Stellar Pulsations
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Fo
Reviewed 2012-11-18
Reviewed 2012-11-18
ROB MAZUREK PULSAR QUARTET: Stellar Pulsations
Delmark, 2012
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Mazurek, an incredibly prolific cornetist who is practically a jazz scene unto himself, brings us a great set of small-group pieces with personnel drawn from his Exploding Star Orchestra. The compositions are free-falling but focused, with lots of variety from track to track. Mazurek’s playing recalls the masters of hard bop in one moment, then hits a jagged-edged trill in the next, while the band goes from explosive energy to brooding introspection. Really excellent.
All very good. Try any. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7
1. 7:45 – pounding rhythm: melodic cornet, piano goes nuts over dark pulse
2. 4:41 – gentle ballad with a steely edge, muted cornet, 2nd half a dark sway
3. 8:37 – billowing: a tumbling tumult of drums, edgy horn, scattered piano
4. 6:30 – uptempo stomp & roll, melodic approach over a rock-hard groove
5. 5:07 – low and brooding, muted cornet over a nonstop, repeated bass riff
6. 8:12 – twisty over quick, bustling drums: piano/cornet dig in & spin out
7. 6:43 – relaxed balladry: a lovely drifting song, very melodic and dreamy
[ Fo ] - 18 November 2012
Delmark, 2012
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Mazurek, an incredibly prolific cornetist who is practically a jazz scene unto himself, brings us a great set of small-group pieces with personnel drawn from his Exploding Star Orchestra. The compositions are free-falling but focused, with lots of variety from track to track. Mazurek’s playing recalls the masters of hard bop in one moment, then hits a jagged-edged trill in the next, while the band goes from explosive energy to brooding introspection. Really excellent.
All very good. Try any. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7
1. 7:45 – pounding rhythm: melodic cornet, piano goes nuts over dark pulse
2. 4:41 – gentle ballad with a steely edge, muted cornet, 2nd half a dark sway
3. 8:37 – billowing: a tumbling tumult of drums, edgy horn, scattered piano
4. 6:30 – uptempo stomp & roll, melodic approach over a rock-hard groove
5. 5:07 – low and brooding, muted cornet over a nonstop, repeated bass riff
6. 8:12 – twisty over quick, bustling drums: piano/cornet dig in & spin out
7. 6:43 – relaxed balladry: a lovely drifting song, very melodic and dreamy
[ Fo ] - 18 November 2012
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Charting
2012-11-18 — 2013-01-20
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 20 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | 1 |
| Dec 30 | 3 |
| Dec 23 | 2 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 3 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Primitive Jupiter | ||
| 2. | Magic Saturn | ||
| 3. | Spiritual Mars | ||
| 4. | Spiral Mercury | ||
| 5. | Spanish Venus | ||
| 6. | Twister Uranus | ||
| 7. | Folk Song Neptune |