| Dixon, Rob Trio, The / Coast To Crossroads |
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| Album: | Coast To Crossroads | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Dixon, Rob Trio, The | Added: | Jul 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-07-27 | Pull Date: | 2018-09-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 23 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 | Jul 29 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 21, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Yo | 4. | Aug 30, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics 87 Mph | |
| 2. | Sep 20, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Wishing Well | 5. | Aug 23, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio California Love, Wishing Well | |
| 3. | Sep 06, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Wishing Well | 6. | Aug 19, 2018: | Hot Probs Nag Champa |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-07-17 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-07-17 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: the saxophonist’s latest features Dixon fronting an all-star ensemble. Alternating between hard-hitting funk jams and soulful blues shuffles, this disc offers listeners a masterclass in groove-based jazz. On a side note: guitarist Hunter uses custom-made seven- and eight-string guitars, & developed a method of playing melodies, chords, and bass simultaneously. He then runs his guitar through a Fender Vibratone Leslie amplifier, which produces a tone eerily similar to the Hammond organ, which has a prominent feature here. When I mention organ or bass, it is really Hunter on guitar. If You Like: Hank Crawford, Kirk Whalum, George Howard, Jimmy Smith, Trombone Shorty Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Yo (5:45) – bass/drums start> midtempo funk jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> trombone solo> drum/bass duet> quick stop 2/ Memphis Bus Stop (5:30) – drums start> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade *3/ Millions (5:29) – guitar starts> rocking uptempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop *4/ California Love (6:29) – guitar with organ sound starts> slow jam, like a funeral dirge> organ solo> sax solo> slow hesitating jam slow fade 5/ San Leandro (5:15) – bass/drums start> uptempo funky jam> grooving sax solo> trombone solo> crescendo end & cymbals *6/ Wishing Well (5:36) – gu7 builds to a midtempo funky jam with honking sax slows to slow crescendo & fades 7/ Black Mountain (4:58) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> organ solo> quick fade & stop *8/ Nag Champa (2;29) – drums start> uptempo funky jam> wailing sax solo> bass/drums duet> uptempo jam> quick stop *9/ Flat Tire Blues (4:04) – organ starts> midtempo strutting jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> organ solo> organ/sax duet gets mellow> quick stop *10/ 87 MPH (1:43) – organ starts quietly & fades in> rocking uptempo jam> crescendo end 11/ It Could Happen To You (2:39) – sax solo starts slow with cascading notes> slow solo & fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Yo | 6. | Wishing Well | |||
| 2. | Memphis Bus Stop | 7. | Black Mountain | |||
| 3. | Millions | 8. | Nag Champa | |||
| 4. | California Love | 9. | Flat Tire Blues | |||
| 5. | San Leandro | 10. | 87 Mph | |||
| 11. | It Could Happen To You | |||||