Colon, Cliff / Contraband
| Album: | Contraband | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Colon, Cliff | Added: | Mar 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-03-29 | Pull Date: | 2009-05-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 31 | Apr 19 | Apr 12 | Apr 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 12, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition
Jungle |
4. | Nov 25, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Jungle |
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| 2. | Jun 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Jungle |
5. | May 30, 2009: | Music Casserole
Energy Zone |
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| 3. | Apr 27, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Jungle |
6. | Apr 17, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Jungle |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-03-29
Reviewed 2009-03-29
CLIFF COLÓN: ContraBand
Hey Phil, 2008
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – OK, here’s something a little different: saxophonist Colón has written a jazz arrangement of the complete soundtrack from Contra, an iconic 1980s video game. It’s played completely straight-faced, in a variety of styles. I’m adding this solely for novelty value but the arrangements aren’t bad, and Colón and alto man J. Charles are both have some pretty good solo moments.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 7
2. 5:25 – speedy and catchy, sounds suitably video-gamey, solid sax solos
3. 6:10 – floating samba beat; cheesy suspense melody, gliding solos
4. 6:12 – splashy contemporary jazz sound, rolls along nicely
5. 4:02 – uptempo, tightly arranged bop with appealing sax solos
6. 9:44 – moody and atmospheric theme, low-key with relaxed solos
7. 4:25 – snappy, swinging theme, doesn’t take itself too seriously
8. 5:10 – stabbing theme over lightly swinging rhythm, decent solos
9. 4:38 – warm and happy… I guess they killed those aliens.
[ Fo ] 03/29/09
Hey Phil, 2008
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – OK, here’s something a little different: saxophonist Colón has written a jazz arrangement of the complete soundtrack from Contra, an iconic 1980s video game. It’s played completely straight-faced, in a variety of styles. I’m adding this solely for novelty value but the arrangements aren’t bad, and Colón and alto man J. Charles are both have some pretty good solo moments.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 7
2. 5:25 – speedy and catchy, sounds suitably video-gamey, solid sax solos
3. 6:10 – floating samba beat; cheesy suspense melody, gliding solos
4. 6:12 – splashy contemporary jazz sound, rolls along nicely
5. 4:02 – uptempo, tightly arranged bop with appealing sax solos
6. 9:44 – moody and atmospheric theme, low-key with relaxed solos
7. 4:25 – snappy, swinging theme, doesn’t take itself too seriously
8. 5:10 – stabbing theme over lightly swinging rhythm, decent solos
9. 4:38 – warm and happy… I guess they killed those aliens.
[ Fo ] 03/29/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Intro | 5. | Waterfall | |||
| 2. | Jungle | 6. | Snow Field | |||
| 3. | Base | 7. | Energy Zone | |||
| 4. | The Boss | 8. | Alien Lair | |||
| 9. | End Credits | |||||