Saraga, Jonathan / Journey To A New World
| Album: | Journey To A New World | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Saraga, Jonathan | Added: | Oct 2017 | |
| Label: | Fresh Sound New Talent | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-11-12 | Pull Date: | 2018-01-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 31 | Dec 24 | Dec 17 | Dec 10 | Dec 3 | Nov 19 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 28, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Great Journey |
4. | Dec 09, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
The Guardians |
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| 2. | Dec 21, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Lullaby |
5. | Dec 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Uprising |
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| 3. | Dec 15, 2017: | Traditions
Sabbath Prayer |
6. | Nov 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Guardians |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-11-09
Reviewed 2017-11-09
Reviewed: 2017-11-09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The title is appropriate because Saraga takes us on a journey into modern Latin jazz without any old clichés. All tracks are original except #7, a surprise unto itself. The band is tight and versatile, & the plying is evocative.. On a side note, I used to see Remy Le Boeuf and his brother playing jazz at the farmers market in Santa Cruz!
If You Like: Roy Hargrove, Ron Francis Blake, Freddie Hubbard
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Uprising (9:28) - bass/piano starts> uptempo jam slows to slow tempo> trumpet solo> sax solo builds to midtempo & crescendo> melody shift> uptempo jam> quick fade
*2/ The Great Journey (10:52) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo & hesitant> full band swing> piano/trumpet duet> trumpet solo> fast tempo jam slows to long fade
3/ Firm Roots (8:56) - electric piano starts> slow tempo jam> electric piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> drum solo>slow jam & fade
*4/ Sabbath Prayer (9:53)- trumpet solo starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> guitar solo> trumpet solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ The Guardians (8:49) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo off-kilter jam> piano solo slows it down> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam swings to uptempo & fades
*6/ Lullaby (7:16) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> guitar solo> slow jam> fade
7/ The Fool On The Hill (9:17) - bass starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> percussion solo> trumpet solo> Fender Rhodes/guitar duet> midtempo jam> slow fade & crescendo end
*8/ New World (9:29) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> sax solo> slow jam> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The title is appropriate because Saraga takes us on a journey into modern Latin jazz without any old clichés. All tracks are original except #7, a surprise unto itself. The band is tight and versatile, & the plying is evocative.. On a side note, I used to see Remy Le Boeuf and his brother playing jazz at the farmers market in Santa Cruz!
If You Like: Roy Hargrove, Ron Francis Blake, Freddie Hubbard
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Uprising (9:28) - bass/piano starts> uptempo jam slows to slow tempo> trumpet solo> sax solo builds to midtempo & crescendo> melody shift> uptempo jam> quick fade
*2/ The Great Journey (10:52) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo & hesitant> full band swing> piano/trumpet duet> trumpet solo> fast tempo jam slows to long fade
3/ Firm Roots (8:56) - electric piano starts> slow tempo jam> electric piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> drum solo>slow jam & fade
*4/ Sabbath Prayer (9:53)- trumpet solo starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> guitar solo> trumpet solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ The Guardians (8:49) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo off-kilter jam> piano solo slows it down> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam swings to uptempo & fades
*6/ Lullaby (7:16) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> guitar solo> slow jam> fade
7/ The Fool On The Hill (9:17) - bass starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> percussion solo> trumpet solo> Fender Rhodes/guitar duet> midtempo jam> slow fade & crescendo end
*8/ New World (9:29) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> sax solo> slow jam> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Uprising | 5. | The Guardians | |||
| 2. | The Great Journey | 6. | Lullaby | |||
| 3. | Firm Roots | 7. | The Fool On The Hill | |||
| 4. | Sabbath Prayer | 8. | New World |