Watts, Jeff "Tain" / Blue Vol. 2
| Album: | Blue Vol. 2 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Watts, Jeff "Tain" | Added: | Mar 2017 | |
| Label: | Dark Key Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-03-28 | Pull Date: | 2017-05-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 9 | Apr 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 26, 2017: | Rebop
You're Mine And I Want You |
4. | May 05, 2017: | Rebop
Water |
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| 2. | May 19, 2017: | Rebop
Cleo |
5. | May 04, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Chicken Ballet |
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| 3. | May 12, 2017: | Rebop
Chicken Ballet |
6. | Apr 21, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Water |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-26
Reviewed 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain" / Blue Vol. 2
Label: Dark Key Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain"
Blue Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Review: That's "Blue", not Blues. This is jazz, in many forms, with different musicians on every track. No two tracks the same. It's like Elvin Jones comes back with a slew of new ideas and canchoose any musician he wants to make them happen.
FCCs: none
Favorite Tracks: (1) Chicken Ballet (3) Water (5) You're Mine and I Want You (8) Waltz For Marvin (9) Cleo (10) Blackzilla vs Yo' Mothra
Track Review: 1/ (5:02) Jean Genie riff starts> rocin' blues romp> blistering guitar solo> slow fade 2/ guitar stars> midtempo funky jam with female vocal> quick shift in melody> tasty guitar> quick fade on vocal 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> gorgeous interplay between instruments> Russell Malone on guitar> strays into free jazz jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo blowout> quick stop 5/ piano starts> slow tempo song with Kurt Elling> lovely piano solo> fade 6/ bass starts> midtempo off kilter jam> drums upfront> Steve Coleman on sax> quick stop 7/ harmonica starts> slow tempo (reminds me of Toots Thielmans)> slow fade 8/ bass starts> off kilter song reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> fade on vocal 9/ bass starts> Kevin Eubanks flashy guitar jam in slow motion> guitar power trio> quick fade 10/ midtempo jam moves uptempo> piano solo> fade 11/ slow duet with gong and organ
Label: Dark Key Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain"
Blue Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Review: That's "Blue", not Blues. This is jazz, in many forms, with different musicians on every track. No two tracks the same. It's like Elvin Jones comes back with a slew of new ideas and canchoose any musician he wants to make them happen.
FCCs: none
Favorite Tracks: (1) Chicken Ballet (3) Water (5) You're Mine and I Want You (8) Waltz For Marvin (9) Cleo (10) Blackzilla vs Yo' Mothra
Track Review: 1/ (5:02) Jean Genie riff starts> rocin' blues romp> blistering guitar solo> slow fade 2/ guitar stars> midtempo funky jam with female vocal> quick shift in melody> tasty guitar> quick fade on vocal 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> gorgeous interplay between instruments> Russell Malone on guitar> strays into free jazz jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo blowout> quick stop 5/ piano starts> slow tempo song with Kurt Elling> lovely piano solo> fade 6/ bass starts> midtempo off kilter jam> drums upfront> Steve Coleman on sax> quick stop 7/ harmonica starts> slow tempo (reminds me of Toots Thielmans)> slow fade 8/ bass starts> off kilter song reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> fade on vocal 9/ bass starts> Kevin Eubanks flashy guitar jam in slow motion> guitar power trio> quick fade 10/ midtempo jam moves uptempo> piano solo> fade 11/ slow duet with gong and organ
Track Listing
| 1. | Chicken Ballet | 6. | Uh-Uh! | |||
| 2. | Lenalane | 7. | 14e | |||
| 3. | Water | 8. | Waltz For Marvin | |||
| 4. | Sons Of The Jitney Man | 9. | Cleo | |||
| 5. | You're Mine And I Want You | 10. | Blakzilla Vs. Yo' Mothra | |||
| 11. | Reverie | |||||