Cary, Marc / Focus Trio / Four Directions
Album: Four Directions   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Cary, Marc / Focus Trio   Added:Oct 2013
Label:Motema Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-10-31 Pull Date: 2014-01-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 29 Dec 8 Dec 1 Nov 24 Nov 17 Nov 10 Nov 3
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Recent Airplay
1. Apr 08, 2023: Music Casserole
Todi Blues
4. Mar 31, 2017: Rebop
Open Baby
2. Nov 30, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Open Baby
5. Nov 10, 2016: No Cover, No Minimum
Open Baby
3. May 18, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Spectrum
6. Aug 05, 2016: Rebop
He Who Hops Around, Waltz Betty Waltz

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-10-28
MARC CARY FOCUS TRIO: Four Directions
Motéma, 2013

MODERN JAZZ – This excellent date by pianist Marc Cary blends forceful acoustic trio work with unique fusion tracks that merge Indian rhythms and DC-area go-go funk. Cary jumps from piano to a range of electric keyboards, and Bay Area drummer Sameer Gupta is a perfect counterpart – his swift, agile rhythms really make this disc go.

Try any track… Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

1. 8:48 – synths & tabla, settles into a steady jamming beat and just glides…
2. 5:27 – very unusual waltz in memory of Betty Carter, flies high and low
3. 7:05 – lopsided jabbing riff: great drums/bass support ecstatic piano flight
4. 6:51 – slow drone with fuzzy keyboards, picks up energy, soulful & deep
5. 5:40 – very odd meter keeps this streetwise strut on its toes
6. 5:54 – a ticking time bomb… upbeat but with rising tension & wildness
7. 7:15 – driving postbop theme; piano solo is all spirals & curls
8. 5:15 – updated Tony Williams & Lifetime: speedy light rhythm, great bass
9. 4:48 – lightly stomping groove, electro-acoustic riffing on top, a cool ride
10. 6:02 – drone ‘n’ drive: piano really digs in but tone stays very, very even

[ Fo ] - 28 October 2013

Track Listing
1. Todi Blues   6. Boom
2. Waltz Betty Waltz   7. Ready Or Not
3. He Who Hops Around   8. Spectrum
4. Open Baby   9. Indigenous
5. Tanktified   10. Outside My Window