Galaher, Towner / Courageous Hearts
| Album: | Courageous Hearts | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Galaher, Towner | Added: | Jun 2009 | |
| Label: | (No Label Information) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-07-19 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 27, 2015: | Rebop
Courageous Hearts |
4. | Sep 04, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Boogaloobop |
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| 2. | Sep 20, 2009: | Transmission Overload
Afro Blue |
5. | Aug 26, 2009: | Getting Over the Hump
Second Line Samba |
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| 3. | Sep 06, 2009: | Transmission Overload
Afro Blue |
6. | Aug 23, 2009: | Transmission Overload
Winter Sunrise |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-07-18
Reviewed 2009-07-18
TOWNER GALAHER: Courageous Hearts
self-released, 2009
HARD BOP – Slamming original material in a classic vein from drummer Galaher, joined by a pick-up band of ace veteran players. The recording quality isn’t very sharp – it’s a bit muddy and poorly balanced, in fact – but the energy of the band largely makes up for that.
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Craig Handy - tenor sax
Fred Wesley - trombone
George Colligan - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass
Towner Galaher - drums
Gabriel Machado, Ze Mauricio - percussion
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:10 – tough midtempo strut with congas; flaring trumpet & sax solos
2. 4:58 – urban postbop: hard riffs; well greased trombone, sax & piano
3. 4:12 – uptempo samba-bop, hot percussion break, horn solos go to town
4. 4:49 – ponderous, slower tempo: piano sparkles, sax adds a bit of fire
5. 3:45 – bebop standard, merry bashing with a latinized rhythmic touch
6. 4:47 – unusual stroll, oblique and blaring, strong trumpet & sax breaks
7. 6:44 – slow and bluesy: trombone takes charge, piano adds gospel soul
8. 3:37 – heavy midtempo stride, solid percussion groove and wailing sax
9. 7:48 – rolling Latin-jazz standard, solos ride the steady groove
[ Fo ] 07/18/09
self-released, 2009
HARD BOP – Slamming original material in a classic vein from drummer Galaher, joined by a pick-up band of ace veteran players. The recording quality isn’t very sharp – it’s a bit muddy and poorly balanced, in fact – but the energy of the band largely makes up for that.
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Craig Handy - tenor sax
Fred Wesley - trombone
George Colligan - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass
Towner Galaher - drums
Gabriel Machado, Ze Mauricio - percussion
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9
1. 5:10 – tough midtempo strut with congas; flaring trumpet & sax solos
2. 4:58 – urban postbop: hard riffs; well greased trombone, sax & piano
3. 4:12 – uptempo samba-bop, hot percussion break, horn solos go to town
4. 4:49 – ponderous, slower tempo: piano sparkles, sax adds a bit of fire
5. 3:45 – bebop standard, merry bashing with a latinized rhythmic touch
6. 4:47 – unusual stroll, oblique and blaring, strong trumpet & sax breaks
7. 6:44 – slow and bluesy: trombone takes charge, piano adds gospel soul
8. 3:37 – heavy midtempo stride, solid percussion groove and wailing sax
9. 7:48 – rolling Latin-jazz standard, solos ride the steady groove
[ Fo ] 07/18/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Courageous Hearts | 5. | Hot House | |||
| 2. | Boogaloobop | 6. | April 28th (Vivre Egale A Vous Meme) | |||
| 3. | Second Line Samba | 7. | Londel's | |||
| 4. | Winter Sunrise | 8. | Courageous Hearts (Rhythm Of Victory) | |||
| 9. | Afro Blue | |||||