Johnston, Darren / Gone To Chicago / Big Lift, The
| Album: | Big Lift, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Johnston, Darren / Gone To Chicago | Added: | Oct 2011 | |
| Label: | Porto Franco Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-10-30 | Pull Date: | 2012-01-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 1 | Dec 25 | Dec 18 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 | Nov 20 | Nov 13 | Nov 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron
Black And Tan Fantasy |
4. | Dec 23, 2011: | Memory Select
The Big Lift |
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| 2. | Aug 09, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Big Lift |
5. | Dec 13, 2011: | Rebop
Black And Tan Fantasy |
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| 3. | Dec 27, 2011: | Rebop
Glass Ceiling, Paper Floor |
6. | Dec 10, 2011: | Music Casserole
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-10-30
Reviewed 2011-10-30
DARREN JOHNSTON’S GONE TO CHICAGO: The Big Lift
Porto Franco, 2011
AVANT-MODERN – San Francisco trumpeter teams up with Chicago musicians for an intriguing quintet set. Johnston rarely comes across as the leader; this has more of a collective sound. His reserved horn approach pairs well with edgy trombonist Jeb Bishop, interlacing and diverging against fluid bass and drums, while Jason Adasiewicz’s distinctively dreamy vibraphone gives several tracks an illusory feel.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 8
1. 9:38 – lopsided walk, lumpy rhythm: trumpet jabs, trombone & vibes ponder
2. 5:23 – quiet, spare and easygoing: horns drift lazily over amorphous rhythm
3. 5:20 – angry trombone, fast rhythm; elastic free bass, questioning trumpet
4. 9:13 – tight duet horn interplay, then a low groove; cool vibes & drum solos
5. 3:50 – trilling/buzzy trumpet against slouching band; vibes slip & slide
6. 4:00 – happy but weird bounce; thumping drum solo, unsteady tempo
7. 8:11 – very slow: squeaky bass & introspective trumpet, becomes a stroll
8. 6:16 – Duke Ellington crawl falls apart: love the broken-down percussion
[ Fo ] - October 2011
Porto Franco, 2011
AVANT-MODERN – San Francisco trumpeter teams up with Chicago musicians for an intriguing quintet set. Johnston rarely comes across as the leader; this has more of a collective sound. His reserved horn approach pairs well with edgy trombonist Jeb Bishop, interlacing and diverging against fluid bass and drums, while Jason Adasiewicz’s distinctively dreamy vibraphone gives several tracks an illusory feel.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 8
1. 9:38 – lopsided walk, lumpy rhythm: trumpet jabs, trombone & vibes ponder
2. 5:23 – quiet, spare and easygoing: horns drift lazily over amorphous rhythm
3. 5:20 – angry trombone, fast rhythm; elastic free bass, questioning trumpet
4. 9:13 – tight duet horn interplay, then a low groove; cool vibes & drum solos
5. 3:50 – trilling/buzzy trumpet against slouching band; vibes slip & slide
6. 4:00 – happy but weird bounce; thumping drum solo, unsteady tempo
7. 8:11 – very slow: squeaky bass & introspective trumpet, becomes a stroll
8. 6:16 – Duke Ellington crawl falls apart: love the broken-down percussion
[ Fo ] - October 2011
Track Listing
| 1. | The Big Lift | 5. | Love Call | |||
| 2. | Cut | 6. | Two Ways Of Running | |||
| 3. | Rubber Bullets | 7. | The Rock Quarry | |||
| 4. | Glass Ceiling, Paper Floor | 8. | Black And Tan Fantasy |