| Lewis, James Brandon / Divine Travels |
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| Album: | Divine Travels | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lewis, James Brandon | Added: | Feb 2014 | |
| Label: | Okeh | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-02-21 | Pull Date: | 2014-04-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 27, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Divine | 4. | Apr 17, 2014: | Rebop Wading Child In The Motherless Water | |
| 2. | Apr 21, 2014: | Box of Chocolates Divine | 5. | Apr 10, 2014: | Rebop Enclosed | |
| 3. | Apr 19, 2014: | Music Casserole The Preacher's Baptist Beat | 6. | Apr 05, 2014: | Music Casserole No Wooden Nickels |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2014-03-06 | ||
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JAMES BRANDON LEWIS: Divine Travels OKeh, 2014 FREE JAZZ – It’s rare to hear a free-jazz record on a major label, but saxophonist Lewis shows why he made the cut with this bluesy, fully accessible, yet artistically strong release. His sharply-etched tenor leads a top-notch trio with William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums. Two tracks (4,9) add spoken word (all FCC clean). Try any track! Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (2,3) 1. 4:47 – calm meditation, mostly sax & bass with drums joining later 2. 7:05 – lopsided circular riffing and slight variations over edgy rhythm 3. 7:49 – a fractured stroll, sax phrases leave lots of room for the bass 4. 4:01 – mopey trio with silky-voiced poetry about the black church 5. 11:26 – blends two old spirituals: deep, powerful, with gathering energy & strong trio interplay 6. 7:42 – great drums envelop wandering sax, settles into a brisk drive 7. 7:02 – meandering trio picks up steam; earthy texture, excellent bass 8. 3:55 – steady rolling rhythmic groove, feels like a traveling song 9. 9:02 – oddly fragmented poem at start & end; trio percolates and shuffles 10. 4:29 – sinuous sax line and a sideways-slinking rhythm, opens up [ Fo ] – 28 February 2014 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Divine | 6. | A Gathering Of Souls | |||
| 2. | Desensitized | 7. | Enclosed | |||
| 3. | Tradition | 8. | No Wooden Nickels | |||
| 4. | The Preacher's Baptist Beat | 9. | Organized Minorities | |||
| 5. | Wading Child In The Motherless Water | 10. | Travels |