusion
19. (2:53) Fast, traditional bass line, too fast for swing but boogieing is just divine.
20. (3:20) Mid, a happy melody, solos in succession, starts good and gets even better.
21. (4:48) Slow, Melancholy, intro reminiscent of Sheherezade(Rimsky-Korsakov), evolves into blues
22. (2:23) Fast, a busy city rhythm, evolves into latin
23. (2:42) Mid, groovy melody, muted trumpet solo
24. (2:54) mid, reserved, building conclusion
Album: Biggest Little Band In The Land
Details: Jazz Ensemble from 30's and 40's. Kirby and friends exude spectacular musicianship setting the bar sky high with originals, a few classics, and jazz standards remade. No vocals.
Picks: 1,3,8,10,18,20,21,22,23
FCC: NONE
~DJ Hash$wag~
1. (2:14) Fast, An awesome jazz rendition of Haydn's Surprise Symphony #94 Mvt.2.
2. (5:14) Slow, walking bass with nice clarinet and alto sax solos.
3. (2:27) Fast, minor key, the sextet showcases how well they perform an ensemble piece. Very groovy and short.
4. (3:17) Mid, Piano solo, later heavy on muted trumpet and clarinet. Punchy.
5. (2:28) Fast, Plays Dixie at the very end.
6. (2:30) Fast, long muted bugle driven, minor key.
7. (3:21) Mid, Blue Skies all jazzed up. Kirby and the gang definetly make it their own.
8. (3:41) Fast, certainly a 'Nervous Breakdown'. Great alto solo and drum solo near the end.
9. (2:25) Slow, a short and dreamy melody.
10. (2:13) Mid, jazzy rendition of the famous Sextet from the 1835 tragic opera Lucia de Lammermoor, the sextet captures the beauty of the original with their own style. Fades out.
11. (2:41) Mid, Bouncy and light, clarinet solo
12. (2:56) Mid, Muted trumpet solo, more Lo-fi than other tracks
13. (3:36) Mid, good swing speed, carrying harmony and succession of solos, much more laid back than other songs
14. (3:07) Mid, piano solo, Kirby takes over with a bouncy and intriguing walking bass line.
15. (3:40) Slow, sexy muted trumpet followed by a dancing clarinet solo then alto.
16. (2:10) Mid, psuedo-latin jazz feel.
17. (3:52) Mid-slow, very romantic
18. (2:13) Mid-fast, great clarinet melody and classic conclusion
19. (2:53) Fast, traditional bass line, too fast for swing but boogieing is just divine.
20. (3:20) Mid, a happy melody, solos in succession, starts good and gets even better.
21. (4:48) Slow, Melancholy, intro reminiscent of Sheherezade(Rimsky-Korsakov), evolves into blues
22. (2:23) Fast, a busy city rhythm, evolves into latin
23. (2:42) Mid, groovy melody, muted trumpet solo
24. (2:54) mid, reserved, building conclusion
Track Listing
| 1. | Mr Haydn Gets Hip | 13. | Shoo Shoo Baby | |||
| 2. | B-Flat Special | 14. | John Kirby Special | |||
| 3. | Down On The Himminent | 15. | Perdido | |||
| 4. | The Birth Of The Blues | 16. | Kansas City Caboose | |||
| 5. | Original Dixieland One Step | 17. | Amor | |||
| 6. | Bugler's Dilemma | 18. | Double Talk | |||
| 7. | Blue Skies | 19. | Boogie Woogie | |||
| 8. | Rehearsin' For A Nervous Breakdown | 20. | Old Fashioned Love | |||
| 9. | Manhattan Serenade | 21. | Blues Petite | |||
| 10. | Sextet From Lucia De Lammermoor | 22. | The Peanut Vendor | |||
| 11. | Close Shave | 23. | Tweed Me Down | |||
| 12. | Move Over | 24. | 9:20 Special |