Conference Call / Final Answer
Album: Final Answer   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Conference Call   Added:Oct 2002
Label:Soul Note  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2002-11-11 Pull Date: 2003-01-13 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 29 Dec 22 Dec 8 Nov 24 Nov 17
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 07, 2003: Memory Select
Conference Call
4. Dec 17, 2002: Monday Night Sub
Could this Be a Polka?
2. Jan 17, 2003: Memory Select
You're There, I Am Here
5. Dec 06, 2002: Umami Select
Dreierlei
3. Dec 27, 2002: Memory Select
Dreierlei
6. Nov 22, 2002: Memory Select
Mala Dr'ole

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-11-22

Good modern quartet that writes richly jazzy compositions and takes off on some nice exploratory solos. Gebhard Ullman on sax adds a small dose of skronk/screech, while Joe Fonda on bass keeps things in a traditionally melodic vein and produces some very compelling musical lines. Overall a very jazzy sounding collection with lots of exciting playing.

1*- Fast rolling, w/quick-fingered bass.
2*- Midtempo, cool sound but heats up later
3- Euro-cafe tango, then free blowing
4*- Cutesy theme, normal free-jazz energy later
5- Sad soulful; tribute to Thomas Chapin
6- Quick and perky
7*- Multiple phases, from peppy bebop to soft and loungy
8- Slow
9*- Goofy chant

Track Listing
1. Dreierlei   5. Gone Too Soon
2. You're There, I Am Here   6. Mala Dr'ole
3. Could this Be a Polka?   7. Conference Call
4. Final Answer   8. Liquid Cage
  9. Final Answer (Is this Your?)