Lovano, Joe / Us 5 / Folk Art
| Album: | Folk Art | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lovano, Joe / Us 5 | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-06-28 | Pull Date: | 2009-08-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 26 | Jul 12 | Jul 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 23, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Folk Art |
4. | Aug 23, 2009: | Transmission Overload
Powerhouse |
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| 2. | Jan 20, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Powerhouse |
5. | Aug 22, 2009: | Music Casserole
Drum Song |
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| 3. | Sep 18, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monterey Jazz Edition
Powerhouse |
6. | Aug 15, 2009: | music casarole
Powerhouse |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-06-27
Reviewed 2009-06-27
JOE LOVANO Us 5: Folk Art
Blue Note, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Veteran saxophonist Lovano debuts a two-drum quintet with youthful energy and a willingness to take chances… not playing “out” exactly, but showing plenty of spontaneous, free spirit. The set is full of unusual angles, oddball rhythms and harmonic leaps, keeping the music pleasantly off-balance. Very fresh and worth a listen.
* * * * * | Fo’s Picks: try any track…
1. 4:04 – modern bop, dodges and feints; solos roll but seem slightly off-center
2. 10:05 – nifty repeating riff, sax wanders, calm drum solo, then straight bop
3. 7:17 – slouching ballad over drum patter, oblique & cerebral, energy rises
4. 8:09 – warped bop stroll: complex rhythms, stabbing chords, solos for all
5. 5:46 – tender ballad: piano intro, then meandering and enigmatic
6. 8:30 – great percussion; angular hopping on top… refuses to settle down
7. 6:44 – twin saxes for a cartoonish sound; a perky little bouncing groove
8. 5:52 – quietly exotic: thoughtful sax, introspective bass solo, worldly piano
9. 8:09 – improvisational feel: darting sax lines, rolling drums, firm piano
[ Fo ] 06/27/09
Blue Note, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Veteran saxophonist Lovano debuts a two-drum quintet with youthful energy and a willingness to take chances… not playing “out” exactly, but showing plenty of spontaneous, free spirit. The set is full of unusual angles, oddball rhythms and harmonic leaps, keeping the music pleasantly off-balance. Very fresh and worth a listen.
* * * * * | Fo’s Picks: try any track…
1. 4:04 – modern bop, dodges and feints; solos roll but seem slightly off-center
2. 10:05 – nifty repeating riff, sax wanders, calm drum solo, then straight bop
3. 7:17 – slouching ballad over drum patter, oblique & cerebral, energy rises
4. 8:09 – warped bop stroll: complex rhythms, stabbing chords, solos for all
5. 5:46 – tender ballad: piano intro, then meandering and enigmatic
6. 8:30 – great percussion; angular hopping on top… refuses to settle down
7. 6:44 – twin saxes for a cartoonish sound; a perky little bouncing groove
8. 5:52 – quietly exotic: thoughtful sax, introspective bass solo, worldly piano
9. 8:09 – improvisational feel: darting sax lines, rolling drums, firm piano
[ Fo ] 06/27/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Powerhouse | 5. | Song For Judi | |||
| 2. | Folk Art | 6. | Drum Song | |||
| 3. | Wild Beauty | 7. | Dibango | |||
| 4. | Us Five | 8. | Page 4 | |||
| 9. | Ettenro | |||||