Dawkins, Ernest / New Horizons Ensemble / Prairie Prophet, The
| Album: | Prairie Prophet, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Dawkins, Ernest / New Horizons Ensemble | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Delmark Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-05-01 | Pull Date: | 2011-07-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 3 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 | May 29 | May 22 | May 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 24, 2019: | Grace and Jam
Mal-Lester |
4. | Jul 01, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Baghdad Boogie |
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| 2. | Dec 14, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Baghdad Boogie |
5. | Jun 17, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Mal-Lester |
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| 3. | Feb 03, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Mal-Lester |
6. | Jun 10, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Baghdad Boogie |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-05-01
Reviewed 2011-05-01
ERNEST DAWKINS’ NEW HORIZONS ENSEMBLE: The Prairie Prophet
Delmark, 2011
AVANT/BOP – Ernest Dawkins, a longtime star of the Chicago/AACM scene, pays tribute to the late great saxophonist/club owner Fred Anderson (1929-2010). There’s a very loose feel here, almost like a live recording, as the NHE navigates spirited freebop obstacle courses. Their collective love for Anderson shines through as the band plays it straight or wild, old-school or futuristic, sometimes all at once. Very solid work.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. 8:09 – lightly waltzing bop: easygoing trumpet bounce, insistently searing sax
2. 12:07 – starts in speedy abstraction with hot horns, then settles into a hip riffing section; warped space guitar, awesome bass solo, ends where it began
3. 2:21 – slow lament, great sound: sax wails over turbulent ensemble support
4. 10:40 – cool modern-bop wiggle: a salute to Malachi Favors & Lester Bowie, with great solos all around over an infectious one-note bassline
5. 11:05 – lots going on here: sax goes “out” against fast drums, contemplative trombone, then amazing bass sets up an exotic rolling groove
6. 6:50 – relaxed eastern lope: meandering solos take their time
7. 13:27 – upbeat bounce, very catchy with perky solos… final 3 minutes are an anti-war statement with spoken word
[ Fo ] 05/01/11
Delmark, 2011
AVANT/BOP – Ernest Dawkins, a longtime star of the Chicago/AACM scene, pays tribute to the late great saxophonist/club owner Fred Anderson (1929-2010). There’s a very loose feel here, almost like a live recording, as the NHE navigates spirited freebop obstacle courses. Their collective love for Anderson shines through as the band plays it straight or wild, old-school or futuristic, sometimes all at once. Very solid work.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. 8:09 – lightly waltzing bop: easygoing trumpet bounce, insistently searing sax
2. 12:07 – starts in speedy abstraction with hot horns, then settles into a hip riffing section; warped space guitar, awesome bass solo, ends where it began
3. 2:21 – slow lament, great sound: sax wails over turbulent ensemble support
4. 10:40 – cool modern-bop wiggle: a salute to Malachi Favors & Lester Bowie, with great solos all around over an infectious one-note bassline
5. 11:05 – lots going on here: sax goes “out” against fast drums, contemplative trombone, then amazing bass sets up an exotic rolling groove
6. 6:50 – relaxed eastern lope: meandering solos take their time
7. 13:27 – upbeat bounce, very catchy with perky solos… final 3 minutes are an anti-war statement with spoken word
[ Fo ] 05/01/11
Track Listing
| 1. | Hymn For A Hip King | 5. | Shades Of The Prairie Prophet | |||
| 2. | Sketches | 6. | Mesopotamia | |||
| 3. | Balladesque | 7. | Baghdad Boogie | |||
| 4. | Mal-Lester | . |