Fristoe, Art Trio / Doubledown
Album: Doubledown   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Fristoe, Art Trio   Added:Aug 2017
Label:Merry Lane Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-08-26 Pull Date: 2017-10-28 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 29 Oct 22 Oct 15 Sep 17 Sep 10 Sep 3
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 28, 2017: Music Casserole
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Sep 16, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
2. Oct 17, 2017: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Ecm
5. Sep 15, 2017: Rebop
(Disc 1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
3. Oct 14, 2017: Music Casserole
(Disc 1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
6. Sep 07, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Caravan

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-17
Reviewed: 2017-08-17
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: Powerful 2-disc set led by a stellar pianist and his solid trio covering a variety of jazz styles. Originals combined with brilliantly rearranged jazz and rock classics
If You Like: Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Bud Powell, George Cables
Review (favorites denoted by *): (Disc 1) *1/ Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:57) - piano starts> uptempo shifts to slow tempo and back 2/ ECM (3:34) - piano starts> midtempo jam> crescendo end & flourish 3/ Benny's Tune (5:00) - drums start> midtempo> quick fade *4/ Caravan (9:06) - piano starts> uptempo Latin feel with congas> slow fade *5/ Alone Together (7:02) - piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> swinging uptempo jam> quick fade on piano *6/ Wrong Together - piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade *7/ Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds (4:07)- electric piano starts> fast tempo fusion> quick stop 8/ Blackbird (5:40) - piano starts> uptempo with male vocal> fade
(Disc 2) *9/ Forgetting I know You (4:18) - piano starts> uptempo> slow fade *10/ Ela A Carioca (6:02) drums start> midtempo with tropical feel> bass solo> quick stop *11/ Seventh-Four Walkup (8:20) - piano starts> slow tempo> quick build to midtempo> quick fade 12/ Better Lately (3:36) - slow piano solo> fade *13/ Lambastin' (3:49) - drums start>uptempo jam> quick stop 14/ Interlude (2:03) - slow piano solo> fade 15/ Beautiful Love (5:10) - piano starts> slow tempo swings uptempo> fade *16/ Tres Palabras (8:52) - piano starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo> builds in intensity> bass solo> slow tempo & fade *17/ Speak Low (6:12) - piano starts> uptempo builds to fast tempo> crescendo & fade

Track Listing
1. (Disc 1) Smells Like Teen Spirit   9. (Disc 2) Forgetting I Knew You
2. Ecm   10. Ela E Carioca
3. Benny's Tune   11. Seventh-Four Walkup
4. Caravan   12. Better Lately
5. Alone Together   13. Lambastin'
6. Wrong Together   14. Interlude
7. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds   15. Beautiful Love
8. Blackbird   16. Tres Palabras
  17. Speak Low