Cactus
Jazz
| Mar 2017
Reviews
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-03-27
Reviewed 2017-03-27
AVA NT-GARDE JAZZ PIANO
Representing two generations, the vastly prolific Matthew Shipp (age 56), on piano, teams up here with drummer Bobby Kapp (age 74). Not merely piano with drum accompaniment, the pieces here are much more like duets, truly collaborative.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 ** Fast. Free improv. Varied & interesting. Jagged piano. Dense drumming. (8:32)
2 * Mid-tempo. A bit more melodic. Rhythmic & bouncy. (4:27)
3 Mid-tempo. Drums start. Dramatic piano entry. Alternating pounding & skipping. (5:52)
4 ** Mid-tempo. Drum solo (for 1:30). Ominous piano evolves into light-hearted. (6:11)
5 Very slow at first. Tense, anxious, abstract. Gains tempo. Cymbals for last minute. (5:32)
6 * Slow. Drums start. Piano takes over. At times melodic & emotive. Accessable. (8:09)
7 * Varied tempo; slow to very fast. Rhythmic ideas thrown together, superimposed. (10:50)
8 Mid-tempo. Fortissimo pounding. Machine gun drumming. Very tough going. (5:42)
9 Very slow, eerie start. Plodding. Gains some steam but loses it again. (6:08)
Representing two generations, the vastly prolific Matthew Shipp (age 56), on piano, teams up here with drummer Bobby Kapp (age 74). Not merely piano with drum accompaniment, the pieces here are much more like duets, truly collaborative.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 ** Fast. Free improv. Varied & interesting. Jagged piano. Dense drumming. (8:32)
2 * Mid-tempo. A bit more melodic. Rhythmic & bouncy. (4:27)
3 Mid-tempo. Drums start. Dramatic piano entry. Alternating pounding & skipping. (5:52)
4 ** Mid-tempo. Drum solo (for 1:30). Ominous piano evolves into light-hearted. (6:11)
5 Very slow at first. Tense, anxious, abstract. Gains tempo. Cymbals for last minute. (5:32)
6 * Slow. Drums start. Piano takes over. At times melodic & emotive. Accessable. (8:09)
7 * Varied tempo; slow to very fast. Rhythmic ideas thrown together, superimposed. (10:50)
8 Mid-tempo. Fortissimo pounding. Machine gun drumming. Very tough going. (5:42)
9 Very slow, eerie start. Plodding. Gains some steam but loses it again. (6:08)
Recent airplay
Before
Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 11, 2021) — Dec 16, 2021
Before
Music Casserole — Dec 11, 2021
After
Music Casserole — Jun 10, 2017
Good Wood, Money
Rebop — Jun 09, 2017
Money
Music Casserole — Jun 03, 2017
After
Rebop — Jun 02, 2017
Charting
2017-04-12 — 2017-06-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 11 | 2 |
| Jun 4 | 2 |
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Overture | ||
| 2. | Before | ||
| 3. | During | ||
| 4. | Money | ||
| 5. | Cactus | ||
| 6. | After | ||
| 7. | Good Wood | ||
| 8. | Snow Storm Coming | ||
| 9. | The 3rd Sound |