| Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey / Battle For The Earth, The |
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| Album: | Battle For The Earth, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Royal Potato Family | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-02-28 | Pull Date: | 2016-05-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 11, 2022: | Rebop Better Living Through Competitive Spirituality | 4. | May 01, 2016: | K-Area Better Living Through Competitive Spirituality | |
| 2. | Aug 12, 2016: | Rebop Tetherball Triumph | 5. | Apr 29, 2016: | Rebop Let Yourself Out | |
| 3. | Jun 10, 2016: | Rebop Tetherball Triumph | 6. | Apr 27, 2016: | Home on the Range Hey Hey Nsa |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2016-02-20 | ||
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JAZZ FUSION The group’s 27th album (!) is a terrific live recording made in 2014. Nine of 11 songs are from that year’s studio album, Worker. (“Tetherball Triumph” is from 2008’s Lil Tae, and “The Montage” is new I believe.) Instruments are grand piano, synth, melodica, keyboard bass, electric & lap steel guitars, drums. This is really good throughout: try it, you’ll like it. All instrumental. No FCC issues. 1 ** Mid-fast. Big & majestic like an opening overture. Great piece. (4:49) 2 Mid-tempo. Somewhat campy and humorous. Gets crazy at times. (6:38) 3 ** Mid-fast. Pretty melodica; crunchy guitar; driving drums. (4:20) 4 * Mid-tempo. Alternating lines on electric and steel guitars. Compelling. (6:13) 5 * Mid-tempo. Bouncy & funky. Groovy distorted bass. Big piano midway. (4:03) 6 Slow. Ponderous and heavy. There’s a mysterious feel to this one. (5:09) 7 * Mid-tempo. Unsteady start. Finds its way as a hard, mostly guitar-led rocker. (5:05) 8 * Fast. High-energy tour-de-force on keyboards. Almost violent at times. Guitar & drums are gentle in comparison. (5:35) 9 Slow. A bit bluesy. Guitar and piano trade off fun, showy licks. (5:21) 10 Mid-slow. Repeated rhythmic circles on keyboards. Lead electric guitar. (6:28) 11 Mid-tempo. The big finale. Longish leads esp on piano. Exotic modal passages. Applause & speaking during last 15 seconds. (7:52) | ||
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