Southern Comfort
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Fo
Reviewed 2014-05-01
Reviewed 2014-05-01
REGINA CARTER: Southern Comfort
Masterworks, 2014
FOLK-JAZZ – Violin star Carter digs into songs her coal-miner grandfather might have heard growing up in Alabama, as well as other roots sounds from folk to Cajun to a sort of world-music vibe. It’s beautifully performed with spirit and improvisational verve, and it all has a vibrant presence (no musty museum pieces here). Wonderful!
All tracks good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
1. 5:01 – spinning rustic reel, dramatic accents: has a great world-music feel
2. 2:11 – cool, snappy funk: groaning work-song vocal slips in & out; too short!
3. 4:37 – lonesome country ballad: violin & steel guitar have a dreamy sound
4. 7:22 – uptempo: violin & accordion chase intro, then bright, warm, nostalgic
5. 4:39 – easygoing good-time blues stomp, violin is deliciously expressive
6. 7:12 – soft spiritual: violin weeps gently; 2nd half is more contemporary
7. 3:52 – Hank Williams classic gets funky with a catchy beat & happy solos
8. 4:14 – oooh… a gentle, haunting, drifting tune; oblique guitar solo
9. 5:15 – familiar folk/blues standard sounds like a road song, picks up energy
10. 3:33 – handclaps/rock guitar; cool violin/gtr tradeoffs, gospel refrain at end
11. 8:21 – swirling intro, then upbeat, rolling global folksong; solos fly away
[ Fo ] - 1 May 2014
Masterworks, 2014
FOLK-JAZZ – Violin star Carter digs into songs her coal-miner grandfather might have heard growing up in Alabama, as well as other roots sounds from folk to Cajun to a sort of world-music vibe. It’s beautifully performed with spirit and improvisational verve, and it all has a vibrant presence (no musty museum pieces here). Wonderful!
All tracks good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
1. 5:01 – spinning rustic reel, dramatic accents: has a great world-music feel
2. 2:11 – cool, snappy funk: groaning work-song vocal slips in & out; too short!
3. 4:37 – lonesome country ballad: violin & steel guitar have a dreamy sound
4. 7:22 – uptempo: violin & accordion chase intro, then bright, warm, nostalgic
5. 4:39 – easygoing good-time blues stomp, violin is deliciously expressive
6. 7:12 – soft spiritual: violin weeps gently; 2nd half is more contemporary
7. 3:52 – Hank Williams classic gets funky with a catchy beat & happy solos
8. 4:14 – oooh… a gentle, haunting, drifting tune; oblique guitar solo
9. 5:15 – familiar folk/blues standard sounds like a road song, picks up energy
10. 3:33 – handclaps/rock guitar; cool violin/gtr tradeoffs, gospel refrain at end
11. 8:21 – swirling intro, then upbeat, rolling global folksong; solos fly away
[ Fo ] - 1 May 2014
Recent airplay
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Shoo-Rye
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See See Rider, Cornbread Crumbled In Gravy, Honky Tonkin'
Rebop — May 06, 2016
Hickory Wind
Rebop — Sep 11, 2015
Honky Tonkin', Blues De Basile
It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood — Jun 23, 2015
Shoo-Rye
Rebop — Feb 06, 2015
Charting
2014-05-02 — 2014-07-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 22 | 3 |
| Jun 15 | 2 |
| Jun 8 | 2 |
| Jun 1 | 2 |
| May 25 | 2 |
| May 18 | 1 |
| May 11 | 2 |
| May 4 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Miner's Child | ||
| 2. | Trampin' | ||
| 3. | Hickory Wind | ||
| 4. | Shoo-Rye | ||
| 5. | Blues De Basile | ||
| 6. | I'm Going Home | ||
| 7. | Honky Tonkin' | ||
| 8. | Cornbread Crumbled In Gravy | ||
| 9. | See See Rider | ||
| 10. | I Moaned And I Moaned | ||
| 11. | Death Have Mercy / Breakaway |