Sunrise

Reviewed: 2018-03-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: World famous jazz clarinetist Ken Peplowski is joined by all-star jazz artists making a big band that really swings. He recorded everything live with the band. Ken liked the adrenaline rush of that style of recording. Great musicians here who respond well under the pressure of recording, but they all play with individual sounds and styles.
If You Like: Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Christian McBride Big Band
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ All I Need Is The Girl (5:26) – horns start> midtempo stroll with clarinet out front> horns kick in & swing> fade
*2/ Chege De Saudade (6:18) – horns come in slow & quiet> clarinet jumps> midtempo jam swings to fast tempo> crescendo end
3/ Estate (7:07) – clarinet starts> slow all band jam> slow fade
*4/ If I Were A Bell (7:07) – clarinet starts in duet with bass & then piano> full band uptempo swing builds to uptempo romp> fade
5/ Clarinet In Springtime (4:12) – full band blows> slow jam> quick stop
*6/ When You Wish Upon A Star (5:13) – full band blows> slow jam> crescendo & fade
*7/ The Eternal Triangle (6:26) – full band blows> uptempo swinging jam> crescendo end
8/ Spring Is Here (5:49) – full band blows> slow jam> clarinet solo> slow fade
*9/ Duet (3:20) - horns & flute start> uptempo quirky jam> quirky clarinet solo> quick stop
*10/ The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else (6:07) – full band blows> midtempo swing> uptempo rocking clarinet solo> uptempo jam solows to quirky midtempo jam> crescendo end
11/ I Like The Sunrise (6:42) – clarinet solo starts> slow jam> slow fade
12/ Come Back To Me (4:26) – full band blows> fast tempo jam> clarinet solo> crescendo end