Closer To The Sun
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-12-02
Reviewed 2016-12-02
Kiermyer, Franklin / Closer To The Sun
Label: BC Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-30
Tom McCarter
Kiermyer, Franklin
Closer To The Sun
Genre: Jazz
Review: talented drummer returns after 12 years with a stellar set of contemporary jazz, with the drums prominently out in front as another lead instrument
FCCs: none
If You Like: Pharoah Sanders, Jack DeJohnette
Favorite Tracks: (1) Greetings to Pharoah (3) Ota benga (5) Song for My Daughters (7) The Soul Train (13) Humanity
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> midtempo jam> fade 2/ drum solo start> free blowing uptempo jam> quick fade 3/ srums/ piano starts> uptempo jam> fade 4/ piano starts. uptempo jam> drum solo> jam> quick fade 5/ piano starts> midtempo jam builds in intensity> fade 6/ bass starts> fast tempo jam> bass solo> brief jam> quick end
7/ bass starts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo>
fade 8/ uptempo jam> slow fade 9/ percussion starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 10/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 11/ drums/sax starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 12/ drums start> free blowing uptempo jam> quick stop 13/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
Label: BC Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-30
Tom McCarter
Kiermyer, Franklin
Closer To The Sun
Genre: Jazz
Review: talented drummer returns after 12 years with a stellar set of contemporary jazz, with the drums prominently out in front as another lead instrument
FCCs: none
If You Like: Pharoah Sanders, Jack DeJohnette
Favorite Tracks: (1) Greetings to Pharoah (3) Ota benga (5) Song for My Daughters (7) The Soul Train (13) Humanity
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> midtempo jam> fade 2/ drum solo start> free blowing uptempo jam> quick fade 3/ srums/ piano starts> uptempo jam> fade 4/ piano starts. uptempo jam> drum solo> jam> quick fade 5/ piano starts> midtempo jam builds in intensity> fade 6/ bass starts> fast tempo jam> bass solo> brief jam> quick end
7/ bass starts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo>
fade 8/ uptempo jam> slow fade 9/ percussion starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 10/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 11/ drums/sax starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 12/ drums start> free blowing uptempo jam> quick stop 13/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
Recent airplay
Greetings To Pharoah
At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2017) — Apr 20, 2022
Greetings To Pharoah
At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2017) — Feb 18, 2022
Unified Space-Time
Rebop — Apr 28, 2017
Ota Benga
Rebop — Apr 14, 2017
Unified Space-Time, Greetings To Pharoah
Rebop — Apr 07, 2017
Mixed Blood
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 06, 2017
Charting
2017-02-15 — 2017-04-19
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 16 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | 2 |
| Mar 5 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Greetings To Pharoah | ||
| 2. | Unified Space-Time | ||
| 3. | Ota Benga | ||
| 4. | Grace | ||
| 5. | Song For My Daughters | ||
| 6. | Heliocentric | ||
| 7. | The Soul Train | ||
| 8. | Prayer | ||
| 9. | Emancipation Proclamation | ||
| 10. | For Arthur Rhames | ||
| 11. | Mixed Blood | ||
| 12. | Closer To The Sun | ||
| 13. | Humanity |