Elsaffar, Amir / Rivers Of Sound / Not Two
| Album: | Not Two | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Elsaffar, Amir / Rivers Of Sound | Added: | May 2017 | |
| Label: | New Amsterdam Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-06-01 | Pull Date: | 2017-08-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Jun 18 | Jun 4 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 14, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Jun 14, 2017)
Iftitah |
4. | Jul 21, 2017: | Rebop
Iftitah |
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| 2. | Aug 04, 2017: | Rebop
Penny Explosion |
5. | Jul 14, 2017: | Rebop
Jourjina Over Three |
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| 3. | Jul 22, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Hijaz 21/8 |
6. | Jul 08, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Penny Explosion |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-05-23
Reviewed 2017-05-23
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-05-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: large ensemble of instrumentalists from Middle Eastern and Western traditions exploring the confluences through mesmerizing jazz improvisation. Miles Okasaki plays guitar.
If You Like: Rabih Abou-Khali, Tarek Yamani
Favorite Tracks: (Disc 1) (2) Jourjina Over Three (3) Penny Explosion (4) Ya Ibni, Ya Ibni (my Son, My Son) (Disc 2) (6) Hijaz 21/B
Track Review: (Disc 1) 1/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade (11:14) 2/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo> fade (7:14) 3/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds quickly to uptempo> builds in intensity> percussion jam to quick stop (12:48) 4/ drums start> slow tempo jam> melody shift> quick stop (12:24)(Disc 2) 5/ oud starts> midtempo jam> song begins midway> swings uptempo> quick fade (10:40) 6/ vibes start> uptempo jam> quick stop (9:39) 7/ horns start> uptempo jam> false stop> midtempo jam> chanting (or song)> midtempo jam> false stop> fade 8/ percussion starts> midtempo jam> fade
Reviewed: 2017-05-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: large ensemble of instrumentalists from Middle Eastern and Western traditions exploring the confluences through mesmerizing jazz improvisation. Miles Okasaki plays guitar.
If You Like: Rabih Abou-Khali, Tarek Yamani
Favorite Tracks: (Disc 1) (2) Jourjina Over Three (3) Penny Explosion (4) Ya Ibni, Ya Ibni (my Son, My Son) (Disc 2) (6) Hijaz 21/B
Track Review: (Disc 1) 1/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade (11:14) 2/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo> fade (7:14) 3/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds quickly to uptempo> builds in intensity> percussion jam to quick stop (12:48) 4/ drums start> slow tempo jam> melody shift> quick stop (12:24)(Disc 2) 5/ oud starts> midtempo jam> song begins midway> swings uptempo> quick fade (10:40) 6/ vibes start> uptempo jam> quick stop (9:39) 7/ horns start> uptempo jam> false stop> midtempo jam> chanting (or song)> midtempo jam> false stop> fade 8/ percussion starts> midtempo jam> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Iftitah | 5. | Layl (Night) | |||
| 2. | Jourjina Over Three | 6. | Hijaz 21/8 | |||
| 3. | Penny Explosion | 7. | Shards Of Memory / B Half Flat Fantasy | |||
| 4. | Ya Ibni, Ya Ibni (My Son, My Son) | 8. | Bayat Declamation |