Counterweight / Counterweight
| Album: | Counterweight | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Counterweight | Added: | Apr 2018 | |
| Label: | Wide Hive | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-05-14 | Pull Date: | 2018-07-16 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 15 | Jun 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 04, 2021: | ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018)
Montecito Sunset |
3. | Jul 09, 2018: | Old fart at Play
Embarcadero Plaza |
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| 2. | Jul 17, 2018: | ad hoc variety show
Montecito Sunset |
4. | May 30, 2018: | Hot Probs
Time Is A Sphere |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-02
Reviewed 2018-05-02
Reviewed: 2018-05-02
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Straight ahead contemporary jazz. The band maintains an urgent, exploratory attitude, with intense improvisational playing and a compositional architecture both soulful and cerebral. The soaring lead trumpet performances by Erik Jekabson anchor Counterweight in the tradition of a modern jazz trumpet ensemble while the ensemble actively navigates toward new musical terrain. Guest musicians add additional punch.
If You Like: Throttle Elevator Music, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mike Stern, Bitches Brew
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Hum (5:03) – low growl starts (trumpet?)> midtempo jam> soaring trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*2/ Montecito Sunset (5:18) – trumpet starts with Spanish vibe> midtempo jam> guitar solo> jam> quick fade
3/ Time Is A Sphere (3:25) – guitar/bass start> walking line> midtempo jam with interlocking solos> quick stop
*4/ Aparecida (7:08) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
5/ Ellipsis (4:23) – heavy guitar chords> midtempo rocking jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Solacing (4:23) – guitar starts> slow jam> guitar solo> slow jam> slow fade
*7/ Embarcadero Plaza (5:18) – guitar/horns start> midtempo jam> French horn solo> midtempo jam> fade
8/ Ergot (5:02) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo slows to slow jam> slow fade
*9/ Droni Mitchell (4:35) – guitar starts> slow jam> trumpet soo> guitat solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ Extremis (4:46) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass/drums duet> uptempo jam> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Straight ahead contemporary jazz. The band maintains an urgent, exploratory attitude, with intense improvisational playing and a compositional architecture both soulful and cerebral. The soaring lead trumpet performances by Erik Jekabson anchor Counterweight in the tradition of a modern jazz trumpet ensemble while the ensemble actively navigates toward new musical terrain. Guest musicians add additional punch.
If You Like: Throttle Elevator Music, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mike Stern, Bitches Brew
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Hum (5:03) – low growl starts (trumpet?)> midtempo jam> soaring trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*2/ Montecito Sunset (5:18) – trumpet starts with Spanish vibe> midtempo jam> guitar solo> jam> quick fade
3/ Time Is A Sphere (3:25) – guitar/bass start> walking line> midtempo jam with interlocking solos> quick stop
*4/ Aparecida (7:08) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
5/ Ellipsis (4:23) – heavy guitar chords> midtempo rocking jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Solacing (4:23) – guitar starts> slow jam> guitar solo> slow jam> slow fade
*7/ Embarcadero Plaza (5:18) – guitar/horns start> midtempo jam> French horn solo> midtempo jam> fade
8/ Ergot (5:02) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo slows to slow jam> slow fade
*9/ Droni Mitchell (4:35) – guitar starts> slow jam> trumpet soo> guitat solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ Extremis (4:46) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass/drums duet> uptempo jam> quick fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Hum | 6. | Solacing | |||
| 2. | Montecito Sunset | 7. | Embarcadero Plaza | |||
| 3. | Time Is A Sphere | 8. | Ergot | |||
| 4. | Aparacida | 9. | Droni Mitchell | |||
| 5. | Allipsis | 10. | Extremis |