| Blanchard, Terence / Breathless |
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| Album: | Breathless | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blanchard, Terence | Added: | Jul 2015 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-08-28 | Pull Date: | 2015-10-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 | Oct 4 | Sep 27 | Sep 20 | Sep 13 | Sep 6 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 12, 2023: | Traditions Talk To Me | 4. | Sep 09, 2021: | Rebop (rebroadcast from Oct 2, 2015) Confident Selflessness | |
| 2. | Jul 18, 2022: | Rebop Compared To What | 5. | Aug 07, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 19, 2015) Talk To Me | |
| 3. | Sep 11, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Oct 31, 2015) Confident Selflessness | 6. | Oct 27, 2017: | Traditions Breathless |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2015-08-23 | ||
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ECLECTIC JAZZ COMBO Here’s a highly unusual, innovative, and very interesting album by trumpeter Blanchard and his E-Collective. The tracks mash up jazz, rock, R&B, hip hop, and country influences. Sounds impossible, but it works, and it’s great. Tracks 1, 6, and 11 feature singing by PJ Morton (of Maroon 5); track 9 has an astonishing spoken word vocal by Dr. Cornel West. No FCC issues. 1 *** Mid-fast. Superb re-interpretation of famous Les McCann / Eddie Harris hit. Outstanding trumpet, strong horn-like multi-track singing, funky bass. (5:58) 2 * Mid-slow instrumental. Bluesy but soaring melody on trumpet. Middle half has a gentle and compelling elec guitar lead. (8:52) 3 Slow. Strange & dreamlike feel. Densely layered sounds. Gathers intensity. (14:33) 4 ** Mid-slow. Graceful music; powerful spoken lyrics with civil rights allusions. (4:38) 5 ** Mid-fast fusion. Bass & drums start; trumpet provides a theme; then elec guitar leads most of the way. (8:13) 6 Mid-slow. Soulful ballad with sung vocals. Pessimistic lyric. Sort of a downer. (4:12) 7 * Mid-tempo. Funky soul-jazz with elec guitar & elec piano. Catchy and fun. (6:08) 8 Slow. Peaceful and spiritual. Spoken vocal (by Blanchard?) (3:56) 9 ** Mid-slow. Catchy melody on trumpet. Spoken political criticism (by Cornel West) on current events with an allusion to MLK. (4:04) 10 Fast fusion instrumental. Showy solos on piano & guitar. Furious drumming. (2:48) 11 Slow. Sweet R&B love song. Sung male vocals. (4:28) 12 Mid-tempo instrumental. Big chords punctuate a little melody. Add searing guitar. (5:24) 13 Slow. Late night lullaby. Trumpet with electronic effects. Gentle accompaniment. (4:53) | ||
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