| Mason, Elliot & Cre8tion / Before, Now, & After |
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| Album: | Before, Now, & After | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mason, Elliot & Cre8tion | Added: | Mar 2018 | |
| Label: | Archival Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-03-26 | Pull Date: | 2018-05-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 6 | Apr 29 | Apr 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 05, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Passion Dance | 3. | Apr 06, 2018: | Sound Landscapes Before, Now, & After | |
| 2. | Apr 28, 2018: | Music Casserole Let Me Ask You Something | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-03-23 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-03-23 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: Mason is a veteran of the Jazz At Lincoln Center orchestra. Here he takes jazz in a different direction with his quintet, including his wife on vocals Together, all five musicians make for a fluid and fascinating unit. Working with a mixture of originals and tweaked classics connected to themes of influence, engagement, and extension through personal growth, the quintet truly finds itself in its element. Joe Lovano guests on #5 & 6. If You Like: JJ Johnson, Steve Turre, Flora Purim Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Before, Now & After (10:43) – piano starts> slow jam with female scat vocal swings to midtempo> trombone, piano solo and swing uptempo> female song slows down to fade *2/ Caravan (7:52) – drums start> midtempo jam hesitates, then swings forward> swinging solos from guest trumpet & drums/piano> midtempo jam> slow fade 3/ Vulnerable (7:15) – piano starts> slow jam> trombone solo> bass solo> slow jam with female scat vocals> fade *4/ Passion Dance (8:24) – piano starts> midtempo jam with female scat vocals> guest trumpet solo swings uptempo> trombone solo> uptempo jam with female scat vocals slows to fade 5/ & Then There Were <3 (3:22) – uptempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> quick fade *6/ Resolution (7:52) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> wild trombone solo> midtempo jam> fade 7/ In A Sentimental Mood (4:31) – piano starts> slow song> trombone solo interspersed with song> fade *8/ Let Me Ask You Something (7:06) – piano starts> slow song> pause> uptempo song> trombone solo> swinging piano solo> scat singing over trombone> uptempo jam> slows to midtempo song then swings to uptempo jam & song> slow fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Before, Now, & After | 5. | & Then There Were <3 | |||
| 2. | Caravan | 6. | Resolution | |||
| 3. | Vulnerable | 7. | In A Sentimental Mood | |||
| 4. | Passion Dance | 8. | Let Me Ask You Something |