I Believe In You

Reviewed: 2017-10-09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: virtuoso multi-reed player Charles Pillow teams up with a killer rhythm section to deliver old standards in a fresh new context and interpretation. The whole is definitely superior to the sum of its parts, but each part contribute on equal footing. The group is often playful.
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Rouse
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ I Believe In You (5:45) - drums start> uptempo jam with sax swings to fast tempo> drum solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> fade
*2/ Invitation (8:08) - flute starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> flute solo> bass/drum duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Trinkle, Tinkle (4:29) - drums start> midtempo jam with sax> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop & a drum roll
*4/ Quasimodo (4:56) - bass clarinet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade
5/ Just in Time (4:05) - clarinet starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> clarinet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop & a drum roll
*6/ Skylark (4:47) - clarinet starts> slow tempo jam> carinet solo> fade
7/ There Will Never Be Another You (5:00) - sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> quick stop
8/ Slow Hot Wind (5:14) - bass starts> slow tempo jam with bass flute> flute solo> slow jam> slow fade
9/ Donna Lee (2:22) - clarinet starts> uptempo jam> clarinet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*10/ Cherokee (4:01) - drums start> uptempo jam with bass clarinet> bass clarinet solo> drim solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end & big fat clarinet note