| Allison, Ben / Layers Of The City |
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| Album: | Layers Of The City | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Allison, Ben | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Sonic Camera | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-10-03 | Pull Date: | 2017-12-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Dec 3 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 8 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 02, 2017: | Music Casserole The Detective's Wife | 4. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Magic Number | |
| 2. | Nov 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Layers Of The City | 5. | Oct 07, 2017: | Old Fart at Play The Detective's Wife | |
| 3. | Oct 27, 2017: | Magic Mix Magic Number | 6. | Oct 06, 2017: | KZSU News Hour Magic Number |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2017-09-28 | ||
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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 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Magic Number | 4. | Layers Of The City | |||
| 2. | Enter The Dragon | 5. | The Detective's Wife | |||
| 3. | Ghost Ship | 6. | Blowback | |||
| 7. | Get Me Offa This Thing | |||||