Parable, The
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-30
Reviewed 2017-12-30
Reviewed: 2017-12-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: excellent contemporary bop/fusion set fronted by (surprise!) the former drummer from Smashing Pumpkins.
If You Like: Chick Corea (electric), Chris Potter, Billy Cobham
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Horus And The Pharoah (6:17) - sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> electric piano solo> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> fade
*2/ The Parable (6:49) - drums/sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> electric piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
3/ Thoughts Of Days Long Past (4:10) - electric piano starts. slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam> fade
*4/ El Born (6:09) - drums start> uptempo jam> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Magick Moon (4:51) - Fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> fade
*6/ Dance Of The Grebe (7:39) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> wild clarinet solo> short wild Rhodes solo to fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: excellent contemporary bop/fusion set fronted by (surprise!) the former drummer from Smashing Pumpkins.
If You Like: Chick Corea (electric), Chris Potter, Billy Cobham
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Horus And The Pharoah (6:17) - sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> electric piano solo> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> fade
*2/ The Parable (6:49) - drums/sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> electric piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
3/ Thoughts Of Days Long Past (4:10) - electric piano starts. slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam> fade
*4/ El Born (6:09) - drums start> uptempo jam> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Magick Moon (4:51) - Fender Rhodes starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> fade
*6/ Dance Of The Grebe (7:39) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> wild clarinet solo> short wild Rhodes solo to fade
Recent airplay
Thoughts Of Days Long Past
Sound Landscapes (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2018) — Mar 31, 2022
The Parable
Old Fart at Play — Mar 03, 2018
Thoughts Of Days Long Past
Sound Landscapes — Mar 01, 2018
The Parable
Music Casserole — Feb 17, 2018
Horus And The Pharoah
Hot Probs — Feb 13, 2018
Dance Of The Grebe
Clean Copper Radio — Jan 02, 2018
Charting
2017-12-31 — 2018-03-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 4 | 2 |
| Feb 18 | 2 |
| Jan 7 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Horus And The Pharoah | ||
| 2. | The Parable | ||
| 3. | Thoughts Of Days Long Past | ||
| 4. | El Born | ||
| 5. | Magick Moon | ||
| 6. | Dance Of The Grebe |