Little Giant Still Life
Jazz
| Oct 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-11-08
Reviewed 2017-11-08
Reviewed: 2017-11-08
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: fascinating experiment with 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, and a drummer. This is MODERN modern jazz! All original compositions.
If You Like: Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Avishai Cohen, Curtis Fuller
Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Champion (5:56) - trombone starts> uptempo off-kilter jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> jam > crescendo end
2/ Arcade (4;31) - horns start> uptempo jam with repetitive horn riffs> drum solo> jam> quick stop
3/ Men and Machine (3:25) - trombones start> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*4/ trumpets start> slow tempo dirge-like jam swings to midtempo with trumpets over the top> quick fade
5/ Percolator (4:09) - trumpet starts> hesitting uptempo jam> trumpet solo> cacophonous jam> quick stop
*6/ your special day (3:21) - trumpets start. uptempo jam> builds to a crescendo end
7/ Bunting (2:38) - horns start> slow cacophonous jam swings to fast tempo then sows to a crawl & builds to a crescendo end
*8/ Swing Landscape (7:15) - horns start> slow tempo jam> melody shift to midtempo jam & slows again to stop
9/ The Front Page (5:36) - horns start> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo then slows again to end
*10/ Colonial Cubism - trumpet starts> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
11/ Codetta (3:32) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
*12/ Worlds Beyond The Sky (3:28) - horns start> slow tempo jam with interplay between horns> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: fascinating experiment with 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, and a drummer. This is MODERN modern jazz! All original compositions.
If You Like: Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Avishai Cohen, Curtis Fuller
Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Champion (5:56) - trombone starts> uptempo off-kilter jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> jam > crescendo end
2/ Arcade (4;31) - horns start> uptempo jam with repetitive horn riffs> drum solo> jam> quick stop
3/ Men and Machine (3:25) - trombones start> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*4/ trumpets start> slow tempo dirge-like jam swings to midtempo with trumpets over the top> quick fade
5/ Percolator (4:09) - trumpet starts> hesitting uptempo jam> trumpet solo> cacophonous jam> quick stop
*6/ your special day (3:21) - trumpets start. uptempo jam> builds to a crescendo end
7/ Bunting (2:38) - horns start> slow cacophonous jam swings to fast tempo then sows to a crawl & builds to a crescendo end
*8/ Swing Landscape (7:15) - horns start> slow tempo jam> melody shift to midtempo jam & slows again to stop
9/ The Front Page (5:36) - horns start> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo then slows again to end
*10/ Colonial Cubism - trumpet starts> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
11/ Codetta (3:32) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
*12/ Worlds Beyond The Sky (3:28) - horns start> slow tempo jam with interplay between horns> quick stop
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Charting
2017-11-12 — 2018-01-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | 2 |
| Dec 17 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Champion | ||
| 2. | Arcade | ||
| 3. | Men And Machine | ||
| 4. | Little Giant Still Life | ||
| 5. | Percolator | ||
| 6. | Your Special Day | ||
| 7. | Bunting | ||
| 8. | Swing Landscape | ||
| 9. | The Front Page | ||
| 10. | Colonial Cubism | ||
| 11. | Codetta | ||
| 12. | Worlds Beyond The Sky |