Arc Trio

Reviewed: 2018-10-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Jazz superstars team up to deliver a powerful album with deep grooves and inspiring improvisations.
If You Like: Return to Forever, Joe Zawinul, Soft machine, Nana Vasconcelos
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Owasso (6:25) – percussion/keyboards start> midtempo jam with tropical vibe> synth solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*2/ West Orange (5:12) – synth starts swings into uptempo jam, then slows into midtempo space groove with funk underlay with guest sax soloing over the top over the top> quick stop
3/ Conchita (4:28) - bass starts> uptempo jam> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
*4/ Viera (6:45) – piano starts> uptempo jam with Latin vibe & guest flute morphs into electric funk groove with guest sax> fade
*5/ Joan Miro (4:25) – bass starts> fast jam> synth solo> fast jam> bass solo> quick jam> quick stop
6/ Cedars (6:58) – synth starts slow & spacey> slow funk groove kicks in, builds to midtempo> electric piano solo> midtempo funky jam> Prophet solo> funk jam> slow fade
7/ Sprite (4:26) – drums start> uptempo funk jam> Prophet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
8/ Palo Alto (4:52) – synth starts> slow jam> electric piano solo> midtempo jam> bass solo> quick stop
*9/ I’m Hip (5:54) – synth starts> midtempo jam with guest trumpet> flute solo> midtempo jam> synth solo> midtempo jam with repetitive riff> slow fade
*10/ Goan Wanderer (5:11) – synth starts> slow space jam with ethereal vocals> fade