| Calhoun, Will / Life In This World |
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| Album: | Life In This World | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Calhoun, Will | Added: | 05/2013 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-06-17 | Pull Date: | 2013-08-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 18 Aug | 11 Aug | 28 Jul | 14 Jul | 7 Jul | 30 Jun | 23 Jun |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 28, 2016: | Rebop Brother Will | 4. | Aug 17, 2013: | Music Casserole Dorita | |
| 2. | Jun 26, 2015: | Rebop Brother Will | 5. | Aug 14, 2013: | aug-14-2013 Brother Will, Spectrum | |
| 3. | Jan 01, 2014: | 01-01-2014 Spectrum | 6. | Aug 09, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Afrique Kan'e |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2013-06-08 | ||
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MAINSTREAM JAZZ. Will Calhoun, drummer in the hard-rock group Living Color (late 80s – early 90s), shows off his jazz training on this album containing some standards and some originals. A multitude of credited musicians form up into various small groups (mostly 2s, 3s, 4s). Will’s drumming is prominent & excellent. Lead is usually either Donald Harrison’s alto sax or Wallace Roney’s trumpet. Marc Cary plays keys throughout. Guest bassists, percussionists, etc fill in. All instrumental (except #12). No FCC issues. 1 ** Fast. Call and response between muted trumpet & electric bass. Tinkling piano, spacey synth, furious drumming. (4:12) 2 ** Very fast. Classic acoustic piano, bass, drums trio. Very energetic and lively. (5:51) 3 * Fast. Bass solo starts. Joyous alto sax leads most of the way. Piano, bass, drums accompany. (7:09) 4 Mid-tempo. Straightforward take of a Cole Porter song on piano. Not much to it. (6:19) 5 * Mid-tempo. Slightly upbeat, slightly swinging interpretation of Coltrane’s slow ballad. Alto sax gives it a lighter, brighter tone than original. African percussion adds an interesting layer. (7:09) 6 * Fast. Same trio as #2. Competent rendering of Monk classic; nothing especially new. (5:15) 7 Mid-fast. Mash up: Africa rhythm, melody on trumpet, bluesy piano, funky electric bass. (8:12) 8 Mid-fast. Just acoustic piano and drums. Joyous and catchy. (8:23) 9 * Fast. Alto sax & piano share this Wayne Shorter composition. Samples of “Bye Bye Blackbird” appear. Drums are more restrained than on most tracks. Catchy & happy. (8:02) 10 * Fast. Big-ensemble sound with trumpet, keys, bass, drums, lots of electronics. Deep & dark in a late Miles Davis manner. A wild ride. (2:34) 11 * Mid-fast. Singable melody on alto sax; snappy drums & piano; the incomparable Ron Carter on upright bass. (4:34) 12 Slow. Mellow love song. Neither the lyrics nor Will’s singing are particularly good. (3:10) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Brother Will | 7. | Afrique Kan'e | |||
| 2. | Spectrum | 8. | He Who Hops | |||
| 3. | King Tut Strut | 9. | Etcetera | |||
| 4. | Love For Sale | 10. | Abu Bakr Ii | |||
| 5. | Naima | 11. | Dorita | |||
| 6. | Evidence | 12. | Love's Parody |