Golden Belt
Jazz
| Mar 2017
Reviews
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-03-09
Reviewed 2017-03-09
FUNKY BIG-BAND JAZZ
Here’s a 15-piece horns ensemble out of Durham, NC, playing with plenty of groove. Instruments include 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, saxes, keys, vibes, drums. Not great, but fun.
Instrumental (except #5).
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bongo start; alto states a theme; full band follows. (4:26)
2 ** Mid-fast. Bouncy & syncopated. Nicely features vibraphone and perc. (4:20)
3 Mid-tempo. Loose random stuff. As the name implies, doesn’t go anywhere. (4:29)
4 * Mid-tempo. Dense texture of horns. Good sax solo midway. Chaotic toward end. (4:53)
5 ** Mid-tempo. “No lock, no key; open the door,” sung as an intro. Then the horns go off in multiple separate directions for an interesting, wild trip. (2:48)
6 Mid-tempo. Vibes, trumpet & drums to start; then everyone. A bit of incomprehensible vocal. Just ok. (6:30)
7 Fast. Jumbled and hectic (hence the name). Sudden stop. (2:57)
8 * Mid-tempo. Slinky clarinet lead w old-timey feel. Second half is fast, loud, wild. (5:21)
9 Mid-fast. Little melodic fragment goes round & round. Big loud tutti finish. (3:57)
Here’s a 15-piece horns ensemble out of Durham, NC, playing with plenty of groove. Instruments include 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, saxes, keys, vibes, drums. Not great, but fun.
Instrumental (except #5).
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bongo start; alto states a theme; full band follows. (4:26)
2 ** Mid-fast. Bouncy & syncopated. Nicely features vibraphone and perc. (4:20)
3 Mid-tempo. Loose random stuff. As the name implies, doesn’t go anywhere. (4:29)
4 * Mid-tempo. Dense texture of horns. Good sax solo midway. Chaotic toward end. (4:53)
5 ** Mid-tempo. “No lock, no key; open the door,” sung as an intro. Then the horns go off in multiple separate directions for an interesting, wild trip. (2:48)
6 Mid-tempo. Vibes, trumpet & drums to start; then everyone. A bit of incomprehensible vocal. Just ok. (6:30)
7 Fast. Jumbled and hectic (hence the name). Sudden stop. (2:57)
8 * Mid-tempo. Slinky clarinet lead w old-timey feel. Second half is fast, loud, wild. (5:21)
9 Mid-fast. Little melodic fragment goes round & round. Big loud tutti finish. (3:57)
Recent airplay
Escape Hatch
Rebop — May 26, 2017
A Close Call
Rebop — May 19, 2017
No Lock, No Key, Same River, Once
Rebop — May 12, 2017
Slippery Monkeys
Rebop — May 05, 2017
No Lock, No Key
Sunlight Sketches — Apr 11, 2017
Slippery Monkeys
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 16, 2017
Charting
2017-03-15 — 2017-05-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
| Apr 16 | 1 |
| Mar 19 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Escape Hatch | ||
| 2. | Slippery Monkeys | ||
| 3. | Slideways | ||
| 4. | Same River, Once | ||
| 5. | No Lock, No Key | ||
| 6. | Camberwell Carrot | ||
| 7. | The Hectic Metric | ||
| 8. | A Close Call | ||
| 9. | Zombie Rag |