Blue Vol. 2
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-03-26
Reviewed 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain" / Blue Vol. 2
Label: Dark Key Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain"
Blue Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Review: That's "Blue", not Blues. This is jazz, in many forms, with different musicians on every track. No two tracks the same. It's like Elvin Jones comes back with a slew of new ideas and canchoose any musician he wants to make them happen.
FCCs: none
Favorite Tracks: (1) Chicken Ballet (3) Water (5) You're Mine and I Want You (8) Waltz For Marvin (9) Cleo (10) Blackzilla vs Yo' Mothra
Track Review: 1/ (5:02) Jean Genie riff starts> rocin' blues romp> blistering guitar solo> slow fade 2/ guitar stars> midtempo funky jam with female vocal> quick shift in melody> tasty guitar> quick fade on vocal 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> gorgeous interplay between instruments> Russell Malone on guitar> strays into free jazz jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo blowout> quick stop 5/ piano starts> slow tempo song with Kurt Elling> lovely piano solo> fade 6/ bass starts> midtempo off kilter jam> drums upfront> Steve Coleman on sax> quick stop 7/ harmonica starts> slow tempo (reminds me of Toots Thielmans)> slow fade 8/ bass starts> off kilter song reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> fade on vocal 9/ bass starts> Kevin Eubanks flashy guitar jam in slow motion> guitar power trio> quick fade 10/ midtempo jam moves uptempo> piano solo> fade 11/ slow duet with gong and organ
Label: Dark Key Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-26
Watts, Jeff "Tain"
Blue Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Review: That's "Blue", not Blues. This is jazz, in many forms, with different musicians on every track. No two tracks the same. It's like Elvin Jones comes back with a slew of new ideas and canchoose any musician he wants to make them happen.
FCCs: none
Favorite Tracks: (1) Chicken Ballet (3) Water (5) You're Mine and I Want You (8) Waltz For Marvin (9) Cleo (10) Blackzilla vs Yo' Mothra
Track Review: 1/ (5:02) Jean Genie riff starts> rocin' blues romp> blistering guitar solo> slow fade 2/ guitar stars> midtempo funky jam with female vocal> quick shift in melody> tasty guitar> quick fade on vocal 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> gorgeous interplay between instruments> Russell Malone on guitar> strays into free jazz jam> slow fade 4/ drums start> uptempo blowout> quick stop 5/ piano starts> slow tempo song with Kurt Elling> lovely piano solo> fade 6/ bass starts> midtempo off kilter jam> drums upfront> Steve Coleman on sax> quick stop 7/ harmonica starts> slow tempo (reminds me of Toots Thielmans)> slow fade 8/ bass starts> off kilter song reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> fade on vocal 9/ bass starts> Kevin Eubanks flashy guitar jam in slow motion> guitar power trio> quick fade 10/ midtempo jam moves uptempo> piano solo> fade 11/ slow duet with gong and organ
Recent airplay
You're Mine And I Want You
Rebop — May 26, 2017
Cleo
Rebop — May 19, 2017
Chicken Ballet
Rebop — May 12, 2017
Water
Rebop — May 05, 2017
Chicken Ballet
No Cover, No Minimum — May 04, 2017
Water
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 21, 2017
Charting
2017-03-28 — 2017-05-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 2 |
| Apr 23 | 1 |
| Apr 16 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Chicken Ballet | ||
| 2. | Lenalane | ||
| 3. | Water | ||
| 4. | Sons Of The Jitney Man | ||
| 5. | You're Mine And I Want You | ||
| 6. | Uh-Uh! | ||
| 7. | 14e | ||
| 8. | Waltz For Marvin | ||
| 9. | Cleo | ||
| 10. | Blakzilla Vs. Yo' Mothra | ||
| 11. | Reverie |