Lambert, Steve / May
| Album: | May | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lambert, Steve | Added: | Jan 2010 | |
| Label: | Planet Arts | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2010-04-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 18 | Mar 28 | Mar 21 | Mar 14 | Mar 7 | Feb 21 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 02, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Entomology |
4. | Mar 25, 2010: | America Del Sur
May, Double Tough |
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| 2. | Apr 16, 2010: | Vocal Concoctions
May |
5. | Mar 19, 2010: | The Rent Party
Steve's Tune |
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| 3. | Mar 26, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum
Double Tough |
6. | Mar 13, 2010: | The Knife
Entomology |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-02-14
Reviewed 2010-02-14
STEVE LAMBERT: May
Planet Arts, 2009
MODERN BOP – Here’s a tasty set, straight up and jaunty, crisply rendered but avoiding the antiseptic perfection that mars so many discs. Lambert’s tunes have a welcoming air and his sextet has a good time with them. His horn work is direct, but with a sour wavering quality that sounds joyous on the fast numbers and vulnerable on slower tunes.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8
1. 4:45 – snappy swing with a catchy theme; short, direct solos from all
2. 6:36 – relaxed sway: breezy sax & flugelhorn, dancing piano, bass murmurs
3. 7:01 – upbeat and snazzy hardbop with a happy latin touch; a fun romp
4. 5:44 – standard ballad, has an insouciant “after the ball” air
5. 5:45 – catchy midtempo glide, warm old-school vibe; hummable melody
6. 5:21 – happy standard played in a classic hardbop style
7. 7:43 – mixes a romantic dance and a jaunty stroll into a light, dizzy breeze
8. 5:21 – easygoing ballad, tender and thoughtful but not sappy
9. 7:39 – “Mack the Knife” played with a sly wink; solos abandon the melody
[ Fo ] 02/14/10
Planet Arts, 2009
MODERN BOP – Here’s a tasty set, straight up and jaunty, crisply rendered but avoiding the antiseptic perfection that mars so many discs. Lambert’s tunes have a welcoming air and his sextet has a good time with them. His horn work is direct, but with a sour wavering quality that sounds joyous on the fast numbers and vulnerable on slower tunes.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8
1. 4:45 – snappy swing with a catchy theme; short, direct solos from all
2. 6:36 – relaxed sway: breezy sax & flugelhorn, dancing piano, bass murmurs
3. 7:01 – upbeat and snazzy hardbop with a happy latin touch; a fun romp
4. 5:44 – standard ballad, has an insouciant “after the ball” air
5. 5:45 – catchy midtempo glide, warm old-school vibe; hummable melody
6. 5:21 – happy standard played in a classic hardbop style
7. 7:43 – mixes a romantic dance and a jaunty stroll into a light, dizzy breeze
8. 5:21 – easygoing ballad, tender and thoughtful but not sappy
9. 7:39 – “Mack the Knife” played with a sly wink; solos abandon the melody
[ Fo ] 02/14/10
Track Listing
| 1. | Double Tough | 6. | It's You Or No One | |||
| 2. | May | 7. | Bellicose Belle | |||
| 3. | Steve's Tune | 8. | Yearning Lost | |||
| 4. | Like Someone In Love | 9. | Mack The Knife | |||
| 5. | Entomology | . |