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Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-10-07

Aldana, Melissa/ Back Home
Label: Wommusic

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-10-07

Tom McCarter
Aldana, Melissa
Back Home
Genre: Jazz
Review: not a dull track on this CD! Excellent tenor saxophonist fronts a trio and rips through a set of mostly originals
FCCs: none
If You Like: Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders; Sonny Rollins
Favorite Tracks: (3) Obstacles (4) En Otro Lugar
(6) Servant 2 (9) Back Home
Track Review: 1/ midtempo jam> quick fade 2/drums start> midtempo jam> slow fade 3/ drums start> midtempo jam moves to fast tempo> quick fade 4/ bass starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 5/ sax starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ drums start> uptempo jam> quick fade 8/ drums start> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade 9/ sax starts> uptempo jam> bass/drum duet> midtempo jam> quick fade (reminiscent of Rollins' "St. Tropez")

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Track listing

	1.	Alegria
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	3.	Obstacles
	4.	En Otro Lugar
	5.	My Ship
	6.	Servant 2
	7.	Before You
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