Meet Me At The Crossroads
Jazz
| Apr 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-05-01
Reviewed 2017-05-01
FCCs: none
Review: innovative jazz vocalist and his crack sextet seamlessly blend jazz, R&B, blues, and soul. There are strong originals mixed with lyricized gems from the jazz playbook, with everything sung with conviction and creativity.
If You Like: Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, Al Jarreau, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder
Favorite Tracks: (1) Still Swinging (3) How They Do That (6) Dancea swing A Nova (8) Tunji Baby (9) Don't Forget To Remember (10) Skin Game
Track Review (track times not listed): 1/ horns start> uptempo swing> scat solo> piano solo> quick stop 2/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick fade 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> sax solo> quick stop 4/ piano starts> midtempo> sax solo> bass solo> quick fade 5/ piano starts> midtempo jam with spoken word poetry> fade on piano 6/ horns/piano starts> midtempo> piano solo> quick stop 7/ bass/percussion starts> midtempo builds in intensity> quick stop on vocal 8/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick stop on vocal 9/ piano starts> uptempo> scat solo> piano solo> crescendo end 10/ bass/drums start> off-kilter slow tempo> quick stop 11/ piano starts> slow tempo spoken word poetry> fade
Review: innovative jazz vocalist and his crack sextet seamlessly blend jazz, R&B, blues, and soul. There are strong originals mixed with lyricized gems from the jazz playbook, with everything sung with conviction and creativity.
If You Like: Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, Al Jarreau, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder
Favorite Tracks: (1) Still Swinging (3) How They Do That (6) Dancea swing A Nova (8) Tunji Baby (9) Don't Forget To Remember (10) Skin Game
Track Review (track times not listed): 1/ horns start> uptempo swing> scat solo> piano solo> quick stop 2/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick fade 3/ piano starts> slow tempo> sax solo> quick stop 4/ piano starts> midtempo> sax solo> bass solo> quick fade 5/ piano starts> midtempo jam with spoken word poetry> fade on piano 6/ horns/piano starts> midtempo> piano solo> quick stop 7/ bass/percussion starts> midtempo builds in intensity> quick stop on vocal 8/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick stop on vocal 9/ piano starts> uptempo> scat solo> piano solo> crescendo end 10/ bass/drums start> off-kilter slow tempo> quick stop 11/ piano starts> slow tempo spoken word poetry> fade
Recent airplay
Still Swingin'
Music Casserole — Apr 13, 2024
Tunji Baby
Music Casserole — Nov 11, 2023
Still Swingin'
Music Casserole — Aug 13, 2022
Skin Game (Granny Said It)
Music Casserole — Apr 09, 2022
You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine)
Old Fart at Play — Jul 15, 2017
How They Do That
Old Fart at Play — May 27, 2017
Charting
2017-05-18 — 2017-07-20
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 16 | 1 |
| May 28 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Still Swingin' | ||
| 2. | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know | ||
| 3. | How They Do That | ||
| 4. | Sister Sadie's Blues (Intimacy Of The Blues) | ||
| 5. | Skin Game (Granny Said It) | ||
| 6. | Dancea Swing A Nova (Swing Anova) | ||
| 7. | You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine) | ||
| 8. | Tunji Baby | ||
| 9. | Don't Forget To Remember (Recorda Me) | ||
| 10. | Skin Game (Sing Along Track) | ||
| 11. | How They Do That (Sing Along Track) |