Rev

Reviewed: 2017-11-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: straight ahead contemporary progressive jazz. Cervini is a robust drummer with a forceful presence and his band is top notch. Plus they write their own compositions. All originals except three. Ballads & hard-driving swing. A Radiohead cover.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Billy Higgins, Paul Desmond, JJ Johnson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ The Libertine (7:03) - drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> sax solo> jam> quick end
*2/ Granada Bus (5:46) - piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> jam> swininging piano solo> sax solo> jam> quick stop
3/ No Rain (6:27) - drums start> midtempo jam> trombone solo> jam swings uptempo> sax solo> jam> quick fade
*4/ Rev (3:26) - sax starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
5/ The Daily Mail (4:57) - piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> jam builds in intensity> slow fade
*6/ Pennies From Heaven (6:54) - bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> jam> quick fade
*7/ Ranthem (4:38) - bass starts> uptempo jam> sax solo swings to fast tempo jam> quick stop
8/ Arc of Instability (9:31) - horns start> slow tempo jam> piano solo> trombone solo> quick stop