Ballantine, Charlie / Providence
Album: Providence   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Ballantine, Charlie   Added:Sep 2016
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-10-04 Pull Date: 2016-12-04 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 4 Nov 27 Nov 20 Oct 16 Oct 9
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 03, 2016: Old Fart at Play
Eyes Closed
4. Oct 14, 2016: Rebop
Halleluah
2. Nov 22, 2016: Clean Copper Radio
Eyes Closed
5. Oct 07, 2016: Rebop
Eyes Closed
3. Nov 17, 2016: No Cover, No Minimum
Old Hammer

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-25
Ballantine, Charlie/ Providence
Label: self

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-25

Tom McCarter
Ballantine, Charlie
Providence
Genre: Jazz
Slow contemplative instrumentals with a unique vision, mostly originals
FCCs: none
If You Like: Bill Frissell, Peter Green
Favorite Tracks: (3) Eyes Closed, (5) Halleluah (8) Temptation (9) Conundrum
Track Review: 1/ crackly sound starts> midtempo blues> guitar solo> organ solo> slow jam> fade
2/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade 3/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> builds to midtempo & slows> sax solo> slow jam & fade 4/ guitar starts (short take) 5/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo & fades 6/ heavy chords start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> sudden stop 7/ guitar start slow> slow jam> interesting guitar solo> sax solo> fade 8/ guitar starts> slow jam morphs into rocking blues guitar solo> sax solo slows & builds to uptempo jam and slows to uptempo 9/ organ opens slow> slow jam> sax solo> guitar solo> builds to midtempo jam> slows again & fades


Track Listing
1. Old Hammer   5. Halleluah
2. Providence   6. Roads
3. Eyes Closed   7. Temptation
4. Gentle Lena Clare   8. Conundrum
  9. Hopeful Mind