Griffith, Johnny Quintet / Lion, Camel & Child, The
| Album: | Lion, Camel & Child, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Griffith, Johnny Quintet | Added: | Aug 2018 | |
| Label: | Gb Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-01-09 | Pull Date: | 2019-03-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Jan 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 16, 2019: | Music Casserole
For A Derailed Painter |
4. | Mar 02, 2019: | The Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia
The Lion |
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| 2. | Mar 14, 2019: | The Emerging Artist Network
Deliciously Ambiguous |
5. | Feb 26, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
The Lion |
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| 3. | Mar 07, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
The Child, Cadenza, The Camel, The Lion |
6. | Feb 21, 2019: | The Emerging Artist Network
The Corridor |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-12-25
Reviewed 2018-12-25
Reviewed: 2018-12-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On Griffith’s latest disc, one hears interesting, abstract, modern compositions. Griffiths writes good jazz pieces, and his tubular sax tone is complemented by a good sense of construction in his solos. And Griffiths’ band is a very fine one, all of whom are explosive, interesting performers.
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Jon Faddis, McCoy Tyner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
The Lion, Camel & Child (1-4) (18:35)
*1/ The Lion (5:13) – full band starts with a blast> midtempo jam build into uptempo rocking jam> trumpet solo to stop
2/ The Camel (5:12) – bass/drums start> slow jam> builds in volume & intensity> slow fade
3/ Cadenza (2:32) – slow trumpet solo> fade
**4/ The Child (5:36) – sax starts> rocking fast jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
5/ Narcomedusae (8:42) – bass/piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*6/ Strawberry Quik (4:48) – full band starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Amarone (6:45) – horns start> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> slow fade
**8/ For A Derailed Painter (4:41) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> slow fade
9/ Deliciously Ambiguous (6:00) – horns start> midtempo jam> bass solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
*10/ The Corridor (6:05) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano/sax duet> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
11/ Last Say (4:24) – bass starts> slow jam> slow fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On Griffith’s latest disc, one hears interesting, abstract, modern compositions. Griffiths writes good jazz pieces, and his tubular sax tone is complemented by a good sense of construction in his solos. And Griffiths’ band is a very fine one, all of whom are explosive, interesting performers.
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Jon Faddis, McCoy Tyner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
The Lion, Camel & Child (1-4) (18:35)
*1/ The Lion (5:13) – full band starts with a blast> midtempo jam build into uptempo rocking jam> trumpet solo to stop
2/ The Camel (5:12) – bass/drums start> slow jam> builds in volume & intensity> slow fade
3/ Cadenza (2:32) – slow trumpet solo> fade
**4/ The Child (5:36) – sax starts> rocking fast jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
5/ Narcomedusae (8:42) – bass/piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*6/ Strawberry Quik (4:48) – full band starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Amarone (6:45) – horns start> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> slow fade
**8/ For A Derailed Painter (4:41) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> slow fade
9/ Deliciously Ambiguous (6:00) – horns start> midtempo jam> bass solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
*10/ The Corridor (6:05) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano/sax duet> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
11/ Last Say (4:24) – bass starts> slow jam> slow fade
Track Listing
| 1. | The Lion | 6. | Strawberry Qwik | |||
| 2. | The Camel | 7. | Amarone | |||
| 3. | Cadenza | 8. | For A Derailed Painter | |||
| 4. | The Child | 9. | Deliciously Ambiguous | |||
| 5. | Narcomedusae | 10. | The Corridor | |||
| 11. | Last Say | |||||