Altered Narratives

Green, Danny Trio/ Altered Narratives
Label: OA2

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-09-30

Tom McCarter
Green, Danny Trio
Altered Narratives
Genre: Jazz
Review: talented piano trio plays all originals, augmented by strings on tracks 5-7
FCCs: none
If You Like: Benny Green, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Les McCann
Favorite Tracks: (1) Chatter From All Sides (3) October Ballad (4) 6 A.M. (7) Porcupine Dreams (9) I Used to Hate the Blues
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> slow tempo jam builds into midtempo> crescendo end 2/ piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick fade 3/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow tempo jam> quick fade 4/ uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick end 5/ piano opens> slow tempo> false ending> piano starts again> slow tempo jam with strings> builds to midtempo and slows> bass solo> jam builds to midtempo and fades 6/ piano starts> uptempo jam w/ strings> swings to wild jam with Monk-like arrangement> uptempo piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam w/ strings> quick fade 7/ piano with strings open> midtempo jam moves to uptempo> piano solo> quick end 8/ slow piano solo (short) 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam moves to uptempo:> sudden end 10/ piano strarts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> quick fade 11/ drums start> uptempo New Orleans jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop