Blue Maqams
World
| Oct 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-11-07
Reviewed 2017-11-07
Reviewed: 2017-11-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: gorgeous interplay of middle east meets west. Brahem plays oud with two old jazz masters on the rhythm section and fusion multi-instrumentalist Bates on piano. Traditional music from Arab culture fuses with traditional jazz elements with occasional solos and duets highlighting subtle intelligent conversations between oud & piano
If You Like: Collin Walcott, Egberto Gismonti, Dhafer Youssef
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Opening Day (7:01) - oud starts, slow and quiet> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> quick fade
*2/ La Nuit (10:29) - oud starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> piano/oud duet swings to uptempo jam> fade
3/ Blue Maqams (8:42) - drums start> slow tempo jam> oud solo> piano solo> quick stop
*4/ Bahia (8:46) - oud starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ La Passante (4:06) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade
*6/ Bom Dia Rio (9:24) - oud starts> slow tempo jam with Arabic singing swings to uptempo jam> piano solo> Jam> bass solo> oud solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Persepolis's Mirage (8:07) - oud starts> slow tempooff-kilter jam> piano solo with heavy notes> oud solo> piano solo with light notes swings into uptempo & swinging jam> slows at end to stop
8/ The Recovered Road To Al-Sham (9:27) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> fade
*9/ bass/oud starts. uptempo jam with Arabic singing> piano solo> oud solo> uptempo jam> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: gorgeous interplay of middle east meets west. Brahem plays oud with two old jazz masters on the rhythm section and fusion multi-instrumentalist Bates on piano. Traditional music from Arab culture fuses with traditional jazz elements with occasional solos and duets highlighting subtle intelligent conversations between oud & piano
If You Like: Collin Walcott, Egberto Gismonti, Dhafer Youssef
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Opening Day (7:01) - oud starts, slow and quiet> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> quick fade
*2/ La Nuit (10:29) - oud starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> piano/oud duet swings to uptempo jam> fade
3/ Blue Maqams (8:42) - drums start> slow tempo jam> oud solo> piano solo> quick stop
*4/ Bahia (8:46) - oud starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ La Passante (4:06) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade
*6/ Bom Dia Rio (9:24) - oud starts> slow tempo jam with Arabic singing swings to uptempo jam> piano solo> Jam> bass solo> oud solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Persepolis's Mirage (8:07) - oud starts> slow tempooff-kilter jam> piano solo with heavy notes> oud solo> piano solo with light notes swings into uptempo & swinging jam> slows at end to stop
8/ The Recovered Road To Al-Sham (9:27) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> fade
*9/ bass/oud starts. uptempo jam with Arabic singing> piano solo> oud solo> uptempo jam> fade
Recent airplay
Unexpected Outcome
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Bahia
No Cover, No Minimum — Dec 07, 2017
La Nuit
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Unexpected Outcome, La Passante
Old Fart at Play — Nov 23, 2017
Persepolis's Mirage
Music Casserole — Nov 18, 2017
Charting
2017-11-12 — 2018-01-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 31 | 2 |
| Dec 10 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Opening Day | ||
| 2. | La Nuit | ||
| 3. | Blue Maqams | ||
| 4. | Bahia | ||
| 5. | La Passante | ||
| 6. | Bom Dia Rio | ||
| 7. | Persepolis's Mirage | ||
| 8. | The Recovered Road To Al-Sham | ||
| 9. | Unexpected Outcome |