Cary, Marc / Focus Trio / Four Directions
| Album: | Four Directions | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Cary, Marc / Focus Trio | Added: | Oct 2013 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-10-31 | Pull Date: | 2014-01-02 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 29 | Dec 8 | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 08, 2023: | Music Casserole
Todi Blues |
4. | Mar 31, 2017: | Rebop
Open Baby |
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| 2. | Nov 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Open Baby |
5. | Nov 10, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Open Baby |
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| 3. | May 18, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spectrum |
6. | Aug 05, 2016: | Rebop
He Who Hops Around, Waltz Betty Waltz |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-10-28
Reviewed 2013-10-28
MARC CARY FOCUS TRIO: Four Directions
Motéma, 2013
MODERN JAZZ – This excellent date by pianist Marc Cary blends forceful acoustic trio work with unique fusion tracks that merge Indian rhythms and DC-area go-go funk. Cary jumps from piano to a range of electric keyboards, and Bay Area drummer Sameer Gupta is a perfect counterpart – his swift, agile rhythms really make this disc go.
Try any track… Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
1. 8:48 – synths & tabla, settles into a steady jamming beat and just glides…
2. 5:27 – very unusual waltz in memory of Betty Carter, flies high and low
3. 7:05 – lopsided jabbing riff: great drums/bass support ecstatic piano flight
4. 6:51 – slow drone with fuzzy keyboards, picks up energy, soulful & deep
5. 5:40 – very odd meter keeps this streetwise strut on its toes
6. 5:54 – a ticking time bomb… upbeat but with rising tension & wildness
7. 7:15 – driving postbop theme; piano solo is all spirals & curls
8. 5:15 – updated Tony Williams & Lifetime: speedy light rhythm, great bass
9. 4:48 – lightly stomping groove, electro-acoustic riffing on top, a cool ride
10. 6:02 – drone ‘n’ drive: piano really digs in but tone stays very, very even
[ Fo ] - 28 October 2013
Motéma, 2013
MODERN JAZZ – This excellent date by pianist Marc Cary blends forceful acoustic trio work with unique fusion tracks that merge Indian rhythms and DC-area go-go funk. Cary jumps from piano to a range of electric keyboards, and Bay Area drummer Sameer Gupta is a perfect counterpart – his swift, agile rhythms really make this disc go.
Try any track… Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
1. 8:48 – synths & tabla, settles into a steady jamming beat and just glides…
2. 5:27 – very unusual waltz in memory of Betty Carter, flies high and low
3. 7:05 – lopsided jabbing riff: great drums/bass support ecstatic piano flight
4. 6:51 – slow drone with fuzzy keyboards, picks up energy, soulful & deep
5. 5:40 – very odd meter keeps this streetwise strut on its toes
6. 5:54 – a ticking time bomb… upbeat but with rising tension & wildness
7. 7:15 – driving postbop theme; piano solo is all spirals & curls
8. 5:15 – updated Tony Williams & Lifetime: speedy light rhythm, great bass
9. 4:48 – lightly stomping groove, electro-acoustic riffing on top, a cool ride
10. 6:02 – drone ‘n’ drive: piano really digs in but tone stays very, very even
[ Fo ] - 28 October 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Todi Blues | 6. | Boom | |||
| 2. | Waltz Betty Waltz | 7. | Ready Or Not | |||
| 3. | He Who Hops Around | 8. | Spectrum | |||
| 4. | Open Baby | 9. | Indigenous | |||
| 5. | Tanktified | 10. | Outside My Window |