| Wess, Frank / Magic 101 |
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| Album: | Magic 101 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Wess, Frank | Added: | Jun 2013 | |
| Label: | Ipo Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-06-17 | Pull Date: | 2013-08-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Aug 18 | Aug 11 | Aug 4 | Jul 14 | Jul 7 | Jun 30 | Jun 23 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 23, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Come Rain Or Come Shine | 4. | Aug 09, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Come Rain Or Come Shine | |
| 2. | Aug 17, 2013: | Music Casserole Easy Living | 5. | Aug 04, 2013: | Street Hassle Say It Isn't So | |
| 3. | Aug 14, 2013: | aug-14-2013 Come Rain Or Come Shine | 6. | Aug 02, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Say It Isn't So |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2013-06-13 | ||
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FRANK WESS: Magic 101 IPO, 2013 CLASSIC JAZZ – And this, my friends, is how it’s done. Sax/flute master Frank Wess was coming up on age 90 when this ballad-heavy set was recorded (in 2011), but it doesn’t just sound like an old man playing. It sounds like a classic. Leading a top-shelf quartet, Wess is swinging and erudite, with an economical, non-flashy style. Kenny Barron on piano makes a fine pairing. This set is all tenor sax, no flute. Frank Wess : tenor saxophone Kenny Barron : piano Kenny Davis : bass Winard Harper : drums Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6 1. 7:26 – easy swinger: sax glides on jaunty rhythm; classy piano/bass solos 2. 7:33 – ballad, slow and bluesy with a great, lyrical sax tone & sweet piano 3. 8:24 – duo ballad: lovely piano/sax interplay and a blue atmosphere 4. 9:03 – relaxed piano/sax duet: sax solo is conversational & delightful 5. 9:34 – quartet ballad, everyone takes it easy, smoky nightclub after hours 6. 6:58 – easy swing: Monk blues takes a long, cool stroll; niiiice sax solo 7. 4:12 – solo sax, digging into the lyrical possibilities of an Ellington melody [ Fo ] - 13 June 2013 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Say It Isn't So | 4. | Come Rain Or Come Shine | |||
| 2. | The Very Thought Of You | 5. | Easy Living | |||
| 3. | Pretty Lady | 6. | Blue Monk | |||
| 7. | All Too Soon | |||||