Expensive Train Set, The

Davies, Tim Big Band/ The Expensive Train Set
Label: Origin

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-16

Tom McCarter
Davies, Tim Big Band
The Expensive Train Set
Genre: Jazz
He has assembled two separate bands of
excellent musicians who take big band to
the outer limits. Each composition is like
separate movements in short jazz symphony
FCCs: none
Charlie Mingus, Duke Ellington, Oingo Boingo
Favorite Tracks: Sarahbande, The Expensive Train Set,Circadian Rhythms, Goon Juice
Track Review: 1/ uptempo jam switches to slow tempo> builds to a crescendo> midtempo jam> sudden stop 2/ piano start> slow tempo jam> crescendo> slow tempo>
Fade 3/ big brass start midtempo> moves uptempo> slow jam moves uptempo> sudden end 4/ big horn start> uptempo jam 5/ drum start> uptempo swing-like 6/ heavy horn start> slow uptempo female vocal> piano solo> vocal> fade 7/ uptempo jam> slows to midtempo jam> starts to swing> quick fade 8/mellow horn start> slow tempo> flute solo> sax/flute duet ends 9> drums start> uptempo> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam