Layers Of The City

Reviewed: 2017-09-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: Versatile bassist leads stellar quintet in a set of postbop that pushes in challenging, rhythmic directions.
If You Like: Avishai Cohen, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Magic Number (6:47) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> slow fade
2/ Enter The Dragon (8:12) - guitar/bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> wild uptempo piano solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> crescendo & space fade
3/ Ghost Ship (4:40) - bass starts> slow tempo jam> languid trumpet solo> slow jam. slow fade
*4/ Layers of The City (4:44) - bass starts> uptempo jam> keyboard solo> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
*5/ The Detective's Wife (6:18) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam, almost blues> jagged piano solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> slow jam> quick fade
6/ Blowback (5:14) - keyboard starts> midtempo jam lead by guitar/trumpet> tasty guitar solo> trumpet solo to end
*7/ Get Me Offa This Thing (5:16) - electronics start> midtempo space jam> trumpet solo> space jam> fade