Aldana, Melissa / Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio
| Album: | Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Aldana, Melissa | Added: | Aug 2014 | |
| Label: | Concord Music Group, Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-01-04 | Pull Date: | 2015-03-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 8 | Feb 1 | Jan 25 | Jan 18 | Jan 11 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 31, 2017: | Rebop
Bring Him Home |
4. | Mar 06, 2015: | Rebop
M&M |
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| 2. | Jan 15, 2016: | Rebop
M&M |
5. | Feb 27, 2015: | Rebop
New Points |
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| 3. | Mar 12, 2015: | Jump, Jive, & Jazz
New Points |
6. | Feb 26, 2015: | Jump, Jive, and Jazz
Bring Him Home |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-01-01
Reviewed 2015-01-01
MAINSTREAM JAZZ
The American label debut of a young tenor saxophonist from Chile. She leads a trio with Francisco Mela on drums. The compositions are mostly originals (save for #3 and #10).
No FCC issues.
1 ** Fast. Catchy. Tricky syncopated sections alternate with melodic ones. (4:58)
2 Mid-slow. Disjoint sections. Meandering sax leads, scattered drums, quiet bass. (5:45)
3 Slow. Breathy but pretty (Getz-like) take on an old Tin Pan Alley love song. (5:34)
4 * Mid-fast. Lively tune. Nice melodic sax; strong, steady bass and drums. (5:10)
5 Mid-slow. Bass solo for 1:45. Then sax enters, but tune never finds its groove. (6:09)
6 Mid-tempo. Drum solo for 2 min. Then sax wanders around aimlessly. (5:50)
7 Mid-slow. Long, legato lines on the sax. Snappy drums. Quiet bass. (4:20)
8 * Mid-tempo with a bit of swing. Expressive, melodic sax. Hints of bossa nova. (6:39)
9 ** Mid-fast. Catchy, foot-tapping rhythm. Celebratory and fun. (3:57)
10 Mid-tempo (varying). Thelonious Monk tune. Fluttering, breathy solo sax. (4:15)
The American label debut of a young tenor saxophonist from Chile. She leads a trio with Francisco Mela on drums. The compositions are mostly originals (save for #3 and #10).
No FCC issues.
1 ** Fast. Catchy. Tricky syncopated sections alternate with melodic ones. (4:58)
2 Mid-slow. Disjoint sections. Meandering sax leads, scattered drums, quiet bass. (5:45)
3 Slow. Breathy but pretty (Getz-like) take on an old Tin Pan Alley love song. (5:34)
4 * Mid-fast. Lively tune. Nice melodic sax; strong, steady bass and drums. (5:10)
5 Mid-slow. Bass solo for 1:45. Then sax enters, but tune never finds its groove. (6:09)
6 Mid-tempo. Drum solo for 2 min. Then sax wanders around aimlessly. (5:50)
7 Mid-slow. Long, legato lines on the sax. Snappy drums. Quiet bass. (4:20)
8 * Mid-tempo with a bit of swing. Expressive, melodic sax. Hints of bossa nova. (6:39)
9 ** Mid-fast. Catchy, foot-tapping rhythm. Celebratory and fun. (3:57)
10 Mid-tempo (varying). Thelonious Monk tune. Fluttering, breathy solo sax. (4:15)
Track Listing
| 1. | M&M | 6. | Peace, Love & Music | |||
| 2. | Turning | 7. | Perdon | |||
| 3. | You're My Everything | 8. | New Points | |||
| 4. | Bring Him Home | 9. | Dear Joe | |||
| 5. | Tirapie | 10. | Ask Me Now |