Aldana, Melissa / Back Home
Album: Back Home   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Aldana, Melissa   Added:Oct 2016
Label:Wommusic  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-02-08 Pull Date: 2017-04-12 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 9 Apr 2 Mar 19 Feb 26 Feb 19 Feb 12
Airplays: 1 3 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 13, 2022: Old Fart at Play (rebroadcast from Feb 18, 2017)
Back Home
4. Mar 30, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Obstacles
2. Apr 07, 2017: Rebop
Back Home
5. Mar 26, 2017: Music Casserole
Back Home
3. Mar 31, 2017: Rebop
Obstacles
6. Mar 16, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Servant 2

Album Review
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")

Track Listing
1. Alegria   5. My Ship
2. Desde La Lluvia   6. Servant 2
3. Obstacles   7. Before You
4. En Otro Lugar   8. Time
  9. Back Home