Empathy

Reviewed: 2018-09-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
If You Like: Pharoah Sanders, Jane ira Bloom, Paul McCandless, Jan Garbarek
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Giants (6:53) – dual sax start> slow haunting jam gathers in volume> slow fade
*2/ Revolving Door (7:00) – sax starts with undulating notes> midtempo jam> sax solo soars> midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Fjord (6:58) – piano starts> midtempo jam> jaunty piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
4/ Joga Intro (1:44) – midtempo sax solo
5/ Joga (4:45) – guitar starts> midtempo jam builds in volume & intensity> fade
6/ Smoke (3:41) – piano starts> slow jam with female vocalization> slow fade
7/ Two Sided (7:45) – piano starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings into uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Thin Line (6:13) – piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
9/ What Will Happen (5:08) – sax starts> slow haunting jam> piano solo> midtempo jam swells in volume> quick fade
*10/ Empathy (5:05) – sax starts> uptempo jam with female vocalization> sax solo soars> midtempo jam, like a song without words> quick fade
**11/ Leap Of Faith (5:38) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop