Floating In Winter
Jazz
| Aug 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-23
Reviewed 2017-08-23
Reviewed: 2017-08-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: A unique approach brilliantly executed: tuba & guitar duo. Tubas aren't heard much in jazz. Here it is played beautifully in a variety of jazz styles, mostly old gems from the past and a few originals.
If You Like: Ralph Towner, Russell Malone, tom Abbs, Gerry Mulligan
Track Review (favorites denoted by *) 1/ Nobody Else But Me (5:12) - guitar starts> midtempo> quick stop *2/ So Danca Samba (4:05) - guitar starts. uptempo> quick stop 3/ Children Of Sanchez (4:48) - percussion-like guitar> uptempo> crescendo end *4/ Winter (4:43) - guitar starts> languorous, like a fog floating in> slow fade *5/ News From Blueport (4:14) - guitar starts> uptempo like a Mardi Gras party for two> quick 3> slows to fade *8/ In Walked bud (3:43) - tuba starts> uptempo bop> quick fade 9/ Blue Daniel (4:01) - tuba starts> slow tempo slides to midtempo> quick fade *10/ Look To The Sky (4:43) - tuba starts> midtempo> guitar solo goes uptempo> fade *11/ Blue Monk (4:00) - tuba starts> midtempo> fade *12/ Two For The Road (3:41) - tuba starts> slow tempo> fade 13/ Land of Make Believe (5:33) - guitar starts> uptempo> fade 14/ Jamie (4:26) - guitar starts> slow tempo> slow fade *15/ Festive Minor (4:13) - tuba starts. slow tempo> quick stop followed by bass note and basset howls
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: A unique approach brilliantly executed: tuba & guitar duo. Tubas aren't heard much in jazz. Here it is played beautifully in a variety of jazz styles, mostly old gems from the past and a few originals.
If You Like: Ralph Towner, Russell Malone, tom Abbs, Gerry Mulligan
Track Review (favorites denoted by *) 1/ Nobody Else But Me (5:12) - guitar starts> midtempo> quick stop *2/ So Danca Samba (4:05) - guitar starts. uptempo> quick stop 3/ Children Of Sanchez (4:48) - percussion-like guitar> uptempo> crescendo end *4/ Winter (4:43) - guitar starts> languorous, like a fog floating in> slow fade *5/ News From Blueport (4:14) - guitar starts> uptempo like a Mardi Gras party for two> quick 3> slows to fade *8/ In Walked bud (3:43) - tuba starts> uptempo bop> quick fade 9/ Blue Daniel (4:01) - tuba starts> slow tempo slides to midtempo> quick fade *10/ Look To The Sky (4:43) - tuba starts> midtempo> guitar solo goes uptempo> fade *11/ Blue Monk (4:00) - tuba starts> midtempo> fade *12/ Two For The Road (3:41) - tuba starts> slow tempo> fade 13/ Land of Make Believe (5:33) - guitar starts> uptempo> fade 14/ Jamie (4:26) - guitar starts> slow tempo> slow fade *15/ Festive Minor (4:13) - tuba starts. slow tempo> quick stop followed by bass note and basset howls
Recent airplay
Look To The Sky
Music Casserole — Nov 11, 2017
Blue Daniel
Old Fart at Play — Sep 23, 2017
Landd Of Make Believe
Music Casserole — Sep 23, 2017
Nobody Else But Me
Rebop — Sep 22, 2017
Blue Monk
Old Fart at Play — Sep 16, 2017
In Walked Bud
Old Fart at Play — Sep 16, 2017
Charting
2017-09-08 — 2017-11-10
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Nobody Else But Me | ||
| 2. | So Danco Samba | ||
| 3. | Children Of Sanchez | ||
| 4. | Winter | ||
| 5. | News From Blueport | ||
| 6. | A Slow Hot Wind | ||
| 7. | Floating | ||
| 8. | In Walked Bud | ||
| 9. | Blue Daniel | ||
| 10. | Look To The Sky | ||
| 11. | Blue Monk | ||
| 12. | Two For The Road | ||
| 13. | Landd Of Make Believe | ||
| 14. | Jamie | ||
| 15. | Festive Minor |