Nu-Jive Perspective

Reviewed: 2018-08-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Roberts’ latest disc is the convening of five soulful beings who take the listener on a creative journey through the architecture of Troy’s original compositions. The music is an eclectic concoction of soul, funk, R&B, Latin, & gospel – all musically glued together by each player’s great sense of jazz.
If You Like: Rob Dixon,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Fame & Four Tune (7:29) – sax starts> slow hesitant jam builds to midtempo, slows, jumps to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> swings uptempo> false stop> midtempo jam> slow fade
2/ Phish HQ (1:49) – wah-wah synth starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Slideshow (7:38) – midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
*4/ Jack The Sipper (7:40) – midtempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> synth solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> pause> midtempo jam> long slow fade
5/ Professor Ghetto-Rig (5:22) – synth starts> slow jam> sax solo builds to midtempo jam> quick stop
*6/ Adamant Eve (7:45) – bass starts> slow jam builds to midtempo & slows again> guitar solo> slow jam stops & starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
7/ Avni Lane (2:13) – sax starts> slow jam> slow fade
**8/ Through The Eyes of Psychoville (10:00) – drums start> fast jam> bass/synth slide into sax solo> funky uptempo jam> guitar/synth duet> uptempo jam> piano solo swings to lightning fast> fast jam slows briefly, then crescendo end
*9/ Belle (5:36) – drums start> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
10/ Veepea-Are (2:34) – midtempo funky jam starts quiet, gets big> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*11/ Table For 5 (6:45) – electric piano/drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> electric piano solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to midtempo> slow fade