Divine, Dahi / Element, The
| Album: | Element, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Divine, Dahi | Added: | Apr 2015 | |
| Label: | Right Direction Publishing | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-06-26 | Pull Date: | 2015-08-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 19 | Jul 12 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 24, 2022: | Rebop (rebroadcast from Aug 7, 2015)
The Element |
4. | Feb 19, 2016: | Rebop
Night Is Near, The Assassin |
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| 2. | Jul 10, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 22, 2015)
The Element |
5. | Aug 28, 2015: | Rebop
Love Tap To The Solar Plexus |
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| 3. | Apr 01, 2016: | Rebop
Love Tap To The Solar Plexus |
6. | Aug 23, 2015: | Septagonal Banana
Love Tap To The Solar Plexus |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-06-21
Reviewed 2015-06-21
MAINSTREAM JAZZ COMBO
An excellent debut release from 22 year old tenor saxophonist Dahi Divine. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Divine is backed by piano, bass & drums on three tracks; add an alto sax to that quartet on two tracks; one has electric piano and singers.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Propulsive, energetic piece. Led by tenor sax, except for short piano section midway and a drum solo toward the end. Strong, emotional feel. (10:23)
2 ** Mid-tempo. Good interaction between tenor & alto saxes. Sweetly melodic, especially by alto. A bit of Caribbean syncopation in percussion. Compelling & entertaining. (8:29)
3 *** Very fast. Tenor states a theme briefly; piano leads for ~3 min with hyperkinetic bass & drums. Sax reasserts control forcefully. True to its title, this is killer. (7:53)
4 Mid-slow. Somewhat lethargic. I much preferred the tenor/also interplay in track 2. (7:59)
5 Mid-tempo piano intro. Slows to mushy sweetness with Earth Wind Fire quasi-spiritual symbolism. Vocals are not especially interesting. Seems misplaced on this album. (9:12)
6 * Mid-tempo to fast. Good long leads by tenor sax & especially the piano. (9:32)
An excellent debut release from 22 year old tenor saxophonist Dahi Divine. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Divine is backed by piano, bass & drums on three tracks; add an alto sax to that quartet on two tracks; one has electric piano and singers.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Propulsive, energetic piece. Led by tenor sax, except for short piano section midway and a drum solo toward the end. Strong, emotional feel. (10:23)
2 ** Mid-tempo. Good interaction between tenor & alto saxes. Sweetly melodic, especially by alto. A bit of Caribbean syncopation in percussion. Compelling & entertaining. (8:29)
3 *** Very fast. Tenor states a theme briefly; piano leads for ~3 min with hyperkinetic bass & drums. Sax reasserts control forcefully. True to its title, this is killer. (7:53)
4 Mid-slow. Somewhat lethargic. I much preferred the tenor/also interplay in track 2. (7:59)
5 Mid-tempo piano intro. Slows to mushy sweetness with Earth Wind Fire quasi-spiritual symbolism. Vocals are not especially interesting. Seems misplaced on this album. (9:12)
6 * Mid-tempo to fast. Good long leads by tenor sax & especially the piano. (9:32)
Track Listing
| 1. | The Element | 4. | Night Is Near | |||
| 2. | Love Tap To The Solar Plexus | 5. | Ajna | |||
| 3. | The Assassin | 6. | Griot's Tale |