| Friesen, David & Glen Moore / Bactrian |
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| Album: | Bactrian | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Friesen, David & Glen Moore | Added: | May 2016 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-06-06 | Pull Date: | 2016-08-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 12, 2016: | Rebop The Bactrian, Still Waters | 4. | Aug 04, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio Still Waters | |
| 2. | Aug 07, 2016: | K-Area Still Waters | 5. | Jul 25, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio DNC Broadcast Still Waters | |
| 3. | Aug 05, 2016: | Rebop Still Waters | 6. | Jul 17, 2016: | 1093070 Still Waters |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2016-05-31 | ||
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JAZZ: BASS & PIANO Bassists David Friesen & Glen Moore (of the 1970s world-jazz group Oregon) provide a tardy follow up to their excellent 1977 “In Concert” LP. On odd numbered tracks, we hear only two basses: Friesen plays an upright electric bass; Moore an acoustic. On even numbered tracks, one or the other gentleman plays piano. See liner notes for details. No FCC issues. 1 * Mid-tempo. Pizzicato with a snappy rhythm. Lighthearted, playful & fun. (4:49) 2 * Slow. Abstract & avant-garde piano. Ominous, tense. Percussive bass. (4:19) 3 Mid-fast. Virtuosic technique but lifeless. Square dance references without the fun. (5:47) 4 * Slow. Nice improvisation on both piano & bass. Peaceful, impressionistic. (4:34) 5 Slow. Slogging, two-bass interpretation of a Duke Ellington tune. (5:45) 6 ** Slow. Pretty, dreamy piano fantasy. Bass goes from strange to beautiful. (6:15) 7 Very slow. Independent & complementary bass lines. No melody to speak of. (4:38) 8 Mid-slow. Mainly a piano piece with shimmering, impressionistic effect. (4:01) 9 Slow. Quite a strange version of the Gershwin classic. Only hints of the melody. (2:29) 10 * Slow. Quick, sneaky spurts of melody tossed back & forth. Avant-garde. (9:41) 11 ** Slow. Strange but completely captivating, with a wide range of technique and tone (arco, pizzicato, percussive & electronic effects). Best of the two-bass-only tracks. (8:23) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Still Waters | 6. | Return | |||
| 2. | Free Play | 7. | Seam Line | |||
| 3. | Hoe Down | 8. | Time And Time Again / Brilliant Heart | |||
| 4. | Soft As Silk | 9. | Summer Time | |||
| 5. | Caravan | 10. | Kontrast | |||
| 11. | The Bactrian | |||||