Trips

Reviewed: 2018-12-06
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: all original music inspired by his travels from Brazilian trumpeter Gomez with a tight Brazilian quintet
If You Like: Roy Hargrove, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Amstel Bossa Nova (7:40) – drums start> languid midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Salvaterra (6:25) – percussion starts> uptempo jam slows to midtempo then swings up again> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
3/ Clair (5:25) - piano/percussion starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
**4/ Edinburgh (4:35) – drums start> uptempo jam morphs to fast jam> sizzling trumpet solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
5/ Munchen Samba (5:46) – percussion starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
6/ River Thames (6:05) – piano starts> slow jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*7/ Maracatu Lacraia (3:39) – percussion starts> uptempo jam> quick trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam>quick stop
*8/ Cabin 3334 (6:48) – drums start> slow jam with muted trumpet> trumpet solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade