Reviewed: 2017-11-2
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Levin played synthesizer with the Gil Evans Orchestra for 15 years and he collaborated with several other musicians. On his 9th solo release, he explores textural grooves ranging from straight-ahead bop to funk, world-beat, and experimental. Brother Tony holds down the bass and Lenny White is on drums. Eight tracks are originals.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Bernie Worrell, Chick Corea, Negroni's Trio, Harold Little
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Promises (4:54) - electric piano starts> swings into uptempo funky jam> sax solo> piano solo> jam> quick stop
2/ Another Time, Another Place (5:56)- electric piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo swings wild, slow fade & stop
*3/ I Mean You (5:37) - spoken dedication to Monk at start> uptempo funk jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> crescendo end & some notes & laughter
4/ Fade To Blue (5:21) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow fade
5/ I'm Falling (5:47) - piano starts> heavy midtempo funk slows to slow tempo> sax solo builds to midtemponfunk jam> crescendo end
*6/ heavy keyboard/gyuitar chords starts> slow tempo jam builds to wild off-kiltermidtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> srum solo> midtempo jam> fade
*7/ If (6:49) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow jam> fade
*8/ Kakilambe (7:37) - percussion starts> uptempo Latin electronic funk jam> trumpet solo> wailing guitar solo> sax solo? electric piano/percussion duet> quick stop
9/ There Comes A Time (9:25) - drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo then slows again & fades
*10/ Way Down Yonder (8:28) - organ starts> uptempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> guitar solo> trumpet solo swings wild> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop