Live @ Savanna Jazz
Jazz
| Sep 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-09-11
Reviewed 2018-09-11
Reviewed: 2018-09-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The always engaging combo that knows how to kick it out like a big band. Recorded live at a top Silicon Valley jazz club, all the right snap, crackle and pop is in the air as they mix their originals with war horses. A real jazzbo dream date, the special sauce is flying as these cool school swingers heat up the night.
If You Like: Christian McBride Big Band, Duke Ellington Small Band, Count Basie & the Kansas City 7
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Tanga (5:06) – (spoken word) drums start> uptempo jam > spirited sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Nostalgia In Times Square (5:56) – (brief count) full band uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
3/ One Note Samba (4:30) – full band uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Chelsea Bridge (6:09) – horns start> slow jam> clarinet solo> slow jam> slow fade
**5/ King Porter Stomp (5:16) – vibes star> uptempo swinging jam> vibes solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo rocking jam> quick stop
6/ Homage (4:21) – guitar starts> midtempo jam with a martial beat> guitar solo> midtempo jam> guitar solo> fade
*7/ Little Did I Dream (4:47) – (countdown) uptempo mellow swinging jam> trombone solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Get Happy (4:00) – guitar starts> uptempo jam with Latin vibe> pause> bass/vibes duet at lightning speed> fast jam> crescendo end
9/ In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (3:32) -guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*10/ The Wind (5:24) – horns start> slow jam> slow fade
11/ Sorta Blue (5:19) – cymbals start> midtempo jam> vibes solo> trombone solo> sax solo> uptempo jam slows to fade
12/ Linda’s Waltz (4:10) – full band start> midtempo jam> vibes solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*13/ Theme For An Imaginary Sitcom (4:28) – guitar sarts> uptempo jam with Dixieland vibe> trumpet solo> vibes solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
14/The Mooche (3:46) – full band starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
**15/ Bandstand Boogie (4:29) – (countdown) sax starts> swinging uptempo jam> rocking uptempo trumpet solo> soaring sax solo> trombone solo> vibes solo> guitar solo> bass solo> pause> uptempo jam> drum solo>
*16/ Figure 8 (3:42) - (countdown) horns start> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The always engaging combo that knows how to kick it out like a big band. Recorded live at a top Silicon Valley jazz club, all the right snap, crackle and pop is in the air as they mix their originals with war horses. A real jazzbo dream date, the special sauce is flying as these cool school swingers heat up the night.
If You Like: Christian McBride Big Band, Duke Ellington Small Band, Count Basie & the Kansas City 7
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Tanga (5:06) – (spoken word) drums start> uptempo jam > spirited sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Nostalgia In Times Square (5:56) – (brief count) full band uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
3/ One Note Samba (4:30) – full band uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Chelsea Bridge (6:09) – horns start> slow jam> clarinet solo> slow jam> slow fade
**5/ King Porter Stomp (5:16) – vibes star> uptempo swinging jam> vibes solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo rocking jam> quick stop
6/ Homage (4:21) – guitar starts> midtempo jam with a martial beat> guitar solo> midtempo jam> guitar solo> fade
*7/ Little Did I Dream (4:47) – (countdown) uptempo mellow swinging jam> trombone solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Get Happy (4:00) – guitar starts> uptempo jam with Latin vibe> pause> bass/vibes duet at lightning speed> fast jam> crescendo end
9/ In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (3:32) -guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*10/ The Wind (5:24) – horns start> slow jam> slow fade
11/ Sorta Blue (5:19) – cymbals start> midtempo jam> vibes solo> trombone solo> sax solo> uptempo jam slows to fade
12/ Linda’s Waltz (4:10) – full band start> midtempo jam> vibes solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*13/ Theme For An Imaginary Sitcom (4:28) – guitar sarts> uptempo jam with Dixieland vibe> trumpet solo> vibes solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
14/The Mooche (3:46) – full band starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
**15/ Bandstand Boogie (4:29) – (countdown) sax starts> swinging uptempo jam> rocking uptempo trumpet solo> soaring sax solo> trombone solo> vibes solo> guitar solo> bass solo> pause> uptempo jam> drum solo>
*16/ Figure 8 (3:42) - (countdown) horns start> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
Figure 8
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 25, 2019
Tanga
Music Casserole — Dec 01, 2018
Tanga
Hanging in the bone yard — Nov 23, 2018
Sorta Blue, The Wind
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Nov 13, 2018
Little Did I Dream
A Night on the Roof — Oct 25, 2018
King Porter Stomp
Clean Copper Radio — Oct 24, 2018
Charting
2018-09-23 — 2018-11-25
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Tanga | ||
| 2. | Nostalgia In Times Square | ||
| 3. | One Note Samba | ||
| 4. | Chelsea Bridge | ||
| 5. | King Porter Stomp | ||
| 6. | Homage | ||
| 7. | Little Did I Dream | ||
| 8. | Get Happy | ||
| 9. | In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed | ||
| 10. | The Wind | ||
| 11. | Sorta Blue | ||
| 12. | Linda's Waltz | ||
| 13. | Theme For An Imaginary Sitcom | ||
| 14. | The Mooche | ||
| 15. | Bandstand Boogie | ||
| 16. | Figure 8 |