Agrima

Reviewed:2017-12-29
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar jazz fusion power trio creates more sound than many quintets with just sax, guitar & drums. Never a dull momen!. They also fuse some ethnic vibrations into the mix.
If You Like: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Egberto Gismonti, Jon Hassell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Alap (2:22) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade
2/ Snap (9:15) - sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> fade
*3/ Showcase (6:04) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Agrima (7:47) - guitar starts> fast tempo jam with rock vibe> guitar solo with electronics> midtempo jam swings to fast tempo> guitar solo> fast tempo jam> quick fade
*5/ sax starts> slow tempo jam with middle eastern vibe> sax solo swings uptempo & then mellows into midtempo jam> drum solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
6/ Rasikapriya (6:54) - sax starts> uptempo jam slows to midtempo space jam> sax solo> midtempo jam builds to uptempo swinging wild jam> rocking guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Revati (14:33) - bass starts> free jazz space jam> melody shift to midtempo middle eastern jam> swings into uptempo jam> sax solo> fast tempo jam> false stop> guitar/ percussion duet> tabla solo> uptempo jam> fade
8/ sax starts> uptempo off-kilter jam> guitar solo> sax solo> guitar solo> sax solo slows to midtempo jam & swings back to uptempo off-kilter jam> quick stop