Longo, Mike / Step On It
| Album: | Step On It | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Longo, Mike | Added: | May 2014 | |
| Label: | Consolidated Artists | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2022: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017)
Step On It |
4. | Jan 23, 2015: | Rebop
Tico Tico |
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| 2. | Nov 23, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Step On It |
5. | Jul 11, 2014: | Rebop
Nefertiti, Step On It, Poinciana |
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| 3. | Oct 20, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Step On It |
6. | Jul 04, 2014: | Rebop
Black Narcissus |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-05-08
Reviewed 2014-05-08
MIKE LONGO: Step On It
CAP, 2014
STRAIGHTAHEAD JAZZ – Here’s a pleasing set with three veteran players taking familiar tunes—many of them modern jazz standards from the books of Shorter, Trane, Hancock, et al.—and making them all sound fresh. Longo’s touch at the piano isn’t flashy, but it’s rich and full of deep, lush chords, often balanced with a hardbop or funky edge.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11
1. 5:54 – Coltrane tune gets lightly funky with an easy sway
2. 6:31 – slow, exotic ballad: a modern spin on the tiki-lounge sound
3. 3:35 – uptempo hardbop with a softer side, played with some restraint
4. 7:14 – light ‘n’ easy stroll thru Wayne Shorter’s mysterious modal classic
5. 5:25 – airy Brazilian ballad: piano jabs lightly, steady rhythm, bass solo
6. 5:22 – funky classic high-steps at a moderate, even tempo
7. 5:36 – beautiful, waltzing take on a stirring Joe Henderson melody
8. 4:56 – lively glide with a bossa nova beat, nice piano solo
9. 5:27 – lazy Kurt Weill ballad, romantic but not overly sentimental
10. 3:04 – energetic mid/uptempo bop bounce: piano skips merrily
11. 4:13 – uptempo latin classic wiggles happily along
[ Fo ] - 8 May 2014
CAP, 2014
STRAIGHTAHEAD JAZZ – Here’s a pleasing set with three veteran players taking familiar tunes—many of them modern jazz standards from the books of Shorter, Trane, Hancock, et al.—and making them all sound fresh. Longo’s touch at the piano isn’t flashy, but it’s rich and full of deep, lush chords, often balanced with a hardbop or funky edge.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11
1. 5:54 – Coltrane tune gets lightly funky with an easy sway
2. 6:31 – slow, exotic ballad: a modern spin on the tiki-lounge sound
3. 3:35 – uptempo hardbop with a softer side, played with some restraint
4. 7:14 – light ‘n’ easy stroll thru Wayne Shorter’s mysterious modal classic
5. 5:25 – airy Brazilian ballad: piano jabs lightly, steady rhythm, bass solo
6. 5:22 – funky classic high-steps at a moderate, even tempo
7. 5:36 – beautiful, waltzing take on a stirring Joe Henderson melody
8. 4:56 – lively glide with a bossa nova beat, nice piano solo
9. 5:27 – lazy Kurt Weill ballad, romantic but not overly sentimental
10. 3:04 – energetic mid/uptempo bop bounce: piano skips merrily
11. 4:13 – uptempo latin classic wiggles happily along
[ Fo ] - 8 May 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | Impressions | 6. | Cantaloupe Island | |||
| 2. | Poinciana | 7. | Black Narcissus | |||
| 3. | Step On It | 8. | Black Nile | |||
| 4. | Nefertiti | 9. | My Ship | |||
| 5. | Ana Maria | 10. | Blue 'n' Boogie | |||
| 11. | Tico Tico | |||||