Goods, Richie & the Goods Project / My Left Hand Man (a Tribute to Mulgrew Miller)
| Album: | My Left Hand Man (a Tribute to Mulgrew Miller) | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Goods, Richie & the Goods Project | Added: | Apr 2020 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-20
Reviewed 2020-04-20
Reviewed: 2020—04-20
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Bassist Goods seeks to set the record straight on the late pianist Mulgrew Miller’s eclectic tastes in music by performing music composed by Miller with a fluid assembly of musicians, which slides from straight bop to fusion.
If You Like: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Eastern Joy Dance (5:43) – drums start> fast tempo jam> quick stop
*2/ The Left Hand Man (1:04) – creative bass solo leads into next track
**3/ Know Wonder (6:58) – bass starts> uptempo jam> slow fade
4/ Second Thoughts (5:56) – drums start> midtempo fusion jam with female vocal & chorus> fade
*5/ Farewell To Dogma 7:58) – drums start> rocking uptempo fusion jam> quick fade
6/ The Sage (6:17) – piano/bass starts> slow tempo fusion jam> fade
*7/ Dreaming (6:45) – drums start> funky uptempo fusion jam> slow fade
8/ Song For Darnell (6:26) – cymbals/Rhodes starts> midtempo fusion jam with strings> fade
9/ Saud’s Run (4:19) – synth starts> uptempo fusion jam> quick stop
**10/ The Sequel (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Bassist Goods seeks to set the record straight on the late pianist Mulgrew Miller’s eclectic tastes in music by performing music composed by Miller with a fluid assembly of musicians, which slides from straight bop to fusion.
If You Like: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Eastern Joy Dance (5:43) – drums start> fast tempo jam> quick stop
*2/ The Left Hand Man (1:04) – creative bass solo leads into next track
**3/ Know Wonder (6:58) – bass starts> uptempo jam> slow fade
4/ Second Thoughts (5:56) – drums start> midtempo fusion jam with female vocal & chorus> fade
*5/ Farewell To Dogma 7:58) – drums start> rocking uptempo fusion jam> quick fade
6/ The Sage (6:17) – piano/bass starts> slow tempo fusion jam> fade
*7/ Dreaming (6:45) – drums start> funky uptempo fusion jam> slow fade
8/ Song For Darnell (6:26) – cymbals/Rhodes starts> midtempo fusion jam with strings> fade
9/ Saud’s Run (4:19) – synth starts> uptempo fusion jam> quick stop
**10/ The Sequel (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> crescendo end
Track Listing
| 1. | Eastern Joy Dance | 5. | Farewell to Dogma | |||
| 2. | The Left Hand Man | 6. | The Sage | |||
| 3. | Know Wonder | 7. | Dreaming | |||
| 4. | Second Thoughts | 8. | Song for Darnell | |||
| 9. | The Sequel | |||||