Abundance

Jazz | Oct 2018

Reviews

Tom McCarter
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

Recent airplay

Song For Cito
Clean Copper Radio for FoDec 20, 2018
Tadd's Delight
The Shining Hour
Hanging in the bone yardDec 06, 2018
The Ten Thousand Things
No Cover, No MinimumNov 29, 2018
Smile
A Night on the RoofNov 15, 2018
Tadd's Delight
No Cover, No MinimumNov 15, 2018

Charting

2018-10-28 — 2018-12-30 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
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