Those Were The Days
Jazz
| Jun 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-06-15
Reviewed 2018-06-15
Reviewed: 2018-06-15
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Terrific bop release. For his 8th release as a leader, everything about this recording smacks of a scrupulous efficiency. This begins with his judicious use of an organ trio format augmented with a percussionist not unlike that employed in the 1950s and '60s Blue Note organ blowing dates. Organist Kyle Koehler is splendidly emotive and orchestral, framing Weldon's muscular and exacting tenor tone with a soft glow, propelled by the gentle loping rhythm of drummer Colby Inzer.
If You Like: Lou Donaldson, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Love Won't Let Me Wait (6:12) – organ starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> uptempo jam mellows to midtempo> crescendo end
2/ Strangers In The Night (5:54) – organ starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*3/ Sunny V (6:40) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> organ solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end & fade
4/ Where Is Love (4:32) – organ starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam & fade
**5/ Rosetta (6:38) – drums start> uptempo jam> sizzling sax solo> organ solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & quick fade
6/ Walk On By (5:53) – organ starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*7/ This Is Always (4:04) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
**8/ The Sermon (8:33) – organ starts> rocking uptempo jam> swinging organ solo> muscular sax solo> whaling drum solo> uptempo jam lowly mellows to midtempo & fades
*9/ Those Were The Days (8:23) – organ starts slow> slow jam> sax solo swings to midtempo jam> organ solo swings to uptempo jam & slows to midtempo & fades
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Terrific bop release. For his 8th release as a leader, everything about this recording smacks of a scrupulous efficiency. This begins with his judicious use of an organ trio format augmented with a percussionist not unlike that employed in the 1950s and '60s Blue Note organ blowing dates. Organist Kyle Koehler is splendidly emotive and orchestral, framing Weldon's muscular and exacting tenor tone with a soft glow, propelled by the gentle loping rhythm of drummer Colby Inzer.
If You Like: Lou Donaldson, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Love Won't Let Me Wait (6:12) – organ starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> uptempo jam mellows to midtempo> crescendo end
2/ Strangers In The Night (5:54) – organ starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*3/ Sunny V (6:40) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> organ solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end & fade
4/ Where Is Love (4:32) – organ starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam & fade
**5/ Rosetta (6:38) – drums start> uptempo jam> sizzling sax solo> organ solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & quick fade
6/ Walk On By (5:53) – organ starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*7/ This Is Always (4:04) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
**8/ The Sermon (8:33) – organ starts> rocking uptempo jam> swinging organ solo> muscular sax solo> whaling drum solo> uptempo jam lowly mellows to midtempo & fades
*9/ Those Were The Days (8:23) – organ starts slow> slow jam> sax solo swings to midtempo jam> organ solo swings to uptempo jam & slows to midtempo & fades
Recent airplay
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No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018) — Sep 05, 2021
The Sermon
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The Sermon
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Walk On By
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 02, 2018
Rosetta
No Cover, No Minimum — Jul 12, 2018
Rosetta
Old fart at Play — Jul 09, 2018
Charting
2018-06-18 — 2018-08-20
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 19 | 1 |
| Aug 5 | 2 |
| Jul 15 | 2 |
| Jul 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Love Won't Let Me Wait | ||
| 2. | Strangers In The Night | ||
| 3. | Sunny V | ||
| 4. | Where Is Love | ||
| 5. | Rosetta | ||
| 6. | Walk On By | ||
| 7. | This Is Always | ||
| 8. | The Sermon | ||
| 9. | Those Were The Days |