Amrine, Kate / This Is My Letter to the World
| Album: | This Is My Letter to the World | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Amrine, Kate | Added: | Apr 2020 | |
| Label: | Innova Recordings | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-16
Reviewed 2020-04-16
Reviewed: 2020—04-15
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Amrine presents a musical feminist manifesto, confronting several political challenges through music combined with spoken word. Check out her explanation of each track in the liner notes.
If You Like: Miles Davis, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Roscoe Mitchell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Skin (5:56) – drums start> midtempo spacey jam> slows to slow tempo, then builds back up to uptempo> quick fade
2/ What We Are Doing To Ourselves (4:36) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam with flute & occasional spoken word> slow drawn out song> crescendo end
3/ Thought And Prayers (6:15) – spoken word with different voices starts, like a news broadcast> trumpet solo joins over the top> quick stop on male spoken voice
*4/ My Body My Choice (2:39) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo with multiple voices over the top> quick stop on female vocal
5/ Waiting? (4:38) – trumpet starts hesitatingly> slow tempo jam with spoken words interjected> fade
*6/ Close Fight (6:32) – sounds of a boxing match start> bouncy midtempo jam mixed with spoken word recordings chopped up like a rap song> builds to fast tempo> fade & final burst
*7/ Linger (5:49) – bass clarinet starts> slow tempo duet with bass clarinet> fade
8/ I’m Sorry Not Sorry (4:28) – repetitive spoken word starts, punctuated by trumpet, builds in volume> fade
*9/ We Are Women (2:56) – spoken word by female chorus starts> trumpets join> fade> chorus> fade
10/ This Is My Letter To The World (1:29) – trumpet solo with spoken word> fade
*11/ It Wasn’t Something That We Could Control (14:10) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam with intersecting instruments & spoken & sung vocals> slow fade.
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Amrine presents a musical feminist manifesto, confronting several political challenges through music combined with spoken word. Check out her explanation of each track in the liner notes.
If You Like: Miles Davis, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Roscoe Mitchell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Skin (5:56) – drums start> midtempo spacey jam> slows to slow tempo, then builds back up to uptempo> quick fade
2/ What We Are Doing To Ourselves (4:36) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam with flute & occasional spoken word> slow drawn out song> crescendo end
3/ Thought And Prayers (6:15) – spoken word with different voices starts, like a news broadcast> trumpet solo joins over the top> quick stop on male spoken voice
*4/ My Body My Choice (2:39) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo with multiple voices over the top> quick stop on female vocal
5/ Waiting? (4:38) – trumpet starts hesitatingly> slow tempo jam with spoken words interjected> fade
*6/ Close Fight (6:32) – sounds of a boxing match start> bouncy midtempo jam mixed with spoken word recordings chopped up like a rap song> builds to fast tempo> fade & final burst
*7/ Linger (5:49) – bass clarinet starts> slow tempo duet with bass clarinet> fade
8/ I’m Sorry Not Sorry (4:28) – repetitive spoken word starts, punctuated by trumpet, builds in volume> fade
*9/ We Are Women (2:56) – spoken word by female chorus starts> trumpets join> fade> chorus> fade
10/ This Is My Letter To The World (1:29) – trumpet solo with spoken word> fade
*11/ It Wasn’t Something That We Could Control (14:10) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam with intersecting instruments & spoken & sung vocals> slow fade.
Track Listing