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Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-08-23
Reviewed 2015-08-23
MAINSTREAM JAZZ COMBO
This outstanding album is a tribute by one great trumpet player to another: Lee Morgan. The group is a quintet with saxophone, piano, bass and drums. All the tracks are good.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 ** Mid-fast. Great intro to the set. Stirring, energetic piece. Superb solos by each player: trumpet, then sax, then piano, then bass, then drums. (8:07)
2 ** Soulful melodies. Very expressive; high spirits; exuberant mood. (7:24)
3 * Mid-tempo. Bluesy, toe tapping fun. Piano is featured well. (8:53)
4 * Slow love song. Elegant muted trumpet, gently accompanied by piano & bass. (8:59)
5 Mid-fast. 60s soulful. Trumpet leads most of it. (7:29)
6 * Slow. Trumpet fanfare starts. Settles into bluesy stroll. Strong ensemble playing. (12:26)
7 ** Very fast. Sax and trumpet start out in unison, then trade solos. (6:44)
8 Slow, gentle love song. Pure, lovely tone. Comp’d by soft piano, bass, brushes. (6:15)
9 * Fast. Fun ensemble encore to finish the set. Tenor sax is especially good. (9:40)
This outstanding album is a tribute by one great trumpet player to another: Lee Morgan. The group is a quintet with saxophone, piano, bass and drums. All the tracks are good.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 ** Mid-fast. Great intro to the set. Stirring, energetic piece. Superb solos by each player: trumpet, then sax, then piano, then bass, then drums. (8:07)
2 ** Soulful melodies. Very expressive; high spirits; exuberant mood. (7:24)
3 * Mid-tempo. Bluesy, toe tapping fun. Piano is featured well. (8:53)
4 * Slow love song. Elegant muted trumpet, gently accompanied by piano & bass. (8:59)
5 Mid-fast. 60s soulful. Trumpet leads most of it. (7:29)
6 * Slow. Trumpet fanfare starts. Settles into bluesy stroll. Strong ensemble playing. (12:26)
7 ** Very fast. Sax and trumpet start out in unison, then trade solos. (6:44)
8 Slow, gentle love song. Pure, lovely tone. Comp’d by soft piano, bass, brushes. (6:15)
9 * Fast. Fun ensemble encore to finish the set. Tenor sax is especially good. (9:40)
Recent airplay
Stop Start
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Mr. Kenyatta
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Mr. Kenyatta
Rebop (rebroadcast from Oct 2, 2015) — Sep 09, 2021
Mr. Kenyatta
Melange (rebroadcast from Oct 1, 2015) — Aug 16, 2021
Favor
DDTT — Nov 01, 2015
Hocus Pocus
Rebop — Oct 30, 2015
Charting
2015-08-28 — 2015-10-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Hocus Pocus | ||
| 2. | Mr. Kenyatta | ||
| 3. | Petty Larceny | ||
| 4. | Candy | ||
| 5. | Yes I Can, No You Can't | ||
| 6. | Favor | ||
| 7. | Stop Start | ||
| 8. | Carolyn | ||
| 9. | Speedball |