Gilkes, Marshall / Sound Stories
| Album: | Sound Stories | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Gilkes, Marshall | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | Alternate Side | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-03-02 | Pull Date: | 2012-05-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 | Mar 11 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 24, 2012: | Rebop
Slashes |
4. | Apr 03, 2012: | Rebop
Anxiety, Part 2 |
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| 2. | Apr 17, 2012: | Rebop
Armstrong, Part 1 |
5. | Mar 27, 2012: | Rebop
Presence, Part 1 |
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| 3. | Apr 10, 2012: | Rebop
First Song |
6. | Mar 18, 2012: | no voices aloud
Bare |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-02-26
Reviewed 2012-02-26
MARSHALL GILKES: Sound Stories
Alternate Side, 2012
MODERN JAZZ – Gilkes is a trombonist with a hard-swinging sound and a generally sunny postbop style, his tunes switching easily between warm, flowing lyricism and driving force. He’s got a fine quintet on this CD featuring Donny McCaslin on tenor sax. 1/2, 3/4, and 8/9 are two-part tunes, but they also work OK as separate tracks.
Fo’s Picks: (1/2), 4, 6, 10… maybe (8/9) too
1. 6:32 – brisk postbop drive: sax burns it up, but 2nd half is gentle solo piano
2. 5:35 – part 2… relaxed; trombone gradually rises back to theme from #1
3. 3:44 – reflective/optimistic tune, walking pace: horns converse beautifully
4. 9:59 – upbeat, bustling sound: solos are alternately gentle and forceful
5. 6:41 – lyrical melody with a light, steady pulse and warm, comforting solos
6. 7:40 – jabbing theme; low-key trombone/sax solos each pick up steam
7. 6:54 – aching, bittersweet ballad, turns uplifting: trombone really sings
8. 3:07 – warm late-night flow; piano gets a chance to shine
9. 8:20 – part 2… serious sound, marches into bare emotions, candid solos
10. 6:41 – an upbeat march: rising joy from piano; trombone coasts on air
11. 9:30 – serene start, then dynamic with a hint of latin-jazz, busy horn solos
[ Fo ] - February 2012
Alternate Side, 2012
MODERN JAZZ – Gilkes is a trombonist with a hard-swinging sound and a generally sunny postbop style, his tunes switching easily between warm, flowing lyricism and driving force. He’s got a fine quintet on this CD featuring Donny McCaslin on tenor sax. 1/2, 3/4, and 8/9 are two-part tunes, but they also work OK as separate tracks.
Fo’s Picks: (1/2), 4, 6, 10… maybe (8/9) too
1. 6:32 – brisk postbop drive: sax burns it up, but 2nd half is gentle solo piano
2. 5:35 – part 2… relaxed; trombone gradually rises back to theme from #1
3. 3:44 – reflective/optimistic tune, walking pace: horns converse beautifully
4. 9:59 – upbeat, bustling sound: solos are alternately gentle and forceful
5. 6:41 – lyrical melody with a light, steady pulse and warm, comforting solos
6. 7:40 – jabbing theme; low-key trombone/sax solos each pick up steam
7. 6:54 – aching, bittersweet ballad, turns uplifting: trombone really sings
8. 3:07 – warm late-night flow; piano gets a chance to shine
9. 8:20 – part 2… serious sound, marches into bare emotions, candid solos
10. 6:41 – an upbeat march: rising joy from piano; trombone coasts on air
11. 9:30 – serene start, then dynamic with a hint of latin-jazz, busy horn solos
[ Fo ] - February 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Presence, Part 1 | 6. | Slashes | |||
| 2. | Presence, Part 2 | 7. | Bare | |||
| 3. | Anxiety, Part 1 | 8. | Armstrong, Part 1 | |||
| 4. | Anxiety, Part 2 | 9. | Armstrong, Part 2 | |||
| 5. | Downtime | 10. | First Song | |||
| 11. | Thruway | |||||