Alexander, Joey / Eclipse
Album: Eclipse   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Alexander, Joey   Added:Jun 2018
Label:Motema Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-06-18 Pull Date: 2018-08-20 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 12 Aug 5 Jul 29 Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 05, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Fourteen
4. Jul 27, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Eclipse
2. Aug 09, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Fourteen
5. Jul 21, 2018: Music Casserole
Moment's Notice
3. Aug 02, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Faithful
6. Jul 12, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Fourteen

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-06-15
Reviewed: 2018-05-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Eclipse is a wonderful third outing by Alexander. There is a nice range of tempos and feels, reflective moments and dramatic displays of virtuosity, and even moments of free group improvisation. Alexander is a confident and creative player that has a trio that converses with trust and respect. Adding the amazing sound of Joshua Redman on select tracks, and you have a magical, musical journey.
If You Like: Benny Green, Wynton Kelly, Herbie Hancock (acoustic)
Track Review (favorites denoted by *)
1/ Bali (5:02) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> jam> quick stop
*2/ Faithful (9:04) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
3/ Draw Me Nearer (4:38) - piano starts> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> quick stop
*4/ Moment’s Notice (6:31) – piano starts slow & swings to uptempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
5/ Blackbird (4:58) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**6/ Eclipse (10:23) – piano starts slow> slow jam builds to midtempo, then gets interesting: flurries of notes with intersecting instruments> uptempo jam> slow fade
**7/ Fourteen (8:04) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sizzling sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
8/ The Very Thought Of You (5:32) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow fade
*9/ Space (7:59) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam, then mellows to midtempo> piano/drum duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
*10/ Time Remembered (5:59) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings uptempo then mellows into slow jam> quick fade
11/ Peace (5:19) – piano starts, slow & stately> slow jam> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Bali   6. Eclipse
2. Faithful   7. Fourteen
3. Draw Me Nearer   8. The Very Thought Of You
4. Moment's Notice   9. Space
5. Blackbird   10. Time Remembered
  11. Peace