Upward Spiral
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-12
Reviewed 2016-08-12
Marsalis, Branford Quartet with Kurt Elling/
Upward Spiral
Label: Okeh
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-12
Tom McCarter
Marsalis, Branford Quartet with Kurt Elling
Upward Spiral
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Marsalis shines as always with a tight group of young Turks and they work seamlessly with Elling. Muscical choices swing from slow to fast. A little something for everyone.
If You Like: Johnny Hartman, Jon Hendricks, Chet Baker (singing), Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson
Favorite Tracks: There’s a Boat Leaving Soon for New York, Doxy,Cassandra Song
Track Review:
1/ uptempo 2/ midtempo builds to uptempo 3/ slow tempo 4/ slow tempo, sax starts & ends 5/ bouncing midtempo swing with scat singing 6/ slow tempo, sax starts 7/ slow tempo, vocal start
8/ midtempo bossa nova builds to midtempo close 9/ slow tempo with spoken word 10/ slow song with upbeat solo from Branford 11/ slow tempo 12/ midtempo with nice solo from Branford
Upward Spiral
Label: Okeh
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-12
Tom McCarter
Marsalis, Branford Quartet with Kurt Elling
Upward Spiral
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Marsalis shines as always with a tight group of young Turks and they work seamlessly with Elling. Muscical choices swing from slow to fast. A little something for everyone.
If You Like: Johnny Hartman, Jon Hendricks, Chet Baker (singing), Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson
Favorite Tracks: There’s a Boat Leaving Soon for New York, Doxy,Cassandra Song
Track Review:
1/ uptempo 2/ midtempo builds to uptempo 3/ slow tempo 4/ slow tempo, sax starts & ends 5/ bouncing midtempo swing with scat singing 6/ slow tempo, sax starts 7/ slow tempo, vocal start
8/ midtempo bossa nova builds to midtempo close 9/ slow tempo with spoken word 10/ slow song with upbeat solo from Branford 11/ slow tempo 12/ midtempo with nice solo from Branford
Recent airplay
Momma Said
Music Casserole — Sep 10, 2016
There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
Rebop — Sep 02, 2016
Cassandra Song
Music Casserole — Aug 27, 2016
Doxy
Rebop — Aug 26, 2016
Blue Gardenia, There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York
Rebop — Aug 19, 2016
Charting
2016-08-15 — 2016-10-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 11 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 2 |
| Aug 21 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York | ||
| 2. | Blue Gardenia | ||
| 3. | From One Island To Another | ||
| 4. | Practical Arrangement | ||
| 5. | Doxy | ||
| 6. | I'm A Fool To Want You | ||
| 7. | West Vifginia Rose | ||
| 8. | So Tinha De Ser Com Voce | ||
| 9. | Momma Said | ||
| 10. | Cassandra Song | ||
| 11. | Blue Velvet | ||
| 12. | The Return (Upward Spiral) |