Marcus, Todd Jazz Orchestra / Blues For Tahrir
| Album: | Blues For Tahrir | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Marcus, Todd Jazz Orchestra | Added: | Jun 2015 | |
| Label: | Hipnotic Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-06-19 | Pull Date: | 2015-08-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Jul 19 | Jul 12 | Jul 5 | Jun 28 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 26, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 8, 2015)
Bousa |
4. | Nov 20, 2015: | Arabology
Bousa |
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| 2. | May 22, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Music Casserole
Alien |
5. | Aug 20, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio
Many Moons (Intro), Bousa |
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| 3. | May 15, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Music Casserole
Bousa |
6. | Aug 14, 2015: | Rebop
Alien |
Album Review
Ramzi Salti
Reviewed 2015-06-13
Reviewed 2015-06-13
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra – Blues for Tahrir (Hipnotic Records 2014)
Reviewed by Ramzi S.--All tracks FCC safe
Todd Marcus is one of the few jazz artists worldwide to focus their work exclusively on the bass clarinet. He has recently been exploring Middle-Eastern sounds from his Egyptian-American heritage, culminating in this CD with his Jazz Orchestra. The group’s instrumentation, compositions, and arrangements create a rich sound with music that incorporates straight-ahead jazz with other influences from classical to Middle-Eastern themes.
Tracks: TRY: 5, 7, 10
1. Many Moons (Intro) (1:28) Lush, symphonic intro.
2. Many Moons (9:24) Progresses from tenderness to intensity.
3. Adhan (4:29) Sinuous track evoking the Muslim call to prayer.
4. Reflections (7:38) Contemplative movement
**5. Tears on the Square (4:57) Sad lamentation about Egypt.
6. Protest (6:59) Vigorous track, drum solo, military feel.
**7. Alien (10:13) A vocal piece with pop leanings ft singer Irene Jalenti..
8. Wahsouli (7:42): Arabic for ‘My Arrival.’ Fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern sounds.
9. Summertime (7:55) Transformation of a well known favorite ft Irene Jalenti
**10. Bousa (5:34) Track inspired by Abdel Halim Hafez
Reviewed by Ramzi S.--All tracks FCC safe
Todd Marcus is one of the few jazz artists worldwide to focus their work exclusively on the bass clarinet. He has recently been exploring Middle-Eastern sounds from his Egyptian-American heritage, culminating in this CD with his Jazz Orchestra. The group’s instrumentation, compositions, and arrangements create a rich sound with music that incorporates straight-ahead jazz with other influences from classical to Middle-Eastern themes.
Tracks: TRY: 5, 7, 10
1. Many Moons (Intro) (1:28) Lush, symphonic intro.
2. Many Moons (9:24) Progresses from tenderness to intensity.
3. Adhan (4:29) Sinuous track evoking the Muslim call to prayer.
4. Reflections (7:38) Contemplative movement
**5. Tears on the Square (4:57) Sad lamentation about Egypt.
6. Protest (6:59) Vigorous track, drum solo, military feel.
**7. Alien (10:13) A vocal piece with pop leanings ft singer Irene Jalenti..
8. Wahsouli (7:42): Arabic for ‘My Arrival.’ Fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern sounds.
9. Summertime (7:55) Transformation of a well known favorite ft Irene Jalenti
**10. Bousa (5:34) Track inspired by Abdel Halim Hafez
Track Listing
| 1. | Many Moons (Intro) | 6. | Protest | |||
| 2. | Many Moons | 7. | Alien | |||
| 3. | Adhan | 8. | Wahsouli | |||
| 4. | Reflections | 9. | Summertime | |||
| 5. | Tears On The Square | 10. | Bousa |