Swirl

Reviewed: 2018-01-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar set of piano trio originals (except #8). Especially sweet since Wolff had just recovered from cancer.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Benny Green, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ Allison (5:15) – piano starts> uptempo jam> fabulous piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam slows to midtempo & fades & applause
**2/ Metarie (4:02) – piano starts hard & hesitating> midtempo Monk-like jam> swings up tempo in swinging jam> hesitating midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ Jenny (5:39) – piano starts> loping midtempo jam> creative piano solo> midtempo jam> piano solo in the high registers & fade
**4/ Tough Ashkenazi (6:27) – piano starts> swinging midtempo jam with heavy chords> rocking midtempo piano solo> bass/piano duet> midtempo rocking jam> bass solo> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> quick stop
*5/ Angel Eyes (6:54) – piano starts with heavy chords> music comes in slow waves> slow meditative jam> crescendo end
*6/ The Detective’s Wife (5:34) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam slows & mellows> crescendo end & applause
7/ Goodbye Too Late (3:50) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
8/ I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (6:14) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> bouncy midtempo jam> slow fade & applause
*9/ Swirl (4:54) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo, then slows to fade , applause, & band intro