Wolff, Michael / Swirl
| Album: | Swirl | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Wolff, Michael | Added: | Jan 2019 | |
| Label: | Sunnyside Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-01-28 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 31 | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 01, 2022: | Rebop
Allison |
4. | Mar 19, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Allison |
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| 2. | Mar 28, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio
Allison |
5. | Mar 14, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Allison |
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| 3. | Mar 25, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Allison |
6. | Mar 12, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Swirl |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-01-25
Reviewed 2019-01-25
Reviewed: 2018-01-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar set of piano trio originals (except #8). Especially sweet since Wolff had just recovered from cancer.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Benny Green, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ Allison (5:15) – piano starts> uptempo jam> fabulous piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo & fades & applause
**2/ Metarie (4:02) – piano starts hard & hesitating> midtempo Monk-like jam> swings up tempo in swinging jam> hesitating midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ Jenny (5:39) – piano starts> loping midtempo jam> creative piano solo> midtempo jam> piano solo in the high registers & fade
**4/ Tough Ashkenazi (6:27) – piano starts> swinging midtempo jam with heavy chords> rocking midtempo piano solo> bass/piano duet> midtempo rocking jam> bass solo> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> quick stop
*5/ Angel Eyes (6:54) – piano starts with heavy chords> music comes in slow waves> slow meditative jam> crescendo end
*6/ The Detective’s Wife (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam slows & mellows> crescendo end & applause
7/ Goodbye Too Late (3:50) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
8/ I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (6:14) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bouncy midtempo jam> slow fade & applause
*9/ Swirl (4:54) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo, then slows to fade , applause, & band intro
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar set of piano trio originals (except #8). Especially sweet since Wolff had just recovered from cancer.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Benny Green, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ Allison (5:15) – piano starts> uptempo jam> fabulous piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo & fades & applause
**2/ Metarie (4:02) – piano starts hard & hesitating> midtempo Monk-like jam> swings up tempo in swinging jam> hesitating midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ Jenny (5:39) – piano starts> loping midtempo jam> creative piano solo> midtempo jam> piano solo in the high registers & fade
**4/ Tough Ashkenazi (6:27) – piano starts> swinging midtempo jam with heavy chords> rocking midtempo piano solo> bass/piano duet> midtempo rocking jam> bass solo> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> quick stop
*5/ Angel Eyes (6:54) – piano starts with heavy chords> music comes in slow waves> slow meditative jam> crescendo end
*6/ The Detective’s Wife (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam slows & mellows> crescendo end & applause
7/ Goodbye Too Late (3:50) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
8/ I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (6:14) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bouncy midtempo jam> slow fade & applause
*9/ Swirl (4:54) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo, then slows to fade , applause, & band intro
Track Listing
| 1. | Allison | 5. | Angel Eyes | |||
| 2. | Metairie | 6. | The Detective's Wife | |||
| 3. | Jenny | 7. | Goodbye Too Late | |||
| 4. | Tough Askenazi | 8. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |||
| 9. | Swirl | |||||