| Romus, Rent / Deciduous Midwestern Edition Vol. 1 |
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| Album: | Deciduous Midwestern Edition Vol. 1 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Romus, Rent | Added: | May 2018 | |
| Label: | Edgetone Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-06-07 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 17 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 08, 2022: | Rebop Presencing | 4. | Jul 17, 2018: | ad hoc variety show Skyboat Gliding, Presencing | |
| 2. | Aug 04, 2021: | ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018) Skyboat Gliding, Presencing | 5. | Jul 14, 2018: | Music Casserole Simo-Casting | |
| 3. | Jul 19, 2018: | Butter and Jams Presencing | 6. | Jul 10, 2018: | Bloop & Quack Simo-Casting |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2018-05-25 | ||
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AVANT-GARDE ENSEMBLE JAZZ Rent Romus works in Oakland now, but was born in northern Michigan. Here he leads a group of fellow Midwesterners on a set of collaborative improvisations. Line up includes saxophones, wooden flutes, trumpet & baritone horn, acoustic & electric piano, bass, drums & various percussion. Somewhat “out there,” but still pretty accessible to most jazz fans. No FCC issues. 1 ** Mid-tempo. Warm, melodic phrases from the trumpet, alto sax & soprano sax go ‘round & ‘round, intertwine. A relatively pleasant, approachable piece. (4:01) 2 ** String bass intro. Snake-charmer soprano sax enters. Piano, bass, drums join too, quiet & minimal at first. It builds; gets louder. Second half is free: flutes, noises, perc. (14:03) 3 Mid-fast. Free & loose. Leads by tenor sax & trumpet. Electric piano adds a Zawinul-like fusion flavor. (6:37) 4 Mid-tempo. Scattered bits. Squawks & squeaks. Odd sounds scurrying about. (14:46) 5 * Gentle start: keys & bass, a bit of drum. At 2:30, horns join; it gets wild & loud. (10:19) 6 * Quiet hand-drum solo. Wood flute & forest sounds create a primitive scene. Saxes join after several minutes. While improvisational, maintains an impressionistic affect. (11:47) 7 Mid-slow. Independent free improv by saxes & baritone horn all mixed together. (3:55) 8 * Slow. Hesitant start. Finally finds a way forward. Strange but pretty cool. (3:50) 9 Slow, languid, legato. Woven saxes, trumpet, piano. Gets faster, louder, anxious. (8:09) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Presencing | 5. | The Restless Seldom Get Weary | |||
| 2. | Skyboat Gliding | 6. | Simo-Casting | |||
| 3. | Hammer, Forge | 7. | Within The Time | |||
| 4. | Shell Games | 8. | The Dream Imagined | |||
| 9. | Argus Fargus | |||||