Meurkens, Hendrik & Bill Cunliffe / Cabin In The Sky
Album: Cabin In The Sky   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Meurkens, Hendrik & Bill Cunliffe   Added:Jun 2018
Label:Height Advantage  

A-File Activity
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
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-07-01
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
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