Hemmersam, Jon / Dom Minasi Quartet / Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet, The
| Album: | Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Hemmersam, Jon / Dom Minasi Quartet | Added: | Aug 2007 | |
| Label: | Cdm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-10-21 | Pull Date: | 2007-12-23 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 2 | Nov 18 | Nov 4 | Oct 28 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 30, 2007: | Memory Select
Birth |
3. | Nov 01, 2007: | orangeasm
Sprint |
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| 2. | Nov 16, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum
Sprint |
4. | Oct 26, 2007: | Memory Select
Sprint |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-10-13
Reviewed 2007-10-13
JON HEMMERSAM/DOM MINASI QUARTET
CDM, 2007
INSIDE/OUT JAZZ GUITARS – This disc alternates between straight-ahead and avant-garde jazz, crazy up numbers and soft ballads. The up & out numbers are much stronger, although it’s kind of interesting to hear Minasi play things straight for a change. The twin guitar lines can be mind-boggling at full speed but are also really fluid, backed by beefy, tireless bass and happy-go-lucky but sensitive drumming.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6 (3, 5, 7 for the ballads)
1. 6:22 – super-speedy: DM rolls, JH picks, freight-train drum solo
2. 9:53 – brisk, lumpy walk: gets knotty, spins out, 2nd half spirited free improv
3. 5:26 – a waltz-like ditty with moments of abstraction; strong bowed bass
4. 7:04 – brooding ballad with wandering feel, nylon-stringed guitar adds air
5. 5:54 – nice lilting ballad, mainstream with just a few out moments on guitar
6. 6:21 – complex 2-guitar intro, inscrutable overlapping layers, good interplay
7. 6:21 – thoughtful, elusive ballad with acoustic 12-string & Spanish guitar
8. 3:37 – skittery 4-way improv (actually the band’s sound check)
9. 7:57 – another ballad, very soft with a slight Brazilian tinge
10. 7:55 – straight up bossa nova, solos are pretty but meandering
[ Fo ] 13-Oct-07
CDM, 2007
INSIDE/OUT JAZZ GUITARS – This disc alternates between straight-ahead and avant-garde jazz, crazy up numbers and soft ballads. The up & out numbers are much stronger, although it’s kind of interesting to hear Minasi play things straight for a change. The twin guitar lines can be mind-boggling at full speed but are also really fluid, backed by beefy, tireless bass and happy-go-lucky but sensitive drumming.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6 (3, 5, 7 for the ballads)
1. 6:22 – super-speedy: DM rolls, JH picks, freight-train drum solo
2. 9:53 – brisk, lumpy walk: gets knotty, spins out, 2nd half spirited free improv
3. 5:26 – a waltz-like ditty with moments of abstraction; strong bowed bass
4. 7:04 – brooding ballad with wandering feel, nylon-stringed guitar adds air
5. 5:54 – nice lilting ballad, mainstream with just a few out moments on guitar
6. 6:21 – complex 2-guitar intro, inscrutable overlapping layers, good interplay
7. 6:21 – thoughtful, elusive ballad with acoustic 12-string & Spanish guitar
8. 3:37 – skittery 4-way improv (actually the band’s sound check)
9. 7:57 – another ballad, very soft with a slight Brazilian tinge
10. 7:55 – straight up bossa nova, solos are pretty but meandering
[ Fo ] 13-Oct-07
Track Listing
| 1. | Sprint | 6. | Birth | |||
| 2. | Conclusions | 7. | September | |||
| 3. | Inside Out | 8. | Sound Check | |||
| 4. | Women | 9. | Gentle | |||
| 5. | Nathalia's Waltz | 10. | Latino Mio |