Brachfeld, Andrea / If Not Now, When?
Album: If Not Now, When?   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Brachfeld, Andrea   Added:May 2018
Label:Jazzheads  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-06-07 Pull Date: 2018-08-09 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 5 Jul 29 Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8 Jun 17
Airplays: 3 1 2 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 11, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Deeply I Live
4. Aug 03, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Anima Mea
2. Aug 11, 2018: Music Casserole
Creating Space
5. Aug 03, 2018: The Modern Architect - extended Jazz
Moving Forward
3. Aug 10, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Creating Space
6. Aug 02, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Anima Mea

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-30
Reviewed: 2018-05-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Brachfeld delivers a set of music that’s pure heart and fire. She reminds us of the flute’s might and majesty in straight-ahead realms. This band finds a way to leverage different strengths on each track, but it also taps into a universal mentality across the entire date. There’s an incredibly pliant simpatico driving this music ever higher and deeper
If You Like: Hubert Laws, Eric Dolphy, Althea Rene, James Moody, Jane Ira Bloom
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ The Listening Song (5:48) – piano/flute start> uptempo jam> piano solo builds to fast tempo> soaring flute solo> fast jam> slow fade
*2/ Steppin’ (3:26) – drums start> uptempo off-kilter jam> flute solo swings to fast tempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Creating Space (5:49) – piano starts with repetitive note slow jam> bass solo> flute solo> slow jam> piano solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
4/ The Silence (5:39) – piano/flute start> midtempo jam> piano solo soars uptempo> flute solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*5/ Anima Mea (7:57) – drums with cascading piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings to midtempo jam> flute solo swings to fast tempo jam> slows to midtempo & fades
*6/ Movers And Shakers (6:23) – drums start> fast jam> flute solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick fade
7/ Deeply I Live (10:00) –bass starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Moving Forward (5:04) – flute/drums start> uptempo jam> flute solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
9/ The Opening (6:49) – flute starts> slow jam> flute/piano duet> piano solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
10/ Amazing Grace (8:14) – flute starts> slow jam> flute solo> piano solo> slow jam> bass solo> fade

Track Listing
1. The Listening Song   6. Movers And Shakers
2. Steppin'   7. Deply I Live
3. Creating Space   8. Moving Forward
4. The Silence   9. The Opening
5. Anima Mea   10. Amazing Grace