Abate, Greg With The Tim Ray Trio / Road To Forever
Album: Road To Forever   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Abate, Greg With The Tim Ray Trio   Added:Feb 2017
Label:Whaling City Sound  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-03-08 Pull Date: 2017-05-10 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 7 Apr 30 Apr 23 Apr 16 Mar 12
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 16, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Take The Crowell Train
4. Apr 20, 2017: Rebop
Road To Forever
2. May 05, 2017: Rebop
Road To Forever
5. Apr 15, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Buzzardology
3. Apr 27, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Take The Crowell Train
6. Mar 10, 2017: Rebop
Farewell Phil Woods

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-02-25
Abate, Greg With The Tim Ray Trio / Road To Forever
Label: Whaling City Sound

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-02-25

Tom McCarter
Abate, Greg With The Tim Ray Trio
Road To Forever
Review: Abate teams up with the Ray Trio again, only this time it's an electric band. The playing is exemplary and spirited throughout, as usual. I think the title alludes to the original Return To Forever albums, before they went total fusion.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Courtney Pine
Favorite Tracks: (1) Road To Forever (2) City of 2-5s (4) Take The Crowded train (5) Farewell Phil Woods (8) Seasons
Track Review: 1/ bass starts> uptempo jam moves to fast tempo> crescendo end 2/ sax starts> midtempo jam> crescendo end 3/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 4/ drums start> fast tempo jam> quick stop 5/ sax starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ drums start> midtempo jam> slow fade 7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 8/ flute starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 9/ sax starts> uptempo jam> fade 10/ sax starts> uptempo jam> quick fade
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3vVia1qpAQ

Track Listing
1. Road To Forever   6. Whaling City Sound
2. City Of 2-5s   7. Red Fish Boulevard
3. The Dancing Panda   8. Seasons
4. Take The Crowell Train   9. Buzzardology
5. Farewell Phil Woods   10. Mr. Parker