Keeling, Paul / Ancient Lights
Album: Ancient Lights   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Keeling, Paul   Added:Jan 2016
Label:Ecm Records (Jazz)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-03-27 Pull Date: 2016-05-29 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 1 Apr 24 Apr 17 Apr 3
Airplays: 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 27, 2016: Forest for the Trees
Transition
4. May 20, 2016: Rebop
Ancient Lights
2. May 22, 2016: K-area
Hearth
5. May 13, 2016: Rebop
'smatter
3. May 21, 2016: Music Casserole
Transition
6. May 08, 2016: K-area
'smatter

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-03-19
JAZZ: PIANO TRIO & SMALL COMBO

Pianist Paul Keeling, working in Vancouver, leads a changing lineup through an interesting and varied set of good sounding, soulful tunes. A core piano-bass-drums trio plays alone on tracks 4 & 6. Trumpet and tenor sax appear on about half the tracks, augmented further by guitar on a couple tracks and trombone on one. It’s the trio plus just a guitar on track 7. All compositions are by Keeling, except track #6 by Kenny Wheeler.

All instrumental. No FCC issues.

1 * Fast, spirited. Trumpet & sax play in close harmony. Strong rhythm section. (7:29)
2 * Fast, lively, happy. Extended leads on trumpet then sax then piano. (7:37)
3 Mid-tempo. Gentle, easy going piece suggestive of flowing or falling water. (5:34)
4 Slow, gentle ballad. Just piano, bass, drums. Nocturnal. (6:41)
5 ** Mid-fast and swinging. Trumpet & sax are back, joined now by excellent & largely featured trombone. Six players sound like a big band. (7:35)
6 * Slow intro then mid-fast. Just the trio, but much better and more fun than #4. (5:45)
7 Mid-tempo. Light & breezy. The trio plus electric guitar, no horns. (7:12)
8 Slow & gentle. Trio is joined by a languid, legato trumpet. Soft rolling tom toms. (5:53)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Happy, light-hearted. Horns are back for a great ensemble sound. (6:32)

Track Listing
1. Ancient Lights   5. Transition
2. Face The Music   6. 'smatter
3. Cascade   7. Keep Telling The Story
4. Hearth   8. I'm Going With You
  9. The Big Outside