| As Is - Featuring Alan & Stacey Schulman / Here's To Life |
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| Album: | Here's To Life | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | As Is - Featuring Alan & Stacey Schulman | Added: | Mar 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-04-08 | Pull Date: | 2018-06-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 10 | Jun 3 | Apr 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 15 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 08, 2018: | Traditions Navin's Ditty | 4. | Apr 21, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Street Life | |
| 2. | Jun 01, 2018: | Traditions Willow Weep For Me | 5. | Apr 20, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Willow Weep For Me | |
| 3. | Apr 28, 2018: | Old Fart at Play A Night In Tunisia | 6. | Apr 19, 2018: | Sound Landscapes When October Goes |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-03-30 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-03-30 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: This jazz duo presents a broad spectrum of musical expressions, rooted in breezy guitar riffs and the refined vocalese of Stacey Schulman. The tracks bridge together jazz traditions with modern forms of musical phrasing, showing a preference for being lean and smooth. The songs surge a brightness that is veritably contagious, interlacing swing, bossa nova, and torchlight blues, with interesting arrangements of old chestnuts from different genres. If You Like: Annie Ross, Flora Purim, Tal Farlow, Joao Gilberto Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ In The Name Of Love (3:37) – bass starts> uptempo scat singing leads into song> guitar solo> song> quick fade *2/ A Night In Tunisia (3:54) – guitar/percussion starts> slow song with bossa vibe swings to midtempo> quick stop *3/ La Belle Dame Sans Regrets (5:27) – guitar starts slow & quiet> slow sultry song in French> quick fade 4/ It Ain’t Necessarily Too Late For Love (5:55) – harmonica starts> slow sultry bluesy song segues into two pop gems> slow fade 5/ When October Goes (4:22) – guitar starts> slow song on lost love > fade 6/ Navin’s Ditty (1:04) – male vocal starts> uptempo scat singing over tablas> quick stop *7/ Street Life (3:36) – percussion/scat singing starts> uptempo song> quick fade on vocal 8/ Save Your Love For Me (4:57) – guitar starts> slow hesitating love song with soaring vocals> sax solo> song> crescendo & fade 9/ Some People’s Lives (4:08) – guitar starts> slow love song> fade on vocal *10/ Willow Weep For Me (4:11) – guitar starts> uptempo jam & song> quick fade *11/ Overjoyed (3:55) – guitar starts> midtempo love song> fade on vocal 12/ Here’s To Life (4:48) – strings start> slow song> slow fade | ||
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