| Otomo, Takaaki / New Kid In Town |
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| Album: | New Kid In Town | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Otomo, Takaaki | Added: | Dec 2017 | |
| Label: | Troy Music Service | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-12-31 | Pull Date: | 2018-03-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 4 | Feb 25 | Feb 18 | Jan 7 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 02, 2018: | Traditions Rush Hour | 4. | Jan 06, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Repetition | |
| 2. | Feb 23, 2018: | Traditions Django | 5. | Jan 05, 2018: | Traditions Evening Glow | |
| 3. | Feb 17, 2018: | Music Casserole Mars | 6. | Dec 31, 2017: | Clean Copper Radio People |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2017-12-15 | ||
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Reviewed: 2017-12-15 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: a fairytale story come true: the kid was just discovered in a restaurant. This disc is stunning, marked by engaging and energiziing dynamics. Mostly covers, including two planets by Holst. The trio is evenly matched and together produce magic! If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Earl Hines, John Hicks, Tommy Flanagan Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Evening Glow (6:23) - piano starts slow and swings to uptempo jam> crescendo end *2/ New Kid In Town (5:00) - piano starts> prancing midtempo jam with cascades of notes swings to uptempo romp> quick stop *3/ Django (5:13) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/ LullWater (6:06) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo, slows, then swings out> quick fade *5/ Repetition (5:22) - piano starts> midtempo jam swings to fast tempo> slows to midtempo> quick fade *6/ People (5:01) - piano starts. slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> fade 7/ Mars (5:57) - drums starts bolero-like> midtempo jam> rocking piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end 8/ Grandma's Song (4:09) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings to midtempo> piano solo> bass solo> mid tempo jam quick fade *9/ In Your Own Sweet Way (7:03) - piano starts> swings to uptempojam> piano solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> drums/piano trade off short solod> uptempo jam> fade 10/ To You (6:01) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade *11/ Rush Hour (3:31) - drums/piano start> fast tempo jam> lighning fast piano solo> bass solo> rocking fast jam> quick stop 12/ Venus (5:09) - piano starts> slow tempo solo eventually joined by bass> quick stop | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Evening Glow | 7. | Mars | |||
| 2. | New Kid In Town | 8. | Grandma's Song | |||
| 3. | Django | 9. | In Your Own Sweet Way | |||
| 4. | Lullwater | 10. | To You | |||
| 5. | Repetition | 11. | Rush Hour | |||
| 6. | People | 12. | Venus |