Facing Dragons
Jazz
| Oct 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-28
Reviewed 2018-10-28
Reviewed: 2018-10-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Sands plays beautifully in a variety of styles. He honors and knows his predecessor masters, and yet he is very contemporary. He can build a solo with drama, and he writes well. He utilizes different musicians and combinations on every track.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Connors
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Rebel Music (6:11) – piano starts> uptempo piano trio jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Fight For freedom (7:17) - piano starts> full band uptempo jam> shifting tempos & melodies> piano solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> pause> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Yesterday (7:22) – piano starts> piano trio slow hesitating jam> bass solo swings uptempo> piano solo slows then swings back up> uptempo jam> slow fade
**4/ Sangueo Soul (8:26) - drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Sunday Morning (7:29) – guitar & chorus starts> hesitating slow jam morphs into uptempo spiritual> crescendo end
*6/ Frankenstein (8:43) – piano starts> slow & plodding swings to uptempo then slows to midtempo> fade
7/ Her Song (7:11) – guitar starts> slow jam swings uptempo> pause> slow jam to fade
*8/ Samba De Vela (5:40) – guitar starts> slow jam builds to midtempo, then shifts back and forth> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Rhodes To Meditation (4:01) -Rhodes soft & silent to fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Sands plays beautifully in a variety of styles. He honors and knows his predecessor masters, and yet he is very contemporary. He can build a solo with drama, and he writes well. He utilizes different musicians and combinations on every track.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Connors
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Rebel Music (6:11) – piano starts> uptempo piano trio jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Fight For freedom (7:17) - piano starts> full band uptempo jam> shifting tempos & melodies> piano solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> pause> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Yesterday (7:22) – piano starts> piano trio slow hesitating jam> bass solo swings uptempo> piano solo slows then swings back up> uptempo jam> slow fade
**4/ Sangueo Soul (8:26) - drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Sunday Morning (7:29) – guitar & chorus starts> hesitating slow jam morphs into uptempo spiritual> crescendo end
*6/ Frankenstein (8:43) – piano starts> slow & plodding swings to uptempo then slows to midtempo> fade
7/ Her Song (7:11) – guitar starts> slow jam swings uptempo> pause> slow jam to fade
*8/ Samba De Vela (5:40) – guitar starts> slow jam builds to midtempo, then shifts back and forth> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Rhodes To Meditation (4:01) -Rhodes soft & silent to fade
Recent airplay
Flight For Freedom, Rebel Music
Clean Copper Radio for Fo (rebroadcast from Jan 3, 2019) — Jul 08, 2021
Her Song, Yesterday, Sunday Mornings
Clean Copper Radio — Jan 08, 2019
Sangueo Soul, Sunday Mornings
Music Casserole — Jan 05, 2019
Sangueo Soul
Old Fart At Play — Jan 04, 2019
Sangueo Soul, Sunday Mornings
Clean Copper Radio for Thursday's Child — Jan 03, 2019
Flight For Freedom, Rebel Music
Clean Copper Radio for Fo — Jan 03, 2019
Charting
2018-11-04 — 2019-01-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | 4 |
| Dec 23 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rebel Music | ||
| 2. | Flight For Freedom | ||
| 3. | Yesterday | ||
| 4. | Sangueo Soul | ||
| 5. | Sunday Mornings | ||
| 6. | Frankenstein | ||
| 7. | Her Song | ||
| 8. | Samba De Vela | ||
| 9. | Rhodes To Meditation |