| Kaye's, Richie Space City Funtet / Blast-Off |
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| Album: | Blast-Off | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kaye's, Richie Space City Funtet | Added: | 03/2020 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2020-04-05 | ||
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Reviewed: 2020—04-05 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: According to their website, multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Kaye & merry band have created music & songs to accompany films & commercials that haven’t been written yet. The tunes are joyful & fun & incorporates several American jazz styles from the early 20th century. If You Like: Bonzo Dog Band, Adrian Cunningham, Sidney Bechet Track Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ Champagne On The Plane (2:30) – drums start> vocal intro> light uptempo Latin jam & song> quick stop *2/ Dapper Dinghy (1:46) – piano starts> quick uptempo Dixieland jam> quick stop 3/ Luncheonette (1:04) – horns/piano start> uptempo polka starts & stops> quick stop *4/ Sarah And Christine (2:13) – clarinet starts> midtempo French cafe jam> quick stop **5/ Marinara Honeymoon – piano starts> playful uptempo song> crescendo & stop *6/ Fruit Fly (2:18) – clarinet starts> midtempo jam with tuba> 7/ Jimmy’s Tick-Tock (2:48) – horns start> swinging midtempo jam slows, then swings back up a couple times> quick stop 8/ Lava Love aka I’ve Gotta Lava Love For You (2:24) – horns start> smarmy midtempo song> crescendo end 9/ Richie Romp (2:51) – clarinet starts> midtempo jam> quick stop **10/ Phodly (2:30) – guitar starts> swinging uptempo jam> quick stop *11/ Madame Desarge (2:52) – clarinet starts> midtempo song> crescendo end 12/ The Old Snakeroot (3:16) – piano/bass starts> hesitant midtempo jam> quick stop 13/ Do This, Do That (1:45) – drums start> slow tempo jam> fade *14/ Penguin Parade (2:20) – horns start> swaying midtempo jam> quick stop 15/ The Hay-Ho Song (0:59) – vocal starts> short uptempo duet song> quick stop *16/ Itty Bitty Kitty (2:57) – vocal starts> midtempo song> quick stop 17/ Pretty Please! (2:29) – spoken word intro> midtempo song> crescendo end | ||
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