Hard Times
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-10-25
Reviewed 2017-10-25
Reviewed: 2017-10-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: a contemporary spin on hard bop. Herring plays stellar sax with his versatile quartet and a host of guest artists & vocalists. #7 & 8 are originals.
if You Like: Cannonball Adderley, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/Hard Work (4:43) - bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Use Me (5:47) - horns start> funky with male vocal> sax solo> guitar solo> quick stop
3/ Summertime (4:36) - fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo with male vocal>Rhodes solo> slow jam with sax on top 7 vocal interplay> fade
*4/ Hard Times (5;07) - horns start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
5/ Embraceable You (5:26) - Fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo with male vocal> sax solo> Rhodes solo> slow song> slow fade
*6/ Eastern Joy Dance (7:54) - sax starts. midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
7/ The sun Will Rise Again (6:49) - guitar starts. midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*8/ Picadilly Square (4:59) - piano starts> uptempo & swinging jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*9/ Good Morning Heartache (7:27) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade and some notes
*10/ Amsterdam After Dark (7:32) - horns start> slow tempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo> slow tempo jam> false stop> slow jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: a contemporary spin on hard bop. Herring plays stellar sax with his versatile quartet and a host of guest artists & vocalists. #7 & 8 are originals.
if You Like: Cannonball Adderley, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/Hard Work (4:43) - bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Use Me (5:47) - horns start> funky with male vocal> sax solo> guitar solo> quick stop
3/ Summertime (4:36) - fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo with male vocal>Rhodes solo> slow jam with sax on top 7 vocal interplay> fade
*4/ Hard Times (5;07) - horns start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
5/ Embraceable You (5:26) - Fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo with male vocal> sax solo> Rhodes solo> slow song> slow fade
*6/ Eastern Joy Dance (7:54) - sax starts. midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
7/ The sun Will Rise Again (6:49) - guitar starts. midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*8/ Picadilly Square (4:59) - piano starts> uptempo & swinging jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*9/ Good Morning Heartache (7:27) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade and some notes
*10/ Amsterdam After Dark (7:32) - horns start> slow tempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo> slow tempo jam> false stop> slow jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
Hard Work
No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017) — Jan 06, 2022
Use Me
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 09, 2018
Amsterdam After Dark
Music Casserole — Jan 06, 2018
Embraceable You
Clean Copper Radio Talk & Hot Topics — Dec 24, 2017
Eastern Joy Dance
Old Fart at Play — Dec 09, 2017
Eastern Joy Dance
No Cover, No Minimum — Dec 07, 2017
Charting
2017-10-29 — 2017-12-31
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 31 | 1 |
| Dec 10 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Hard Work | ||
| 2. | Use Me | ||
| 3. | Summertime | ||
| 4. | Hard Times | ||
| 5. | Embraceable You | ||
| 6. | Eastern Joy Dance | ||
| 7. | The Sun Will Rise Again | ||
| 8. | Piccadilly Square | ||
| 9. | Good Morning Heartache | ||
| 10. | Amsterdam After Dark | ||
| 11. | Phineas |