Fearless And Kind
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-10-30
Reviewed 2018-10-30
Reviewed: 2018-10-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The quartet brings together four composers who love to explore folk and world music with a backbone in jazz improvisation. Their music is a roots stew, seamlessly threading together the blues, old-time, Balkan, Brazilian, Calypso, and other folk genres.
If You Like: Jelly Roll Morton, Leroy Morton, Wynton Marsalis, Gene Dinwiddie, David “fathead” Newman
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Boll Weevil – sax starts> slow jam> fade
*2/ Lagoon – horns start> uptempo jam with New Orleans vibe slows to midtempo> sax solo> midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo & fades> pause> slow jam> slow fade
*3/ Airport To Nowhere – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass/drum duet> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Jelly Roll Morton Medley
4/ Act I: Buddy Belden’s Blues – sax starts> slow jam> fade
*5/ Act II: King Porter Stomp – uptempo jam starts swinging> bass solo> swinging uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Inchworms – horns start> slow jam> bass solo> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
**7/ You Know A Song – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> horns trade riffs> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Ready Or Not – sax starts slow & quiet> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*9/ Birds For Free – drums/trumpet start> uptempo jam with calypso beat> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
10/ Fearless And Kind – trumpet starts with New Orleans vibe> slow jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
*11/ The River’s Flow – sax starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam swings to midtempo & fades
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The quartet brings together four composers who love to explore folk and world music with a backbone in jazz improvisation. Their music is a roots stew, seamlessly threading together the blues, old-time, Balkan, Brazilian, Calypso, and other folk genres.
If You Like: Jelly Roll Morton, Leroy Morton, Wynton Marsalis, Gene Dinwiddie, David “fathead” Newman
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Boll Weevil – sax starts> slow jam> fade
*2/ Lagoon – horns start> uptempo jam with New Orleans vibe slows to midtempo> sax solo> midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo & fades> pause> slow jam> slow fade
*3/ Airport To Nowhere – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass/drum duet> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Jelly Roll Morton Medley
4/ Act I: Buddy Belden’s Blues – sax starts> slow jam> fade
*5/ Act II: King Porter Stomp – uptempo jam starts swinging> bass solo> swinging uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Inchworms – horns start> slow jam> bass solo> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
**7/ You Know A Song – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> horns trade riffs> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Ready Or Not – sax starts slow & quiet> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*9/ Birds For Free – drums/trumpet start> uptempo jam with calypso beat> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
10/ Fearless And Kind – trumpet starts with New Orleans vibe> slow jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
*11/ The River’s Flow – sax starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam swings to midtempo & fades
Recent airplay
Fearless And Kind
Music Casserole — Jan 05, 2019
You Know A Song
Old Fart At Play — Jan 04, 2019
You Know A Song
oatmeal for lunch — Jan 03, 2019
You Know A Song
Clean Copper Radio for Fo — Dec 20, 2018
Airport To Nowhere
old fart At Play — Dec 14, 2018
Airport To Nowhere
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 29, 2018
Charting
2018-11-04 — 2019-01-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | 3 |
| Dec 23 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Boll Weevil | ||
| 2. | Lagoon | ||
| 3. | Airport To Nowhere | ||
| 4. | Jelly Roll Morton Medley - Act 1: Buddy Bolden's Blues | ||
| 5. | Jelly Roll Morton Medley - Act 2: King Porter Stomp | ||
| 6. | Inchworms | ||
| 7. | You Know A Song | ||
| 8. | Ready Or Not | ||
| 9. | Birds For Free | ||
| 10. | Fearless And Kind | ||
| 11. | The River's Flow |