Rebirth

Jazz | Mar 2017

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-26
Childs, Billy / Rebirth
Label: Mack Avenue

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-26

Childs, Billy
Rebirth
Genre: Jazz

Childs explores several variations of jazz, an articulate pianist with a powerhouse quartet, augmented on the title track with select guests and vocalists on two tracks. He is both punctilious and unpredictably powerful. Six originals
If You Like: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Chris Potter
Favorite tracks: (1) Backwards Bop (2) Rebirth (5) Tightrope (7) The Windmills of Your Mind (8) Peace
Track Review: 1/ (6:38) piano starts> uptempo & swinging> everybody solos> crescendo end 2/ (7:38) piano starts joined by female vocal like Flora Purim: joyful Latin scat in a midtempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> quick stop on vocal 3/ (5:59) piano starts> slow tempo jam with female vocal> slow fade on vocal 4/ (6:49) drums start> fast tempo romp> swings into free jazz jam> crescendo end 5/ (6:37) piano starts> slow tempo> gorgeous melody with interplay between piano and bass> quick stop 6/ (8:10) piano starts slow> uptempo joyful noise > crescendo end + one note 7/ (7:10) sax starts> slow tempo> beautiful piano solo builds to midtempo jam> slow fade 8/ (7:29) piano starts> slow tempo jam> gorgeous sax solo> slow fade

Recent airplay

Backwards Bop
RebopJun 02, 2017
Tightrope
RebopMay 26, 2017
Rebirth, Backwards Bop
RebopMay 19, 2017
Tightrope
No Cover, No MinimumMay 18, 2017
Backwards Bop
Old Fart at PlayMay 13, 2017

Charting

2017-03-28 — 2017-05-30 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
May 28 1
May 21 2
May 14 2
May 7 2
Apr 23 1
Apr 9 3
Apr 2 1

Track listing

1. Backwards Bop
2. Rebirth
3. Stay
4. Dance Of Shiva
5. Tightrope
6. The Starry Night
7. The Windmills Of Your Mind
8. Peace