Verve Jazz Ensemble, The / Connect The Dots
| Album: | Connect The Dots | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Verve Jazz Ensemble, The | Added: | Jul 2018 | |
| Label: | Lightgroove Media | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-08-12 | Pull Date: | 2018-10-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 14 | Oct 7 | Sep 30 | Sep 23 | Sep 16 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 13, 2018: | Music Casserole
Connect The Dots |
4. | Sep 26, 2018: | Soft-Biz
Connect The Dots |
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| 2. | Oct 11, 2018: | A Night on the Roof
On The Run |
5. | Sep 16, 2018: | Hanging in the bone yard
Bistro |
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| 3. | Oct 04, 2018: | A Night on the Roof
On The Run |
6. | Sep 13, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tangerine |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-07-31
Reviewed 2018-07-31
Reviewed: 2018-07-31
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Ensemble‘s timeless straight ahead jazz reaches a new level on their latest release with the addition of two more players, which features jubilant performances of band originals, standards, and lesser-known works by classic jazz and Latin composers.
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Max Roach, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Bistro (4:45) – piano starts> uptempo jam with flute up front> sax solo> flute solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*2/ Tangerine (3:28) – piano starts> fast jam> piano solo with intermittent drum fills> fast jam> quick fade
3/ Connect The Dots (4:39) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*4/ Disk Jockey Jump (3:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Autumn Left (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
6/ Little Karin (5:41) – piano starts> jaunty midtempo jam with flute> flute solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*7/ On The Run (5:35) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo>sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Ceora (5:27) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> muted trumpet solo> piano solo> slow fade
9/ Intermission Riff (4:21) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*10/ Love For Sale (4:38) – bass starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*11/ My Shining Hour (5:21) – piano starts> uptempo ham> sax solo> trumpet solo> drum flair> uptempo jam with intermittent drum flairs> slow fade
*12/ Jumping On The Couch (3:25) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Lil Darlin’ (4:41) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo with intermittent bass solo> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Ensemble‘s timeless straight ahead jazz reaches a new level on their latest release with the addition of two more players, which features jubilant performances of band originals, standards, and lesser-known works by classic jazz and Latin composers.
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Max Roach, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Bistro (4:45) – piano starts> uptempo jam with flute up front> sax solo> flute solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*2/ Tangerine (3:28) – piano starts> fast jam> piano solo with intermittent drum fills> fast jam> quick fade
3/ Connect The Dots (4:39) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*4/ Disk Jockey Jump (3:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Autumn Left (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
6/ Little Karin (5:41) – piano starts> jaunty midtempo jam with flute> flute solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*7/ On The Run (5:35) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo>sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Ceora (5:27) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> muted trumpet solo> piano solo> slow fade
9/ Intermission Riff (4:21) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*10/ Love For Sale (4:38) – bass starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*11/ My Shining Hour (5:21) – piano starts> uptempo ham> sax solo> trumpet solo> drum flair> uptempo jam with intermittent drum flairs> slow fade
*12/ Jumping On The Couch (3:25) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Lil Darlin’ (4:41) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo with intermittent bass solo> quick fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Bistro | 8. | Ceora | |||
| 2. | Tangerine | 9. | Intermission Riff | |||
| 3. | Connect The Dots | 10. | Love For Sale | |||
| 4. | Disk Jockey Jump | 11. | My Shining Hour | |||
| 5. | Autumn Left | 12. | Jumping On The Couch | |||
| 6. | Little Karin | 13. | Lil Darlin' | |||
| 7. | On The Run | . |