Hargrove, Roy Big Band / Emergence
| Album: | Emergence | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Hargrove, Roy Big Band | Added: | Sep 2009 | |
| Label: | Emarcy Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-10-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 20 | Dec 6 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 18, 2009: | The Rent Party
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey |
4. | Dec 02, 2009: | Over the Full Moon Hump!
Roy Allan |
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| 2. | Dec 15, 2009: | Memory Select
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey |
5. | Nov 24, 2009: | Smartie Pop
La Puerta |
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| 3. | Dec 04, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey |
6. | Nov 20, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-17
Reviewed 2009-10-17
ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND: Emergence
Emarcy, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Trumpet star Hargrove stretches out from his usual small combo to lead a 19-piece ensemble. It’s straight as an arrow, very much in the big band tradition with even-keeled solos and crisp, precise ensemble sections. This is conservative for KZSU – too often it sounds like the orchestra at a televised awards show – but it has its moments.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11
1. 4:11 – slow and grand, somewhere between fanfare and a ballad
2. 5:28 – greasy strut: sassy horns and a swinging beat
3. 5:56 – standard: creeps slowly, nice flugelhorn against mopey backgrounds
4. 6:34 – bouncy latin groove: brash yet fluid trumpet, speedy flute, hot ending
5. 13:31 – start & end are smarmy, but everything else is great: big sweep, deepens for fiery sax, builds to huge stride, querulous trombone.
6. 6:53 – Vegas, baby! breezy sway, punchy horns, classy piano… Roy sings!
7. 5:51 – romantic vocal by Roberta Gambarini; starts slow, but picks up
8. 3:24 – sexy cha-cha-cha, nice vocals in Spanish and peppy horns
9. 5:36 – slinky soul, horns make it flamboyant; cool-toned guitar & trumpet
10. 7:12 – dynamic contrast as big phrases jostle with small-group sections
11. 4:22 – slow, steady ballad: moves from small & intimate to big & brassy
[ Fo ] 10/17/09
Emarcy, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Trumpet star Hargrove stretches out from his usual small combo to lead a 19-piece ensemble. It’s straight as an arrow, very much in the big band tradition with even-keeled solos and crisp, precise ensemble sections. This is conservative for KZSU – too often it sounds like the orchestra at a televised awards show – but it has its moments.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11
1. 4:11 – slow and grand, somewhere between fanfare and a ballad
2. 5:28 – greasy strut: sassy horns and a swinging beat
3. 5:56 – standard: creeps slowly, nice flugelhorn against mopey backgrounds
4. 6:34 – bouncy latin groove: brash yet fluid trumpet, speedy flute, hot ending
5. 13:31 – start & end are smarmy, but everything else is great: big sweep, deepens for fiery sax, builds to huge stride, querulous trombone.
6. 6:53 – Vegas, baby! breezy sway, punchy horns, classy piano… Roy sings!
7. 5:51 – romantic vocal by Roberta Gambarini; starts slow, but picks up
8. 3:24 – sexy cha-cha-cha, nice vocals in Spanish and peppy horns
9. 5:36 – slinky soul, horns make it flamboyant; cool-toned guitar & trumpet
10. 7:12 – dynamic contrast as big phrases jostle with small-group sections
11. 4:22 – slow, steady ballad: moves from small & intimate to big & brassy
[ Fo ] 10/17/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Velera | 7. | Everytime We Say Goodbye | |||
| 2. | Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey | 8. | La Puerta | |||
| 3. | My Funny Valentine | 9. | Roy Allan | |||
| 4. | Mambo For Roy | 10. | Tschpiso | |||
| 5. | Requiem | 11. | Trust | |||
| 6. | September In The Rain | . |