Bishop, Todd Group / Travelogue
| Album: | Travelogue | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bishop, Todd Group | Added: | Aug 2014 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-04-03 | Pull Date: | 2015-06-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 7 | May 24 | May 17 | May 3 | Apr 26 | Apr 19 | Apr 12 | Apr 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 21, 2021: | Virtually Happy (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2021)
Only Shallow |
4. | Mar 13, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Music Casserrole
Ventimiglia |
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| 2. | Jun 15, 2021: | Virtually Happy
Only Shallow |
5. | Jun 04, 2015: | Jump, Jive and Jazz
Ventimiglia |
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| 3. | Mar 27, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Music Casserole
Somnambulist |
6. | May 22, 2015: | Rebop
Moving |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-04-02
Reviewed 2015-04-02
MAINSTREAM JAZZ COMBO
Todd Bishop is the drummer and leader here, but the star of the show is Richard Cole playing an Eric Dolphy-esque set of woodwinds (three saxes, bass clarinet, and flute). Keyboards & bass complete the lineup. Pieces are written by all four bandmates.
All instrumentals. No FCC issues
1 * Mid-fast but relaxed. Song-like melody played by tenor sax in easy, legato lines. Piano solo in middle. Bass & drums keep it steady. (6:21)
2 Mid-slow. Sax lead is improvisational & punctuated. Laid back piece. (5:37)
3 * Mid-fast. Alternating sax & piano melodies. Slight samba beat. Pleasant. (7:05)
4 * Mid-fast. Strong Gato Barbieri-like sax. Playful elec piano. South American beat. (4:49)
5 Mid-slow & easy going. Melodies on bass clarinet, soprano sax, piano & bass. (6:03)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Bass clarinet, soprano sax & piano take turns on disjoint, broken melody. Bass & drums keep fractured parts glued together. Eerie & strange but intriguing. (5:11)
7 ** Slow. Strange again & perhaps better than 6. Bass clarinet plays melody accompanied by unsnared drums with World-music sound. Joyous piano takes over in second half. (6:38)
8 * Surprise soul-tinged thing with elec piano, bari sax, and flute. Groovy & fun. (5:14)
Todd Bishop is the drummer and leader here, but the star of the show is Richard Cole playing an Eric Dolphy-esque set of woodwinds (three saxes, bass clarinet, and flute). Keyboards & bass complete the lineup. Pieces are written by all four bandmates.
All instrumentals. No FCC issues
1 * Mid-fast but relaxed. Song-like melody played by tenor sax in easy, legato lines. Piano solo in middle. Bass & drums keep it steady. (6:21)
2 Mid-slow. Sax lead is improvisational & punctuated. Laid back piece. (5:37)
3 * Mid-fast. Alternating sax & piano melodies. Slight samba beat. Pleasant. (7:05)
4 * Mid-fast. Strong Gato Barbieri-like sax. Playful elec piano. South American beat. (4:49)
5 Mid-slow & easy going. Melodies on bass clarinet, soprano sax, piano & bass. (6:03)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Bass clarinet, soprano sax & piano take turns on disjoint, broken melody. Bass & drums keep fractured parts glued together. Eerie & strange but intriguing. (5:11)
7 ** Slow. Strange again & perhaps better than 6. Bass clarinet plays melody accompanied by unsnared drums with World-music sound. Joyous piano takes over in second half. (6:38)
8 * Surprise soul-tinged thing with elec piano, bari sax, and flute. Groovy & fun. (5:14)
Track Listing
| 1. | Moving | 5. | Rover | |||
| 2. | Far And Awake | 6. | Norwegian | |||
| 3. | Ventimiglia | 7. | Somnambulist | |||
| 4. | Dom's Riff | 8. | Only Shallow |