Murphy, Greg / Summer Breeze
Album: Summer Breeze   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Murphy, Greg   Added:Oct 2016
Label:Whaling City Sound  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-02-01 Pull Date: 2017-04-05 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 2 Mar 26 Mar 19 Feb 19 Feb 5
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Recent Airplay
1. Jul 30, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Sophisticated Lady
4. Mar 24, 2017: Rebop
Solar
2. Jun 21, 2019: Traditions
Summer Breeze
5. Mar 18, 2017: Music Casserole
Sophisticated Lady
3. Mar 29, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Sophisticated Lady
6. Feb 16, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Cedar Salad

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-10-07
Murphy, Greg/ Summer Breeze
Label: Whaling City Sound

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-10-07

Tom McCarter
Murphy, Greg
Summer Breeze
Genre: Jazz
Review: straight contemporary jazz from a great trio with special guests, mostly originals with a couple of nods to the old masters. Skip the title track.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Les McCann
Favorite Tracks: (1)Solar (2) Sophisticated Lady
(9) Solid (11) Tsk
Track Review: 1/ piano trio> uptempo jam> quick stop 2/bowed bass starts> slow tempo with Malou Beauvoir guesting on vocals> trumpet solo> piano solo> slow tempo jam with vocal> quick fade 3/ trumpet starts> uptempo jam> quick fade 4/ midtempo jam with vocal> quick fade 5/ trumpet starts> uptempo jam> quick fade 6/ trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 7/ horns start> fast tempo jam> quick stop 8/ pop take on Seals & Crofts nugget with vocal 9/ midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick end 10/piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow fade 11/ trumpet starts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo> wild jam> quick fade
12/ piano starts> uptempo jam> sudden stop

Track Listing
1. Solar   7. Expectations
2. Sophisticated Lady   8. Summer Breeze
3. No One In Particular   9. Solid
4. A Reason To Smile   10. Leo's Lullaby
5. Cedar Salad   11. Tsk
6. Fall   12. Suspended Time