A Social Call
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-05-11
Reviewed 2017-05-11
Genre: jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Stunning vocalist and her versatile sextet perform terrific originals and brilliant reworked classics, interspersed with some political poetry.
If You Like: Betty Carter, Annie Ross, Rachelle Ferrell
Favorite Tracks: (1)Tight (4) Social Call (6) Lift Every Voice & Sing/Moanin' (7) The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)(8) I Remember You (9) Medley: Afro Blue/Eye See You/Wade In The Water (10) I'm Going Down
Track Review: 1/ scat vocal starts> uptempo> quick stop (3:03) 2/ bass starts> slow tempo> piano solo> fade (6:06) 3/ funky horns start> midtempo> trumpet solo> fade (3:36) 4/ vocal starts> uptempo> piano solo> quick stop (2:25) 5/ bass starts> spoken word> swings to uptempo romp & song> fade (6:56) 6/ piano starts> slow tempo swings uptempo> scat solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> fade on vocal (6:08) 7/ piano starts> slow tempo> trumpet solo> fade on vocal (8:08) 8/ spoken word count off starts> fast tempo> stellar scat solo> quick stop (2:12) 9/ chanting vocal starts with percussion> fabulous scat & chanting> band kicks in with midtempo jam> spoken word poem> slow tempo song> fade on vocal (13:04) 10/ horns start> uptempo big brassy sound> spoken word poem> fade on vocal
FCCs: none
Review: Stunning vocalist and her versatile sextet perform terrific originals and brilliant reworked classics, interspersed with some political poetry.
If You Like: Betty Carter, Annie Ross, Rachelle Ferrell
Favorite Tracks: (1)Tight (4) Social Call (6) Lift Every Voice & Sing/Moanin' (7) The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)(8) I Remember You (9) Medley: Afro Blue/Eye See You/Wade In The Water (10) I'm Going Down
Track Review: 1/ scat vocal starts> uptempo> quick stop (3:03) 2/ bass starts> slow tempo> piano solo> fade (6:06) 3/ funky horns start> midtempo> trumpet solo> fade (3:36) 4/ vocal starts> uptempo> piano solo> quick stop (2:25) 5/ bass starts> spoken word> swings to uptempo romp & song> fade (6:56) 6/ piano starts> slow tempo swings uptempo> scat solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> fade on vocal (6:08) 7/ piano starts> slow tempo> trumpet solo> fade on vocal (8:08) 8/ spoken word count off starts> fast tempo> stellar scat solo> quick stop (2:12) 9/ chanting vocal starts with percussion> fabulous scat & chanting> band kicks in with midtempo jam> spoken word poem> slow tempo song> fade on vocal (13:04) 10/ horns start> uptempo big brassy sound> spoken word poem> fade on vocal
Recent airplay
Medley: Afro Blue/ Eye See You/ Wade In The Water, Lift Every Voice & Sing/ Moanin'
Music Casserole — Jul 29, 2017
Lift Every Voice & Sing/ Moanin'
Old Fart at Play — Jul 22, 2017
I'm Going Down
Rebop — Jul 21, 2017
The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)
Rebop — Jul 14, 2017
The Peacocks (A Timeless Place)
Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics — Jul 13, 2017
Medley: Afro Blue/ Eye See You/ Wade In The Water
Rebop — Jul 07, 2017
Charting
2017-05-25 — 2017-07-27
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 23 | 2 |
| Jul 16 | 2 |
| Jul 9 | 2 |
| Jul 2 | 1 |
| May 28 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Tight | ||
| 2. | East Of The Sun (& West Of The Moon) | ||
| 3. | Up Above My Head | ||
| 4. | Social Call | ||
| 5. | People Make The World Go Round | ||
| 6. | Lift Every Voice & Sing/ Moanin' | ||
| 7. | The Peacocks (A Timeless Place) | ||
| 8. | I Remember You | ||
| 9. | Medley: Afro Blue/ Eye See You/ Wade In The Water | ||
| 10. | I'm Going Down |