| Raymond, John / Strength & Song |
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| Album: | Strength & Song | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Raymond, John | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-02-25 | Pull Date: | 2012-04-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Apr 29 | Apr 15 | Mar 11 | Mar 4 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 13, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2012) Onward | 4. | Apr 10, 2012: | Rebop Onward, Already & Not Yet | |
| 2. | Apr 26, 2012: | Love Den Motivations Of A Pharisee | 5. | Mar 06, 2012: | Rebop Motivations Of A Pharisee | |
| 3. | Apr 13, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum Motivations Of A Pharisee | 6. | Mar 02, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum Onward |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2012-02-23 | ||
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JOHN RAYMOND: Strength & Song self-released, 2012 MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Debut release by a promising trumpeter, leading a solid quintet through shadowy, soulful original pieces. His playing is melodic, focused and direct, and the compositions tend to rich mahogany tones with warm, uplifting trajectories that reflect their deeply religious basis. Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 8, 9 1. 6:41 – dusky postbop rises from simple theme, introspective solos 2. 7:32 – sweet, soulful sound with lovely piano & straight-arrow trumpet 3. 1:53 – dancing solo piano interlude, picks up loosely from #2 4. 7:23 – fusion: ominous theme, sinister guitar, but trumpet looks higher 5. 9:14 – relaxed modern tune: starts out ballad-like but turns uplifting 6. 2:58 – gentle hymn: muted flugelhorn in a comforting bed 7. 6:31 – frictionless contemporary sound, sparkling flugelhorn/guitar/keys 8. 7:52 – rich rolling sound with alto sax, nice piano solo & strong trumpet 9. 6:23 – scattered intro, then a postbop groove, melody comes in at the end 10. 7:45 – slow and subdued with muted trumpet, murmuring bass solo 11. 4:35 – stirring melody drops into a conversation about Raymond’s faith [ Fo ] - February 2012 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Already & Not Yet | 6. | O Come, O Come Emmanuel | |||
| 2. | Onward | 7. | The Way Home | |||
| 3. | Onward Outro | 8. | Motivations Of A Pharisee | |||
| 4. | The Rock | 9. | Isotope | |||
| 5. | Ebeneezer | 10. | The Poor Blind Man | |||
| 11. | Psalm 37: Anthem | |||||