| Meurkens, Hendrik & Bill Cunliffe / Cabin In The Sky |
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| Album: | Cabin In The Sky | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Meurkens, Hendrik & Bill Cunliffe | Added: | Jun 2018 | |
| Label: | Height Advantage | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-07-11 | Pull Date: | 2018-09-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Jul 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 13, 2018: | ad hoc variety show part two Speak Low | 4. | Aug 17, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Cabin In The Sky | |
| 2. | Aug 30, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Speak Low | 5. | Aug 11, 2018: | Music Casserole Speak Low | |
| 3. | Aug 24, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Invitation | 6. | Jul 27, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Young And Fine |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-07-01 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-07-02 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: Meurkens, harmonica, and Bill Cunliffe, piano, are two widely respected musicians on their instruments. They have come together for the first time to display their creativity on a wide-ranging selection of material from both jazz and popular culture on their new album If You Like: Toots Thielemans, Bill Evans Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Cabin In The Sky (4:29) – piano starts> midtempo duet> harmonica solo> piano solo> midtempo duet> fade 2/ Afternoon (5:03) – synth strings start> slow duet> harmonica solo> slow fade *3/ Miyako (4:46) – piano starts> slow duet> gorgeous piano solo> harmonica solo> slow duet> slow fade *4/ Young And Fine (4:26) – harmonica/piano starts> uptempo duet> piano solo> harmonica solo> uptempo duet> quick fade 5/ You Don’t Know (3:38) – harmonica starts> midtempo hesitating duet> harmonica solo> piano solo> quick fade **6/ Invitation (5:04) – piano starts> uptempo duet> harmonica solo> piano solo> uptempo duet> fade *7/ Time To say Goodbye (4:49) – piano starts> uptempo duet> harmonica solo> piano solo> fade 8/ Ode To Billie Joe (5:05) – piano starts> slow bluesy duet builds to midtempo> piano solo> harmonica solo> fade 9/ Prague In March (6:03) –piano starts> slow duet> piano solo> harmonica solo> slow fade ***10/ Speak Low (7:37) – piano starts> midtempo duet> harmonica solo> piano solo> uptempo duet> harmonics solo> quick fade *11/ Wave (5:51) – piano starts (with riff from Smoke On The Water, of all things)> midtempo jam> harmonica solo> piano solo> slow duet> slow fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Cabin In The Sky | 6. | Invitation | |||
| 2. | Afternoon | 7. | Time To Say Goodbye | |||
| 3. | Miyako | 8. | Ode To Billie Joe | |||
| 4. | Young And Fine | 9. | Prague In March | |||
| 5. | You Don't Know | 10. | Speak Low | |||
| 11. | Wave | |||||