| Moulder, John / Earthborn Tales Of Soul And Spirit |
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| Album: | Earthborn Tales Of Soul And Spirit | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Moulder, John | Added: | Jan 2017 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-01-24 | Pull Date: | 2017-03-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 26 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 08, 2023: | Music Casserole Journey To The East, Part 3, Journey To The East, Part 2, Journey To The East, Part 1 | 4. | Mar 25, 2017: | Music Casserole Ruby's Way, Part 1, Ruby's Way, Part 2 | |
| 2. | Oct 01, 2022: | Music Casserole Ruby's Way, Part 2 | 5. | Mar 24, 2017: | Rebop Ruby's Way, Part 1 | |
| 3. | Nov 01, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Journey To The East, Part 3, Journey To The East, Part 2, Journey To The East, Part 1 | 6. | Mar 23, 2017: | Totally A Earthborn Tales |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2017-01-11 | ||
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JAZZ: EAST MEETS WEST Compelling ensemble jazz: somewhat programmatic & spiritual. Lineup is guitar, tenor sax, trumpet, piano, bass & drums, plus table on tracks 2,3,4. All compositions are by Moulder. All instrumental. No FCC issues. 1 ** Mid to fast. Stirring & uplifting. Solos by trumpet, sax, trumpet, elec guitar. (7:05) A suite. Each track flows into the next, though each could be played separately. 2 ** Mid-fast with lightning fast guitar runs. Acoustic electric guitar & tabla reminiscent of John McLaughlin’s Shakti group in the 1970s. Sax joins near the end. (6:31) 3 Mid-slow to fast. Led by sax: gentle at first, then loud, powerful. (5:17) 4 * Slower. Mellow acoustic guitar, piano, bass. Horns enter with interwoven, pretty, pastoral themes. Tablas return for a gentle finish. (2:15) 5 Mid-tempo. Dubbed guitar tracks. Pretty. Optional intro to track #6. (2:01) 6 Very slow. Gentle, peaceful, pastoral. Muted trumpet opens with contemplative theme. Guitar joins in second part. Quiet piano, bass, drums. (6:05) 7 ** Slow. Sad, elegy. Intertwined sax & trumpet; then gorgeous solo trumpet, then piano, bass & drums; then trumpet takes us out. (6:24) 8 *** Fast, high energy jazz-rock fusion. Electric guitar shredding recalls Jeff Beck’s fusion period. Add superb sax, bass & drum solos. End with slow, pretty trumpet. (10:24) 9 * Mid-tempo. Good ensemble playing. Worth hearing, but pales next to #1 & #8. (7:30) | ||
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