Combo 66
Jazz
| Oct 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-15
Reviewed 2018-10-15
Reviewed: 2018-10-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Scofield is playing music that veers back toward straight-ahead jazz but, miraculously perhaps, still carries the lessons and sheer fun of the playful jam-jazz that reminds us that the form still can move feet as well as the heart. Combo 66 is right in that sweet spot. Solos abound.
If You Like: Jimmy Smith, JJ Stylles, Kenny Burrell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ I Can’t Dance (7:32) – bass starts> midtempo jam swings into rocking uptempo> quick stop
*2/ Combo Theme (7:22) – bass starts> swinging midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Icons At The Fair (5:33) – guitar starts> fast rocking jam> quick stop
4/ Willa Jean (7:59) – guitar starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> fade
5/ Uncle Southern (5:39) – guitar starts> slow jam> quick fade
*6/ Dang Swing (6:09) – guitar starts> rocking uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ New Waltzo (8:52) – organ starts. Midtempo funky jam> fade
8/ I’m Sleeping In (5:04) – guitar starts slow> slow jam> fade
**9/ King Of Belgium (6:24) – guitar starts> uptempo swinging jam> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Scofield is playing music that veers back toward straight-ahead jazz but, miraculously perhaps, still carries the lessons and sheer fun of the playful jam-jazz that reminds us that the form still can move feet as well as the heart. Combo 66 is right in that sweet spot. Solos abound.
If You Like: Jimmy Smith, JJ Stylles, Kenny Burrell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ I Can’t Dance (7:32) – bass starts> midtempo jam swings into rocking uptempo> quick stop
*2/ Combo Theme (7:22) – bass starts> swinging midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Icons At The Fair (5:33) – guitar starts> fast rocking jam> quick stop
4/ Willa Jean (7:59) – guitar starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> fade
5/ Uncle Southern (5:39) – guitar starts> slow jam> quick fade
*6/ Dang Swing (6:09) – guitar starts> rocking uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ New Waltzo (8:52) – organ starts. Midtempo funky jam> fade
8/ I’m Sleeping In (5:04) – guitar starts slow> slow jam> fade
**9/ King Of Belgium (6:24) – guitar starts> uptempo swinging jam> fade
Recent airplay
New Waltzo
Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) — Jul 08, 2021
New Waltzo
Old Fart At Play — Feb 01, 2019
Can't Dance
Traditions — Dec 21, 2018
Icons At The Fair
Clean Copper Radio for Fo — Dec 20, 2018
Can't Dance
Clean Copper Radio & Not Topics — Dec 19, 2018
Dang Swing
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Dec 18, 2018
Charting
2018-10-24 — 2018-12-26
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 23 | 4 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Can't Dance | ||
| 2. | Combo Theme | ||
| 3. | Icons At The Fair | ||
| 4. | Willa Jean | ||
| 5. | Uncle Southern | ||
| 6. | Dang Swing | ||
| 7. | New Waltzo | ||
| 8. | I'm Sleeping In | ||
| 9. | King Of Belgium |