Heaven
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-07-28
Reviewed 2017-07-28
Reviewed: 2017-07-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Improvisational pianist & his versatile trio explore spirituality through a terrific set of covers, many of them traditional tunes, plus one original, occasionally augmented by a guest artist to enhance the message.
If You Like: Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Ralph Towner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *) *1/ Heaven (4;24) - piano starts> uptown bounce> bass solo> quick stop 2/ Psalm 23 (4:23) - piano starts> slow tempo> quick fade *3/ Down In The River To Pray (6:00) - piano starts> midtempo with a little rhumba> fade 4/ Shenandoah (4;34) - piano starts> slow tempo song with Karrin Allyson guest vocalist> fade on vocal *5/ Eili, Eili (5:55) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade *6/ People, Get Ready (5:02) - piano starts> midtempo jam> fade *7/ Come Sunday (8:17) - piano starts> slow tempo with guest trumpet Jon Faddis> piano solo> slow fade 8/ A City Called Heaven (5:55) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> spare piano solo> quick fade *9/ Wade In The Water (5:21)- guest sax Steve Wilson starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo sax solo> crescendo end 10/ Ashokan Farewell (5:520 - slow piano solo
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Improvisational pianist & his versatile trio explore spirituality through a terrific set of covers, many of them traditional tunes, plus one original, occasionally augmented by a guest artist to enhance the message.
If You Like: Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Ralph Towner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *) *1/ Heaven (4;24) - piano starts> uptown bounce> bass solo> quick stop 2/ Psalm 23 (4:23) - piano starts> slow tempo> quick fade *3/ Down In The River To Pray (6:00) - piano starts> midtempo with a little rhumba> fade 4/ Shenandoah (4;34) - piano starts> slow tempo song with Karrin Allyson guest vocalist> fade on vocal *5/ Eili, Eili (5:55) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade *6/ People, Get Ready (5:02) - piano starts> midtempo jam> fade *7/ Come Sunday (8:17) - piano starts> slow tempo with guest trumpet Jon Faddis> piano solo> slow fade 8/ A City Called Heaven (5:55) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> spare piano solo> quick fade *9/ Wade In The Water (5:21)- guest sax Steve Wilson starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo sax solo> crescendo end 10/ Ashokan Farewell (5:520 - slow piano solo
Recent airplay
Down In The River To Pray
Traditions — Jan 12, 2018
Shenandoah
Traditions — Nov 10, 2017
Down In The River To Pray
Old Fart at Play — Sep 23, 2017
Shenandoah
Music Casserole — Sep 23, 2017
Wade In The Water
Rebop — Sep 22, 2017
Down In The River To Pray
Rebop — Sep 08, 2017
Charting
2017-08-03 — 2017-10-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | 1 |
| Aug 20 | 1 |
| Aug 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Heaven | ||
| 2. | Psalm 23 | ||
| 3. | Down In The River To Pray | ||
| 4. | Shenandoah | ||
| 5. | Eili Eili | ||
| 6. | People, Get Ready | ||
| 7. | Come Sunday | ||
| 8. | A City Called Heaven | ||
| 9. | Wade In The Water | ||
| 10. | Ashokan Farewell |