Abundance
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-25
Reviewed 2018-10-25
Reviewed: 2018-10-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This is a powerfully melodic album with unusual voicings given to the frontline throughout. It includes three jazz standards together with original material from within the band.
If You Like: Art Blakey, JJ Johnson, Cannonball Adderley
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ The Queen (5:17) – bass starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**2/ Tadd’s Delight (5:47) – drums start> swinging jam> quick stop
3/ My shining Hour (3:16) – horms start> midtempo jam swings uptempo, then mellows to fade
4/ Smile (5:15) – bass/piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Abundance Overture (4:57) – drums start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> quick stop
6/ The Ten Thousand Things (8:07) – bass solo> midtempo jam slows down> piano solo swings back to thundering fast tempo> quick stop
*7/ Gramps (5:43) – horns start>slow jam builds in volume & intensity, then slows to fade
*8/ Song For Cito (4:52) – horns start big> slow jam swings uptempo> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This is a powerfully melodic album with unusual voicings given to the frontline throughout. It includes three jazz standards together with original material from within the band.
If You Like: Art Blakey, JJ Johnson, Cannonball Adderley
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ The Queen (5:17) – bass starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**2/ Tadd’s Delight (5:47) – drums start> swinging jam> quick stop
3/ My shining Hour (3:16) – horms start> midtempo jam swings uptempo, then mellows to fade
4/ Smile (5:15) – bass/piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Abundance Overture (4:57) – drums start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> quick stop
6/ The Ten Thousand Things (8:07) – bass solo> midtempo jam slows down> piano solo swings back to thundering fast tempo> quick stop
*7/ Gramps (5:43) – horns start>slow jam builds in volume & intensity, then slows to fade
*8/ Song For Cito (4:52) – horns start big> slow jam swings uptempo> crescendo end
Recent airplay
Song For Cito
Clean Copper Radio for Fo — Dec 20, 2018
Tadd's Delight
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Dec 18, 2018
The Shining Hour
Hanging in the bone yard — Dec 06, 2018
The Ten Thousand Things
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 29, 2018
Smile
A Night on the Roof — Nov 15, 2018
Tadd's Delight
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 15, 2018
Charting
2018-10-28 — 2018-12-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 23 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Queen | ||
| 2. | Tadd's Delight | ||
| 3. | The Shining Hour | ||
| 4. | Smile | ||
| 5. | Abundance Overture | ||
| 6. | The Ten Thousand Things | ||
| 7. | Gramps | ||
| 8. | Song For Cito |