Pinto, Alex / Inner State
| Album: | Inner State | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Pinto, Alex | Added: | Apr 2011 | |
| Label: | Pursuance | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-04-03 | Pull Date: | 2011-06-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 29 | May 15 | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 03, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day |
4. | Feb 28, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Two Pictures Of Love |
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| 2. | Sep 19, 2014: | Rebop
Chai Kinda Day |
5. | May 27, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day |
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| 3. | May 02, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day |
6. | May 13, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Outed |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-04-03
Reviewed 2011-04-03
ALEX PINTO QUARTET: Inner State
Pursuance, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – Debut recording by a 25-year-old globe-trotting guitarist (now based in San Francisco). Although unquestionably a jazz musician, Pinto also has a strong interest in Hindustani music. That’s most obvious in the fusion-oriented track #2, but you can hear a touch of Indian phrasing hiding throughout his solos and peeking around the corners of his compositions. Drummer Jaz Sawyer anchors the band in this solid intro.
Alex Pinto : electric guitar
Jon Armstrong : tenor saxophone
Dave Tranchina : bass
Jaz Sawyer : drums
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
1. 7:09 – slouching tune, lots of harmonic friction: big guitar tone, solos all around
2. 9:57 – calm: raga drone and jazz balladry trade off, combine, drift back apart
3. 4:25 – nice groove built from parallel lines, close sax/guitar interplay
4. 6:32 – slow alap intro to a soft countrified ballad: sweetly expressive guitar solo
5. 5:41 – quick-paced tune with a squirrelly theme, meandering guitar & sax solos
6. 4:59 – waltzing feel: sax bounces lightly; guitar is angular, building up energy
7. 6:09 – relaxed pulse: cool guitar, acidic sax, great drums, dedicated to CalArts
[ Fo ] 04/03/11
Pursuance, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – Debut recording by a 25-year-old globe-trotting guitarist (now based in San Francisco). Although unquestionably a jazz musician, Pinto also has a strong interest in Hindustani music. That’s most obvious in the fusion-oriented track #2, but you can hear a touch of Indian phrasing hiding throughout his solos and peeking around the corners of his compositions. Drummer Jaz Sawyer anchors the band in this solid intro.
Alex Pinto : electric guitar
Jon Armstrong : tenor saxophone
Dave Tranchina : bass
Jaz Sawyer : drums
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
1. 7:09 – slouching tune, lots of harmonic friction: big guitar tone, solos all around
2. 9:57 – calm: raga drone and jazz balladry trade off, combine, drift back apart
3. 4:25 – nice groove built from parallel lines, close sax/guitar interplay
4. 6:32 – slow alap intro to a soft countrified ballad: sweetly expressive guitar solo
5. 5:41 – quick-paced tune with a squirrelly theme, meandering guitar & sax solos
6. 4:59 – waltzing feel: sax bounces lightly; guitar is angular, building up energy
7. 6:09 – relaxed pulse: cool guitar, acidic sax, great drums, dedicated to CalArts
[ Fo ] 04/03/11
Track Listing
| 1. | 1 By 4 | 4. | Two Pictures Of Love | |||
| 2. | Chai Kinda Day | 5. | Refresh | |||
| 3. | Outed | 6. | Do It Now | |||
| 7. | C.I.A. | |||||