Zander, Bob / Thumbnail Sketches
| Album: | Thumbnail Sketches | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Zander, Bob | Added: | Apr 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-05-14 | Pull Date: | 2018-07-16 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | May 27 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 05, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Ngoro Ngoro |
4. | Jul 24, 2021: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Jun 14, 2018)
Pictured Rocks |
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| 2. | Aug 12, 2021: | the Acupuncture Hour (rebroadcast from May 25, 2019)
(Disc 1) Manatee Murmers |
5. | Jun 29, 2021: | Old Fart at Play (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018)
Pictured Rocks |
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| 3. | Aug 04, 2021: | ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018)
River Man, Pictured Rocks, (Disc 1) Manatee Murmers |
6. | Oct 19, 2019: | the Acupuncture Hour
(Disc 1) Manatee Murmers |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-30
Reviewed 2018-04-30
Reviewed: 2018-04-26
Genre: World
FCCs: none
Review: local versatile kalimba player and his stellar quartet create ethnic fusion music incorporating a variety of styles from different cultures along with several guest musicians. Let the listeners know there are limited pressings and they can purchase the disc at bobzander.bandcamp.com,
If You Like: Geoffrey Oryema, Nana Vasconcelos, Paul Horn, Egberto Gismonti, Kevin Spears, Free Radicals, Paul Winter Consort, Doa
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
1/ Manatee Murmers (0:51) – kalimba & rain stick start like a tropical rain
*2/ Pictured Rocks (6:53) – kalimba starts> funky bass joins> midtempo African highlife jam> guitar solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to slow jam & fades
*3/ River Man (3:19) – percussion starts> midtempo jam with middle eastern vibe> bass solo> midtempo jam> false stop & fade
4/ Akua-Ba (3:33) – percussion starts> midtempo jam with middle eastern vibe> bass solo> midtempo jam> false stop & fade
5/ Anya (3:36) – kalimba starts> midtempo jam> kalimba solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*6/ Embryonic Capers (7:08) – kalimba/percussion starts> uptempo Latin rock jam> electric guitar solo> percussion solo> guitar solo> kalimba solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Ngoro Ngoro (5:56) – kalimba starts> midtempo jam with violin over the top, kind of an Asian vibe> percussion/kalimba duet> midtempo jam> fade
*8/ Makor (4:28) – kalimba starts> uptempo world music jam> quick fade
*9/ Thompson’s Gazelle (4:59) - kalimba starts> uptempo world music jam> quick fade
10/ Inner Strength, Quiet Beauty (4:59) - kalimba starts> midtempo jam with Chinese vibe> violin solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*11/ Song For Shana (3:25) – flute starts> midtempo jam with Asian vibe> flute solo> midtempo jam> fade
*12/ Bill’s Intro/Ann (4:53) – piano starts> midtempo jam with flute up front> music soars uptempo> quick fade
*13/ Poetry Of The Trees (4:12) - kalimba/percussion starts> fast jam> percussion jam> fast jam> slow fade
DISC 2
13/ Graceful Moon (3:28) – kalimba start> midtempo jam with percussion, like a tropical rainforest> violin solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
14/ Song For Shana (3:16) – wood flute starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> violin solo> midtempo jam> fade
15/ Almost Oriana (5:58) – bass start> slow jam with Indian vibe> sax solo> violin solo> slow jam> fade
16/ Open Roads (4:41) – spacey sitar-like start with percussion> midtempo jam shifts to uptempo> percussion jam> electric guitar solo> uptempo jam & fade
17/ Housesitting (4:16) – kalimba start, very slow with bass notes, morphs into midtempo jam with funky Latin beat> percussin jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
18/ Rock Tumbler (4:05) – flute starts> slow jam morphs into midtempo> guitar solo> improv with percussion> fade
19/ 36 Years Of Sundays (4:08) – piano starts> slow jam with trumpet up front> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*20/ Powderhorn Park (4:38) – percussion starts> funky Brazilian uptempo jam> electric guitar solo> kalimba/percussion jam> midtempo jam> quick stop
22/ Neanderthal Kid (6:18) – percussion/horns start> rocking fast jam> slows to midtempo on bass/percussion duet> rocking guitar solo> Fender Rhodes solo> electric piano solo> fast jam> percussion jam> quick stop on percussion
23/ Discovery Day (3:11) – kalimba/percussion starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
24/ African Ceremony (4:01) – drums start> uptempo jam with Latin rock vibe> trumpet solo> sax solo> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
25/ Ann (5:01) – electric keyboard start> slow jam with mellow contemporary jazz vibe> trumpet solo> mellow slow jam> fade
Genre: World
FCCs: none
Review: local versatile kalimba player and his stellar quartet create ethnic fusion music incorporating a variety of styles from different cultures along with several guest musicians. Let the listeners know there are limited pressings and they can purchase the disc at bobzander.bandcamp.com,
If You Like: Geoffrey Oryema, Nana Vasconcelos, Paul Horn, Egberto Gismonti, Kevin Spears, Free Radicals, Paul Winter Consort, Doa
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
1/ Manatee Murmers (0:51) – kalimba & rain stick start like a tropical rain
*2/ Pictured Rocks (6:53) – kalimba starts> funky bass joins> midtempo African highlife jam> guitar solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to slow jam & fades
*3/ River Man (3:19) – percussion starts> midtempo jam with middle eastern vibe> bass solo> midtempo jam> false stop & fade
4/ Akua-Ba (3:33) – percussion starts> midtempo jam with middle eastern vibe> bass solo> midtempo jam> false stop & fade
5/ Anya (3:36) – kalimba starts> midtempo jam> kalimba solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*6/ Embryonic Capers (7:08) – kalimba/percussion starts> uptempo Latin rock jam> electric guitar solo> percussion solo> guitar solo> kalimba solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Ngoro Ngoro (5:56) – kalimba starts> midtempo jam with violin over the top, kind of an Asian vibe> percussion/kalimba duet> midtempo jam> fade
*8/ Makor (4:28) – kalimba starts> uptempo world music jam> quick fade
*9/ Thompson’s Gazelle (4:59) - kalimba starts> uptempo world music jam> quick fade
10/ Inner Strength, Quiet Beauty (4:59) - kalimba starts> midtempo jam with Chinese vibe> violin solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*11/ Song For Shana (3:25) – flute starts> midtempo jam with Asian vibe> flute solo> midtempo jam> fade
*12/ Bill’s Intro/Ann (4:53) – piano starts> midtempo jam with flute up front> music soars uptempo> quick fade
*13/ Poetry Of The Trees (4:12) - kalimba/percussion starts> fast jam> percussion jam> fast jam> slow fade
DISC 2
13/ Graceful Moon (3:28) – kalimba start> midtempo jam with percussion, like a tropical rainforest> violin solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
14/ Song For Shana (3:16) – wood flute starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> violin solo> midtempo jam> fade
15/ Almost Oriana (5:58) – bass start> slow jam with Indian vibe> sax solo> violin solo> slow jam> fade
16/ Open Roads (4:41) – spacey sitar-like start with percussion> midtempo jam shifts to uptempo> percussion jam> electric guitar solo> uptempo jam & fade
17/ Housesitting (4:16) – kalimba start, very slow with bass notes, morphs into midtempo jam with funky Latin beat> percussin jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
18/ Rock Tumbler (4:05) – flute starts> slow jam morphs into midtempo> guitar solo> improv with percussion> fade
19/ 36 Years Of Sundays (4:08) – piano starts> slow jam with trumpet up front> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*20/ Powderhorn Park (4:38) – percussion starts> funky Brazilian uptempo jam> electric guitar solo> kalimba/percussion jam> midtempo jam> quick stop
22/ Neanderthal Kid (6:18) – percussion/horns start> rocking fast jam> slows to midtempo on bass/percussion duet> rocking guitar solo> Fender Rhodes solo> electric piano solo> fast jam> percussion jam> quick stop on percussion
23/ Discovery Day (3:11) – kalimba/percussion starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
24/ African Ceremony (4:01) – drums start> uptempo jam with Latin rock vibe> trumpet solo> sax solo> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
25/ Ann (5:01) – electric keyboard start> slow jam with mellow contemporary jazz vibe> trumpet solo> mellow slow jam> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | (Disc 1) Manatee Murmers | 13. | Poetry Of The Trees | |||
| 2. | Pictured Rocks | 14. | (Disc 2) Graceful Moon | |||
| 3. | River Man | 15. | Song For Shana | |||
| 4. | Akua-Ba | 16. | Almost Oriana | |||
| 5. | Anya | 17. | Open Roads | |||
| 6. | Embryonic Capers | 18. | Housesitting | |||
| 7. | Ngoro Ngoro | 19. | Rock Tumbler | |||
| 8. | Makor | 20. | 36 Years Of Sundays | |||
| 9. | Thompson's Gazelle | 21. | Powderhorn Park | |||
| 10. | Inner Strength, Quiet Beauty | 22. | Neanderthal Kid | |||
| 11. | Song For Sharia | 23. | Discovery Day | |||
| 12. | Bill's Intro/Ann | 24. | African Ceremony | |||
| 25. | Ann | |||||