Charlap, Bill Trio / Uptown Downtown
| Album: | Uptown Downtown | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Charlap, Bill Trio | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Impulse Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-09-27 | Pull Date: | 2017-11-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 26 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 15, 2022: | Music Casserole
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Uptown, Downtown |
4. | Oct 24, 2017: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most |
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| 2. | Jan 06, 2022: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017)
Uptown, Downtown |
5. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Sophisticated Lady |
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| 3. | Nov 23, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Uptown, Downtown |
6. | Sep 29, 2017: | Rebop
Curtains |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed: 2017-09-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: after 20 years together, this trio is just hitting their stride. Here their chemistry is on full display. Impeccable playing with a touch of whimsy thrown in, outstanding solos. All covers taken to new heights.
If You Like: Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, Dick Hyman
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Curtains (7:00) - piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo> quick stop 2/ piano starts> slow tempo & meditative> slow fade *3/ strutting piano starts> midtempo jam> soaring piano solo> quick stop *4/ piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> quick stop *5/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings to midtempo and slows again> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop *7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> crescendo end 8/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade *9/ piano solo starts slow, swings to midtempo, then settles into midtempo off-kilter & stops
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: after 20 years together, this trio is just hitting their stride. Here their chemistry is on full display. Impeccable playing with a touch of whimsy thrown in, outstanding solos. All covers taken to new heights.
If You Like: Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, Dick Hyman
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Curtains (7:00) - piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo> quick stop 2/ piano starts> slow tempo & meditative> slow fade *3/ strutting piano starts> midtempo jam> soaring piano solo> quick stop *4/ piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> quick stop *5/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings to midtempo and slows again> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop *7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> crescendo end 8/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade *9/ piano solo starts slow, swings to midtempo, then settles into midtempo off-kilter & stops
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