Live At Small's

Jazz | Aug 2017

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-16
Reviewed: 2017-08-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: swinging set of bop from four incredibly talented musicians. Half are originals and there's one tasty standard
If You Like: Art Blakey, Benny Green, Stanley Clarke, Sonny Rollins
Track Review (favorites delineated by *):
*1/ Percy's Delight (7:41) - drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> drum solo> crescendo end
2/ Ludus Tonalis (9:36) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> pinao solo builds to uptempo jam & quick stop
*3/ Painting In The Dark (7:11) piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> piano solo swings to uptempo jam> quick fade
4/ Camden (7:11) - drum solo starts> uptempo jam> swinging sax solo> drum solo> quick stop
*5/ Believer (7:41) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> fade
*6/ The Citadel (10:30) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo on sax solo, then swings to fast tempo> piano solo> full tilt jam> drum solo> slow fade
7/ Bemsha Swing (10:41) - drums start> midtempo jam> swinging piano solo> bass solo> jam> false stop> quick fade

Recent airplay

Ludus Tonalis
Camden
Music CasseroleOct 14, 2017
Camden
No Cover, No MinimumOct 05, 2017
Bemsha Swing
No Cover, No MinimumSep 28, 2017
Camden, Painting In The Dark
Camden
Old Fart at PlaySep 16, 2017

Charting

2017-08-26 — 2017-10-28 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 22 1
Oct 15 1
Oct 8 1
Oct 1 2
Sep 17 3
Sep 10 1
Aug 27 1

Track listing

1. Percy's Delight
2. Ludus Tonalis
3. Painting In The Dark
4. Camden
5. Believer
6. The Citadel
7. Bemsha Swing