Vega, Carlos / Bird's Up
| Album: | Bird's Up | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Vega, Carlos | Added: | Jul 2017 | |
| Label: | Origin | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-08-26 | Pull Date: | 2017-10-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Aug 27 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 27, 2017: | Magic Mix
Untitled Waltz For The Wednesday |
4. | Oct 14, 2017: | Music Casserole
Bird's Up |
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| 2. | Oct 26, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
On A Mission |
5. | Oct 07, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Untitled Waltz For The Wednesday |
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| 3. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
On A Mission |
6. | Oct 05, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Los Osos Grandiosos |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-08-15
Reviewed 2017-08-15
JAZZ: SMALL ENSEMBLE
Saxophonist Carlos Vega leads his quintet through a set of 10 tracks, all of them his original compositions. The lineup is tenor & soprano saxophones by Vega, plus trumpet (sometimes flugelhorn), piano & Fender Rhodes piano, bass, and drums. Track #3 has a bigger group, with added female vocalist, electric guitar, second flugelhorn, and trombone.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bright & lively. Long solos on Rhodes piano, trumpet, soprano sax. (9:56)
2 ** Fast. High energy hard bop. Solos on trumpet, tenor sax, acoustic piano. (5:36)
3 Slow waltz time. Vega on soprano. Bigger group (see the intro above). Uninspired. (5:49)
4 Slow piano intro, then mid-fast. Trumpet & sax share melody. Piano solo. (6:53)
5 Mid-slow, mellow. Intro on horns. Solos on flugelhorn, Rhodes, tenor, bass. (7:01)
6 * Mid-tempo. Toe-tapping hard bop. Long solos on piano, trumpet, tenor, drums. (7:01)
7 ** Mid-tempo, swingin’. Solos on bass, soprano sax, piano. (5:00)
8 Fast. Enthusiastic but scattered. Solos on trumpet, tenor, drums. Piano ‘comp. (8:11)
9 ** Mid-tempo, bluesy shuffle. Good solos on trumpet, tenor, piano, bass. Fun! (5:53)
10 Slow. Solo piano intro. Tenor & trumpet unison melody, then solos. Gentle. (8:13)
Saxophonist Carlos Vega leads his quintet through a set of 10 tracks, all of them his original compositions. The lineup is tenor & soprano saxophones by Vega, plus trumpet (sometimes flugelhorn), piano & Fender Rhodes piano, bass, and drums. Track #3 has a bigger group, with added female vocalist, electric guitar, second flugelhorn, and trombone.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bright & lively. Long solos on Rhodes piano, trumpet, soprano sax. (9:56)
2 ** Fast. High energy hard bop. Solos on trumpet, tenor sax, acoustic piano. (5:36)
3 Slow waltz time. Vega on soprano. Bigger group (see the intro above). Uninspired. (5:49)
4 Slow piano intro, then mid-fast. Trumpet & sax share melody. Piano solo. (6:53)
5 Mid-slow, mellow. Intro on horns. Solos on flugelhorn, Rhodes, tenor, bass. (7:01)
6 * Mid-tempo. Toe-tapping hard bop. Long solos on piano, trumpet, tenor, drums. (7:01)
7 ** Mid-tempo, swingin’. Solos on bass, soprano sax, piano. (5:00)
8 Fast. Enthusiastic but scattered. Solos on trumpet, tenor, drums. Piano ‘comp. (8:11)
9 ** Mid-tempo, bluesy shuffle. Good solos on trumpet, tenor, piano, bass. Fun! (5:53)
10 Slow. Solo piano intro. Tenor & trumpet unison melody, then solos. Gentle. (8:13)
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