Escreet, John / Sabotage And Celebration
| Album: | Sabotage And Celebration | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Escreet, John | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Whirlwind Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-01-02 | Pull Date: | 2014-03-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Jan 12 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 25, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
He Who Dares, Axis Of Hope |
4. | Feb 06, 2014: | Rebop
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams |
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| 2. | Mar 07, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
He Who Dares, Axis Of Hope |
5. | Jan 31, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams |
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| 3. | Feb 13, 2014: | Rebop
Laura Angela |
6. | Jan 30, 2014: | Rebop
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-02
Reviewed 2014-01-02
JOHN ESCREET: Sabotage and Celebration
Whirlwind, 2013
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Daring piano in an ambitious setting. At the core this is a quintet date with some stellar names (David Binney & Chris Potter on saxes), but there is also a string section, extra brass at key moments, and even a vocal trio on track 7. Escreet, originally from Britain but now based in New York, writes complex, acrobatic melodies as he flirts with free-jazz, chamber sounds, postbop and more.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7
1. 2:12 – introduction: slow, swaying strings in a rising arc, leads into…
2. 7:46 – …strings set up fast complex horns, optimistic quintet, bright solos
3. 11:40 – suspenseful intro… and a chaotic explosion! Runs free for a while, spiraling piano solo eventually gets FAST, bop sax guides it home
4. 7:29 – mostly fragile, but with heavy-handed outbursts, rhythmic end section
5. 5:35 – circular but soulful groove, with guitar & Rhodes keyboard, hot sax
6. 8:41 – thumping, postmodern: odd chords, hopping saxes, bold piano solo
7. 9:21 – calm, uplifting, very lyrical start; ethereal wordless vocals bridge into a cinematic drive with harpsichord, strings & soprano sax solo
[ Fo ] - 2 January 2014
Whirlwind, 2013
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Daring piano in an ambitious setting. At the core this is a quintet date with some stellar names (David Binney & Chris Potter on saxes), but there is also a string section, extra brass at key moments, and even a vocal trio on track 7. Escreet, originally from Britain but now based in New York, writes complex, acrobatic melodies as he flirts with free-jazz, chamber sounds, postbop and more.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7
1. 2:12 – introduction: slow, swaying strings in a rising arc, leads into…
2. 7:46 – …strings set up fast complex horns, optimistic quintet, bright solos
3. 11:40 – suspenseful intro… and a chaotic explosion! Runs free for a while, spiraling piano solo eventually gets FAST, bop sax guides it home
4. 7:29 – mostly fragile, but with heavy-handed outbursts, rhythmic end section
5. 5:35 – circular but soulful groove, with guitar & Rhodes keyboard, hot sax
6. 8:41 – thumping, postmodern: odd chords, hopping saxes, bold piano solo
7. 9:21 – calm, uplifting, very lyrical start; ethereal wordless vocals bridge into a cinematic drive with harpsichord, strings & soprano sax solo
[ Fo ] - 2 January 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | Axis Of Hope | 4. | The Decapitator | |||
| 2. | He Who Dares | 5. | Laura Angela | |||
| 3. | Sabotage And Celebration | 6. | Animal Style | |||
| 7. | Beyond Your Wildest Dreams | |||||