Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1)
Jazz
| Mar 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-27
Reviewed 2017-03-27
Mintz, Billy / Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1)
Label: 13th Note
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Mintz, Billy
Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1)
Genre: Jazz
Review: Ambitious 2-CD set by talented drummer and his stellar quintet fronted by two versatile saxophonists & held together by Roberta Piket on keyboards. A sprawling studio recording that sounds live. Some of the tunes are revisited with new improvisations
If You Like: Ornette Coleman, Courtney Pine, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
Favorite Tracks: (1)Angels (4) Flight (8) Dit (alternate take)
Track Review: 1/(3:27) sax starts> slow tempo> slow fade 2/(3:04) sax starts> slow tempo> slow fade 3/(8:57) sax starts> uptempo> quick stop 4/ (6:15) sax starts> midtempo> slow fade 5/(6:05) sax starts> slow rempo> slow fade 6/(4;51) > midtempo> slow fade 7/(11:36) drums start> uptempo> false stop> uptempo off-kilter free jazz jam> quick stop 8/(1:32) drums start> uptempo> quick stop 9/ electric piano starts>slow tempo> slow fade
Label: 13th Note
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Mintz, Billy
Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1)
Genre: Jazz
Review: Ambitious 2-CD set by talented drummer and his stellar quintet fronted by two versatile saxophonists & held together by Roberta Piket on keyboards. A sprawling studio recording that sounds live. Some of the tunes are revisited with new improvisations
If You Like: Ornette Coleman, Courtney Pine, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
Favorite Tracks: (1)Angels (4) Flight (8) Dit (alternate take)
Track Review: 1/(3:27) sax starts> slow tempo> slow fade 2/(3:04) sax starts> slow tempo> slow fade 3/(8:57) sax starts> uptempo> quick stop 4/ (6:15) sax starts> midtempo> slow fade 5/(6:05) sax starts> slow rempo> slow fade 6/(4;51) > midtempo> slow fade 7/(11:36) drums start> uptempo> false stop> uptempo off-kilter free jazz jam> quick stop 8/(1:32) drums start> uptempo> quick stop 9/ electric piano starts>slow tempo> slow fade
Recent airplay
Flight
Rebop — May 26, 2017
Flight
Old Fart at Play — May 13, 2017
Angels
Rebop — May 12, 2017
Cannonball
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 30, 2017
Charting
2017-03-28 — 2017-05-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 14 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Angels | ||
| 2. | Vietnam | ||
| 3. | Dit | ||
| 4. | Flight | ||
| 5. | Flight (Ballad) | ||
| 6. | Cannonball | ||
| 7. | Shmear | ||
| 8. | Dit (Altenate Take) | ||
| 9. | Umba |