Zauner's, Paul Blue Brass / Roots N' Wings
| Album: | Roots N' Wings | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Zauner's, Paul Blue Brass | Added: | Apr 2020 | |
| Label: | Pao Records | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-15
Reviewed 2020-04-15
Reviewed: 2020—04-15
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trombonist Zauner and his tight 7-piece small big band return with avant-garde saxophonist David Murray, who writes most of the tunes. In typical Murray style, the compositions feature multiple horns playing contrapuntal against the melody and are constantly dazzling & engaging
If You Like: JJ Johnson, Steve Turre, Paul Gonsalves, Lester Young, Ben Webster
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Hong Kong Nights (5:39) – horns start> uptempo jam> quick fade
**2/ Scooter (8:35) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Spoonin (7:27) – horns start> midtempo jam with a Latin vibe builds to swinging uptempo jam, then mellows again, then swings back up> slow fade
*4/ Obe (7:14) – full band starts> fast tempo jam> slows to slow tempo, then swings back up> quick stop
5/ Blues For Ruben (7:21) – horns start> jaunty midtempo jam builds to uptempo> quick stop
**6/ Roots And Wings (14:01) – drums start> sultry midtempo jam slowly builds to rocking uptempo jam> crescendo> slow tempo jam> fade
***7/ Jekyll & Hyde (7:52) – bass/piano start> slinky slow tempo jam> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trombonist Zauner and his tight 7-piece small big band return with avant-garde saxophonist David Murray, who writes most of the tunes. In typical Murray style, the compositions feature multiple horns playing contrapuntal against the melody and are constantly dazzling & engaging
If You Like: JJ Johnson, Steve Turre, Paul Gonsalves, Lester Young, Ben Webster
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Hong Kong Nights (5:39) – horns start> uptempo jam> quick fade
**2/ Scooter (8:35) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Spoonin (7:27) – horns start> midtempo jam with a Latin vibe builds to swinging uptempo jam, then mellows again, then swings back up> slow fade
*4/ Obe (7:14) – full band starts> fast tempo jam> slows to slow tempo, then swings back up> quick stop
5/ Blues For Ruben (7:21) – horns start> jaunty midtempo jam builds to uptempo> quick stop
**6/ Roots And Wings (14:01) – drums start> sultry midtempo jam slowly builds to rocking uptempo jam> crescendo> slow tempo jam> fade
***7/ Jekyll & Hyde (7:52) – bass/piano start> slinky slow tempo jam> crescendo end
Track Listing
| 1. | Hong Kong Nights | 4. | Obe | |||
| 2. | Scooter | 5. | Blues for Ruben | |||
| 3. | Spoonin | 6. | Roots and Wings | |||
| 7. | Jekyll & Hyde | |||||