Mostly In Blue

Reviewed: 2018-02-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: With his perfectly round solo and chordal tone, Cotsirilos weaves a tight, swinging fabric that is fully integrated and readily digestible. Bop, beautifully performed. Sounds like it is straight out of Blue Note in the 60s, but all tracks are original, and there isn't a dull track amongst them.
If You Like: Kenny Burrell, JC Stylles, Wes Montgomery, Wynton Kelly
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Mostly In Blue (6:55) – piano starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> slow fade
*2/ Wes Side Blues (5:53) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> bass solo> guitar solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ I Wish I Knew (7:13) – guitar starts> slow jam> gorgeous guitar solo swings into midtempo jam> piano solo> fade
4/ Ms. Luna (6:42) – piano starts> midtempo jam> swinging guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
5/ Blue Dusk (5:19) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Crazeology (4:20) – guitar starts> fast tempo jam> lightning fast guitar solo> piano solo> fast jam> quick stop
7/ Lights Out (6:44) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo> guitar solo> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Down, Not Out (5:41) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> guitar & druns trade riffs> uptempo jam> crescendo end

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