| Stecks, Marty & Musical Tramps / Long Ago Rumble |
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| Album: | Long Ago Rumble | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Stecks, Marty & Musical Tramps | Added: | 05/2020 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2020-05-06 | ||
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Reviewed: 2020—05-06 Genre: Jazz FCCs: 19 – spoken word at end Review: “Primarily a saxophonist/woodwind specialist, Stecks also performs on vocals, keyboards, percussion and electronic media, bringing a dynamic, holistic approach to the live musical experience. His Musical Tramps project is a research-based exploration in jazz, popular, film and electroacoustic music idioms.” – Jazziz On this disc, he explores a wide variety of jazz idioms. If You Like: Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Flora Purim, Roscoe Mitchell, Matthew Shipp Track Review (favorites denoted by *): Disc 1 1/Ltar I: Invocation – spoken word> slow tempo smoky jam> fade **2/ Siddartha – synth starts> rocking uptempo song with chorus> quick stop 3/ Ltar II – The Gathering – piano starts> off-kilter midtempo jam> quick fade *4/ MB Blues – bass starts> smoky midtempo jam builds to uptempo> quick fade *5/ Ltar III: Good & Evil – bass saxophone starts> off-kilter slow tempo jam> fade 6/ Modern Preternatural Rumble – sax starts> slow tempo jam with interjected vocals> fade *7/ Ltar IV: Pugilism – bass stars> fast tempo jam> quick fade 8/ Heads Or Tails – drums start> funky midtempo song with chorus> crescendo end *9/ Ltar V: Ritualism – electric keyboard/bass starts> off-kilter midtempo jam> quick fade **10/ Begging The Beguine – bass starts> midtempo jam> slows to fade Disc 2 *11/ Musical Tramps (2019) – sax/flute start> off-kiter midtempo jam swings uptempo with a carnival vibe, then shifts tempos & melodies> finishes with choral singing> crescendo end on vocal 12/ Ltar VI: Phases – drums start> mysterious off-kilter midtempo jam> quick fade *13/ Wish – drums start> funky uptempo song with chorus> quick stop 14/Ltar VII: Antiquity (Peace) – bass starts> off-kilter midtempo jam> fade *15/ The Sloth – sax starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade **16/ Ltar VIII: Counter Culture – flute starts> slow tempo jam> pause> midtempo jam> fade 17/ Feel My Way Forward – guitar starts> slow tempo song with chorus swells in volume & tempo> crescendo end 18/ Shape Of Rumbles To Come – piano starts> off-kilter slow tempo jam with spoken word> fade (FCC)*19/ Ltar IX: Isolation – bass starts> off-kilter slow tempo jam builds to uptempo> spoken word end *20/ Somersault Of The Earth – drums start> off-kilter midtempo jam builds into rocking uptempo> quick stop. | ||
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