Stylles, J C / Blakey Grease
Album: Blakey Grease   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Stylles, J C   Added:Oct 2017
Label:American Showplace Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-12-31 Pull Date: 2018-03-04 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 4 Feb 18 Jan 28 Jan 14 Jan 7
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 02, 2018: Traditions
Stretching
4. Jan 11, 2018: No Cover, No Mo'
United
2. Feb 17, 2018: Music Casserole
Ping Pong
5. Jan 05, 2018: Traditions
One By One
3. Jan 27, 2018: I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Ping Pong
6. Dec 31, 2017: Clean Copper Radio
Hammerhead

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-29
Review: 2017-12-29
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar guitarist and his superb quintet pay tribute to Art Blakey in this smoldering set of hard bop.
If You Like: Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter
Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Hammerhead (6:42) - guitar starts> hesitating midtempo jam> guitar solo swings into a groove> sax solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Ping Pong (6:12) - organ starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> slow fade swings uptempo briefly & fades
3/ Yama (6:51) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> guitar solo> sax solo> slow tempo jam> fade
*4/ United (5:04) - organ starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Hipsippy Blues (6:12) - organ starts> midtempo strut> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end & two notes
*6/ Stretching (4:16) - sax starts> lightning fast tempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> fast jam> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
*7/ Pensativa (5:11) - guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> fade
*8/ One By One (5:51) - organ starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. Hammerhead   5. Hipsippy Blues
2. Ping Pong   6. Stretching
3. Yama   7. Pensativa
4. United   8. One By One