Lage, Julian / Layers , The
| Album: | Layers , The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lage, Julian | Added: | Mar 2023 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2023-03-30 | Pull Date: | 2023-06-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 30 | Apr 9 | Apr 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 17, 2023: | Music Casserole
Missing Voices |
4. | May 23, 2023: | Alien Hour
Double Southpaw |
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| 2. | Jun 03, 2023: | Music Casserole
Mantra |
5. | May 17, 2023: | That's not Bluegrass
Double Southpaw |
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| 3. | May 31, 2023: | That's not Bluegrass
Double Southpaw |
6. | May 15, 2023: | Brain worm
Mantra, Everything Helps |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2023-03-18
Reviewed 2023-03-18
JAZZ: GUITAR & SMALL ENSEMBLE
Jazz composer, guitarist, and Stanford Jazz Workshop member Julian Lage presents a half dozen short impressionistic pieces on this 2023 release. The lineup is two electric guitars, acoustic bass, and drums; except tracks 2 & 4 are stripped down to duets. Bill Frisell is featured as second electric guitar.
FCC clean; all instrumental
1 very slow, gentle. two electric guitars in dialog plus restrained bass & drums (4:13)
2 * very slow. pleasant acoustic guitar & bass duet w classical .& perhaps Spanish touches. RIYL American Primitive guitars like Marisa Anderson, Robbie Basho, John Fahey. (3:03)
3 slow. quite improvisational, a bit experimental with some sound effects. (5:35)
4 slow. just two electric guitars with no rhythm section; subdued, a bit New Agey. (4:19)
5 ** mid-slow.this one is more adventurous and gives more umph from the lead guitar. RIYL “world” jazz like Oregon & Paul Winter Consort. challenging but worthwhile. (4:01)
6 ** mid-slow. (how can the title track be a bonus track?) prettily melodic; almost catchy. nice interplay from all four players. (3:43)
Jazz composer, guitarist, and Stanford Jazz Workshop member Julian Lage presents a half dozen short impressionistic pieces on this 2023 release. The lineup is two electric guitars, acoustic bass, and drums; except tracks 2 & 4 are stripped down to duets. Bill Frisell is featured as second electric guitar.
FCC clean; all instrumental
1 very slow, gentle. two electric guitars in dialog plus restrained bass & drums (4:13)
2 * very slow. pleasant acoustic guitar & bass duet w classical .& perhaps Spanish touches. RIYL American Primitive guitars like Marisa Anderson, Robbie Basho, John Fahey. (3:03)
3 slow. quite improvisational, a bit experimental with some sound effects. (5:35)
4 slow. just two electric guitars with no rhythm section; subdued, a bit New Agey. (4:19)
5 ** mid-slow.this one is more adventurous and gives more umph from the lead guitar. RIYL “world” jazz like Oregon & Paul Winter Consort. challenging but worthwhile. (4:01)
6 ** mid-slow. (how can the title track be a bonus track?) prettily melodic; almost catchy. nice interplay from all four players. (3:43)
Track Listing
| 1. | Everything Helps | 4. | This World | |||
| 2. | Double Southpaw | 5. | Mantra | |||
| 3. | Missing Voices | 6. | The Layers |