Audacity

Reviewed: 2018-06-18
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: One of jazz's most valuable sidemen, Buster Williams has flourished through many periods of changing fashions in jazz. Best known since the 1980s for his solid, dark tone and highly refined technique on the acoustic bass, he now steps out as a leader of a very talented quartet.
If You Like: Charles Mingus, Ron Carter
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Where Giants Dwell (6:43) – sax starts> cooking uptempo jam> sizzling sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
2/ Song Of The Outcasts (10:32) – piano starts, slow & ominous> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo swings into midtempo jam, then builds into uptempo> sax solo swings wild & wooly> uptempo jam> quick fade> melody shift to midtempo jam> bass solo> sax solo> midtempo jam & fade
3/ Sisko (6:38) – piano starts> midtempo jam> wailing sax solo> speedy piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
4/ Ariana Anai (4:56) – saxstarts> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Lost On 4th Avenue (8:35) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*6/ Stumblin’ (4:07) - piano starts> uptempo jam> soaring sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*7/ Triumph (8:15) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Briana (10:11) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
*9/ Audacity (6:46) – piano starts strong> midtempo rocking jam> piano solo> sax solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end