Rebirth
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-26
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
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
At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Apr 5, 2017) — Dec 15, 2021
Backwards Bop
Rebop — Jun 02, 2017
Tightrope
Rebop — May 26, 2017
Rebirth, Backwards Bop
Rebop — May 19, 2017
Tightrope
No Cover, No Minimum — May 18, 2017
Backwards Bop
Old Fart at Play — May 13, 2017
Charting
2017-03-28 — 2017-05-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |