Akoben
Jazz
| Aug 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-26
Reviewed 2017-08-26
Reviewed: 2017-08-26
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Let's get funky! Fusing jazz, funk, R&B, fusion, and old school hip-hop, this disc really packs a wallop and the playing is superb throughout.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Miles Davis' "Big Fun", Tower Of Power
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ East Of The River (4:00) - heavy bass starts> uptempo jam> heavy organ solo to fade 2/ You Don't Know What Love Is (3:49) synth starts> midtempo song with guest female vocal & strings> trumpet solo> fade on vocal *3/ Take Five (4:23) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> quick fade 4/ Before The Storm (1:02) - percussion/flute starts. slow tempo jam swings to uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> fade *5/ Akoben (4:51)- synth starts> uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> slow fade *6/ Step (3:32) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> fade *7/ Skanky weed (4:40) - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> synth solo> fade 8/ we Need Love (4:00) - drums start> slow & majestic> song with female vocal> fade on vocal *9/ Stomp The Roaches (3:51) - drums start. midtempo jam> sax solo> fade 10/ I Thought You Knew (3:55) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> slow fade 11/ You Don't Know What Love Is (5:27) - synth starts> slow tempo jam> fender Rhodes solo with strings> slow fade *12/ Let's Walk (6:39) - bass starts> midtempo jam> swings uptempo> guitar solo> slow fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Let's get funky! Fusing jazz, funk, R&B, fusion, and old school hip-hop, this disc really packs a wallop and the playing is superb throughout.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Miles Davis' "Big Fun", Tower Of Power
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ East Of The River (4:00) - heavy bass starts> uptempo jam> heavy organ solo to fade 2/ You Don't Know What Love Is (3:49) synth starts> midtempo song with guest female vocal & strings> trumpet solo> fade on vocal *3/ Take Five (4:23) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> quick fade 4/ Before The Storm (1:02) - percussion/flute starts. slow tempo jam swings to uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> fade *5/ Akoben (4:51)- synth starts> uptempo> flute solo> trumpet solo> slow fade *6/ Step (3:32) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> fade *7/ Skanky weed (4:40) - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> synth solo> fade 8/ we Need Love (4:00) - drums start> slow & majestic> song with female vocal> fade on vocal *9/ Stomp The Roaches (3:51) - drums start. midtempo jam> sax solo> fade 10/ I Thought You Knew (3:55) - horns/organ start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> slow fade 11/ You Don't Know What Love Is (5:27) - synth starts> slow tempo jam> fender Rhodes solo with strings> slow fade *12/ Let's Walk (6:39) - bass starts> midtempo jam> swings uptempo> guitar solo> slow fade
Recent airplay
East Of The River
Clean Copper Radio — Nov 03, 2017
East Of The River
National Treasure — Oct 30, 2017
East Of The River
Music Casserole — Oct 14, 2017
East Of The River
Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics — Sep 14, 2017
Stomp The Roaches
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 07, 2017
Charting
2017-08-31 — 2017-11-02
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | East Of The River | ||
| 2. | You Don't Know What Love Is | ||
| 3. | Take Five | ||
| 4. | Before The Storm | ||
| 5. | Akoben | ||
| 6. | Step | ||
| 7. | Stanky Weed | ||
| 8. | We Need Love | ||
| 9. | Stomp The Roaches | ||
| 10. | Thought You Knew | ||
| 11. | You Don't Know What Love Is | ||
| 12. | Let's Walk |