Got A Light?

Reviewed: 2018-05-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar piano trio plays all original contemporary jazz
If You Like: Benny Green, Bobo Stenson, Oscar Peterson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Amenecer (7:13) – drone noise starts> piano> midtempo jam builds to uptempo & slows again> bass solo> uptempo jam> cascades to quick stop
*2/ Got A Light? (4:05) – piano starts hesitatingly> midtempo hesitating jam> midtempo straight ahead jam> quick stop
3/ Her New Wings (4:10) – piano starts> midtempo jam with harmonica> female vocal sings> fade
*4/ About Climbing Mountains (8:02) – piano starts. Uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam slows to slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ Mais Um (5:30) – piano starts uptempo & sprightly> fast jam> bass solo> drum solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*6/ Suspirito (5:35) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
7/ Gift Shop (3:42) – piano starts> slow jam swings uptempo> crescendo & fade
**8/ The Pepper Drinker (5:22) – cascading piano starts> uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> false stop> midtempo hesitating jam> bass solo swings into uptempo jam> quick stop
**9/ The Tightrope Walker (6:54) - piano starts. Slow jam> slow build in volume& intensity> cascading piano solo builds to midtempo & slows to fade