Northern Adventures
Jazz
| Jan 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-01-23
Reviewed 2017-01-23
Muirhead, Al / Northern Adventures
Label: Chronograph Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-01-23
Tom McCarter
Muirhead, Al
Mr. Muirhead pulls together the cream of the Canadian jazz scene in five different ensembles. They play sets of old standards as...old standards. If you're tired of listening to yet another band's interpretation of some old chestnut, give this a spin. At 81, Muirhead still has it. The solos are sparse but beautiful. There is an occasional female vocal.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter
Favorite Tracks: (2) They Can't Take That Away From Me (6) Emily (7) Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (12) Nice Work If You Can Get It
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 2/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam 3/ piano starts> midtempo jam with female vocal> slow fade on vocal 4/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade on piano 5/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> fade 8/ bass starts> low tempo with female vocal> fade on vocal 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> slow fade> quick stop 10/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 11/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 12/ guitar starts> midtempo jam> quick stop on piano
Label: Chronograph Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-01-23
Tom McCarter
Muirhead, Al
Mr. Muirhead pulls together the cream of the Canadian jazz scene in five different ensembles. They play sets of old standards as...old standards. If you're tired of listening to yet another band's interpretation of some old chestnut, give this a spin. At 81, Muirhead still has it. The solos are sparse but beautiful. There is an occasional female vocal.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter
Favorite Tracks: (2) They Can't Take That Away From Me (6) Emily (7) Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (12) Nice Work If You Can Get It
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 2/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam 3/ piano starts> midtempo jam with female vocal> slow fade on vocal 4/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade on piano 5/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> fade 8/ bass starts> low tempo with female vocal> fade on vocal 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> slow fade> quick stop 10/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 11/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 12/ guitar starts> midtempo jam> quick stop on piano
Recent airplay
Charting
2017-03-22 — 2017-05-24
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
| Apr 23 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Love Me Or Leave Me | ||
| 2. | They Can't Take That Awy From Me | ||
| 3. | Night & Day | ||
| 4. | I've Never Been In Love Before | ||
| 5. | Come Rain Or Come Shine | ||
| 6. | Emily | ||
| 7. | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | ||
| 8. | The Nearness Of You | ||
| 9. | How Insensitive | ||
| 10. | You'll Never Know | ||
| 11. | All The Things You Are | ||
| 12. | Nice Work If You Can Get It |