| Mintz, Billy / Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1) |
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| Album: | Ugly Beautiful (Disc 1) | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mintz, Billy | Added: | Mar 2017 | |
| Label: | 13th Note | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-03-28 | Pull Date: | 2017-05-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 28 | May 14 | Apr 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 26, 2017: | Rebop Flight | 3. | May 12, 2017: | Rebop Angels | |
| 2. | May 13, 2017: | Old Fart at Play Flight | 4. | Mar 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Cannonball |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2017-03-27 | ||
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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 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Angels | 5. | Flight (Ballad) | |||
| 2. | Vietnam | 6. | Cannonball | |||
| 3. | Dit | 7. | Shmear | |||
| 4. | Flight | 8. | Dit (Altenate Take) | |||
| 9. | Umba | |||||