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Jazz
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Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-04-02
Reviewed 2015-04-02
MAINSTREAM JAZZ COMBO
Todd Bishop is the drummer and leader here, but the star of the show is Richard Cole playing an Eric Dolphy-esque set of woodwinds (three saxes, bass clarinet, and flute). Keyboards & bass complete the lineup. Pieces are written by all four bandmates.
All instrumentals. No FCC issues
1 * Mid-fast but relaxed. Song-like melody played by tenor sax in easy, legato lines. Piano solo in middle. Bass & drums keep it steady. (6:21)
2 Mid-slow. Sax lead is improvisational & punctuated. Laid back piece. (5:37)
3 * Mid-fast. Alternating sax & piano melodies. Slight samba beat. Pleasant. (7:05)
4 * Mid-fast. Strong Gato Barbieri-like sax. Playful elec piano. South American beat. (4:49)
5 Mid-slow & easy going. Melodies on bass clarinet, soprano sax, piano & bass. (6:03)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Bass clarinet, soprano sax & piano take turns on disjoint, broken melody. Bass & drums keep fractured parts glued together. Eerie & strange but intriguing. (5:11)
7 ** Slow. Strange again & perhaps better than 6. Bass clarinet plays melody accompanied by unsnared drums with World-music sound. Joyous piano takes over in second half. (6:38)
8 * Surprise soul-tinged thing with elec piano, bari sax, and flute. Groovy & fun. (5:14)
Todd Bishop is the drummer and leader here, but the star of the show is Richard Cole playing an Eric Dolphy-esque set of woodwinds (three saxes, bass clarinet, and flute). Keyboards & bass complete the lineup. Pieces are written by all four bandmates.
All instrumentals. No FCC issues
1 * Mid-fast but relaxed. Song-like melody played by tenor sax in easy, legato lines. Piano solo in middle. Bass & drums keep it steady. (6:21)
2 Mid-slow. Sax lead is improvisational & punctuated. Laid back piece. (5:37)
3 * Mid-fast. Alternating sax & piano melodies. Slight samba beat. Pleasant. (7:05)
4 * Mid-fast. Strong Gato Barbieri-like sax. Playful elec piano. South American beat. (4:49)
5 Mid-slow & easy going. Melodies on bass clarinet, soprano sax, piano & bass. (6:03)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Bass clarinet, soprano sax & piano take turns on disjoint, broken melody. Bass & drums keep fractured parts glued together. Eerie & strange but intriguing. (5:11)
7 ** Slow. Strange again & perhaps better than 6. Bass clarinet plays melody accompanied by unsnared drums with World-music sound. Joyous piano takes over in second half. (6:38)
8 * Surprise soul-tinged thing with elec piano, bari sax, and flute. Groovy & fun. (5:14)
Recent airplay
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Virtually Happy (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2021) — Sep 21, 2021
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Virtually Happy — Jun 15, 2021
Somnambulist
Rebroadcast: Music Casserole — Mar 27, 2021
Ventimiglia
Rebroadcast: Music Casserrole — Mar 13, 2021
Ventimiglia
Jump, Jive and Jazz — Jun 04, 2015
Moving
Rebop — May 22, 2015
Charting
2015-04-03 — 2015-06-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 7 | 1 |
| May 24 | 1 |
| May 17 | 1 |
| May 3 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | 2 |
| Apr 12 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Moving | ||
| 2. | Far And Awake | ||
| 3. | Ventimiglia | ||
| 4. | Dom's Riff | ||
| 5. | Rover | ||
| 6. | Norwegian | ||
| 7. | Somnambulist | ||
| 8. | Only Shallow |