Frontiers
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-12-20
Reviewed 2016-12-20
Lawrence, Azar & Al Mclean / Frontiers
Label: Cellar Live
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-12-20
Tom McCarter
Lawrence, Azar & Al Mclean
Frontiers
Genre: Jazz
Review: Two tenor saxes in a stellar quintet creates long blowing sessions around some old jazz gems with a multitude of solos. Azar Lawrence is the man McCoy Tyner chose to work with after Coltrane died and he has been a sideman for many other well known musicians. Al McLean is one of the top Canadian players. Together they make terrific music.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano, Gene Ammons
Favorite Tracks: 2/ Lonnie's Lament 3/ Ruby, My Dear 4/ Spirit Night
Track Review: 1/ drums star> uptempo jam> fade 2/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick fade 3/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo jam> fade 5/ drums start> fast tempo jam> crescendo end 6/ Piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade 7/ sax starts> uptempo jam> quick fade
Label: Cellar Live
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-12-20
Tom McCarter
Lawrence, Azar & Al Mclean
Frontiers
Genre: Jazz
Review: Two tenor saxes in a stellar quintet creates long blowing sessions around some old jazz gems with a multitude of solos. Azar Lawrence is the man McCoy Tyner chose to work with after Coltrane died and he has been a sideman for many other well known musicians. Al McLean is one of the top Canadian players. Together they make terrific music.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano, Gene Ammons
Favorite Tracks: 2/ Lonnie's Lament 3/ Ruby, My Dear 4/ Spirit Night
Track Review: 1/ drums star> uptempo jam> fade 2/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick fade 3/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo jam> fade 5/ drums start> fast tempo jam> crescendo end 6/ Piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade 7/ sax starts> uptempo jam> quick fade
Recent airplay
Spirit Night
Rebop — Mar 10, 2017
Ruby My Dear
Rebop — Mar 03, 2017
Spirit Night
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 02, 2017
' Round Midnight
Rebop — Feb 17, 2017
Spirit Night
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 16, 2017
Ruby My Dear
Butter and Jams — Feb 11, 2017
Charting
2017-01-10 — 2017-03-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 12 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | 2 |
| Feb 19 | 2 |
| Feb 12 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Mystic Journey | ||
| 2. | Lonnie's Lament | ||
| 3. | Ruby My Dear | ||
| 4. | Spirit Night | ||
| 5. | Get Up | ||
| 6. | ' Round Midnight | ||
| 7. | Up Jumped Spring |