Alessi, Ralph / Vice and Virtue
| Album: | Vice and Virtue | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Alessi, Ralph | Added: | Jun 2003 | |
| Label: | Rkm Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-06-30 | Pull Date: | 2003-09-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 27 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 22, 2003: | No Cover, No Minimum
Equal or Lesser Value |
3. | Jul 13, 2003: | To the Moon
Peace |
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| 2. | Jul 18, 2003: | Memory Select
The Second Square One |
4. | Jul 11, 2003: | Memory Select
Peace |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-06-29
Reviewed 2003-06-29
Trumpet-drum explorations -- lots of freedom but in a "safe" melodic environment. Mostly energetic and bright. Alessi doesn't let his smooth-jazz roots show, thankfully, but even his most "out there" attempts come across pleasant and mannered. Shane Endlsey on drums adds ferocity and volume (a bit too much, sometimes).
Some tracks feature two trumpets and a trombone: 4,6,9
The concurrently released "This Against That" is a quintet album that has a fuller sound but lapses into corny habits more frequently.
1, 11 - Two takes on Ornette Coleman, similar sounding. Peaceful melody. 1 gets clattery in spots. 11 is gentler, features more technical tricks on trumpet
2- Brightly swinging (kind of). Carla Bley tune.
3- Improv, a fast patter. Pretty good.
4- Upbeat and flowing
5- Monk tune, mid/fast
6- Floaty
7- Upbeat, dancing brightness
8- Restrained trumpet, wild drums
9- Slowish; catchy overlapping horn lines
10- Fast ruiff and drum solo, into fast solos
Some tracks feature two trumpets and a trombone: 4,6,9
The concurrently released "This Against That" is a quintet album that has a fuller sound but lapses into corny habits more frequently.
1, 11 - Two takes on Ornette Coleman, similar sounding. Peaceful melody. 1 gets clattery in spots. 11 is gentler, features more technical tricks on trumpet
2- Brightly swinging (kind of). Carla Bley tune.
3- Improv, a fast patter. Pretty good.
4- Upbeat and flowing
5- Monk tune, mid/fast
6- Floaty
7- Upbeat, dancing brightness
8- Restrained trumpet, wild drums
9- Slowish; catchy overlapping horn lines
10- Fast ruiff and drum solo, into fast solos
Track Listing
| 1. | Peace | 7. | If I Should Lose You | |||
| 2. | Calls | 8. | Everyday Work | |||
| 3. | The Second Square One | 9. | Equal or Lesser Value | |||
| 4. | Post Scuffle | 10. | Soy Ink | |||
| 5. | Bye Ya | 11. | Peace | |||
| 6. | Mask Upon Masks | . |