Harold Trio, The
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-27
Reviewed 2017-03-27
Harold Trio, The / Harold Trio, The
Label: Edgetone Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Harold Trio, The
Harold Trio, The
Genre: Jazz
Review: Local experimental jazz group charts a course between ambient and straight contemporary jazz. Beautifully executed. They performed at the Day of Noise.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Harold Budd, Omar Sosa, Cedar Walton
Favorite Tracks: (2) Have You Seen The Wombat Yet? (5) New Beginning In the Desert (7) Parade of Promises (9) Ann Dear (11) Blazing Stars
Track Review: 1/ drums start> instruments join in like a conversation which gets more involved as the track progresses 2/ spacey piano starts> sax takes us off into the universe> off-kilter sax solo> fade 3/ flute starts uptempo - kind of like a flock of birds flitting about> quick stop 4/ sax starts in slow bursts> a new conversation springs up with the other instruments and moves into an uptempo off-kilter jam> quick stop 5/ sax starts> melodies shift> gorgeous interplay between musicians> quick stop 6/ flute starts slow like a soundtrack of watching cranes in flight 7/ drum solo starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 8/ sax starts> slow tempo song builds to midtempo> sax solo> evocative female vocal> slow fade 9/ piano solo starts> slow tempo gorgeous melody like a stroll through misty countryside> plaintive sax solo> slow fade 10/ flute starts> beautiful melody midtempo, reminiscent of biking along a creek (short tune) 11/ sax starts> uptempo jam> a new conversation amongst instruments> melody shift> quick stop
Label: Edgetone Records
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Harold Trio, The
Harold Trio, The
Genre: Jazz
Review: Local experimental jazz group charts a course between ambient and straight contemporary jazz. Beautifully executed. They performed at the Day of Noise.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Harold Budd, Omar Sosa, Cedar Walton
Favorite Tracks: (2) Have You Seen The Wombat Yet? (5) New Beginning In the Desert (7) Parade of Promises (9) Ann Dear (11) Blazing Stars
Track Review: 1/ drums start> instruments join in like a conversation which gets more involved as the track progresses 2/ spacey piano starts> sax takes us off into the universe> off-kilter sax solo> fade 3/ flute starts uptempo - kind of like a flock of birds flitting about> quick stop 4/ sax starts in slow bursts> a new conversation springs up with the other instruments and moves into an uptempo off-kilter jam> quick stop 5/ sax starts> melodies shift> gorgeous interplay between musicians> quick stop 6/ flute starts slow like a soundtrack of watching cranes in flight 7/ drum solo starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 8/ sax starts> slow tempo song builds to midtempo> sax solo> evocative female vocal> slow fade 9/ piano solo starts> slow tempo gorgeous melody like a stroll through misty countryside> plaintive sax solo> slow fade 10/ flute starts> beautiful melody midtempo, reminiscent of biking along a creek (short tune) 11/ sax starts> uptempo jam> a new conversation amongst instruments> melody shift> quick stop
Recent airplay
Blazing Stars
Rebop — May 26, 2017
New Beginning In The Desert
Rebop — May 19, 2017
Have You Seen The Wombat Yet?
Old Fart at Play — May 13, 2017
New Beginning In The Desert
No Cover, No Minimum — May 04, 2017
Ann Dear
Music Casserole — Apr 08, 2017
March Of The Missing
Music Casserole — Apr 02, 2017
Charting
2017-03-28 — 2017-05-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | March Of The Missing | ||
| 2. | Have You Seen The Wombat Yet? | ||
| 3. | Marigold | ||
| 4. | Sneaking Suspicion | ||
| 5. | New Beginning In The Desert | ||
| 6. | Mariposa | ||
| 7. | Parade Of Promises | ||
| 8. | The Preacher | ||
| 9. | Ann Dear | ||
| 10. | Mari-Mums | ||
| 11. | Blazing Stars | ||
| 12. | Tina Talks Trash |