Wolff, Michael / Swirl
Album: Swirl   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Wolff, Michael   Added:Jan 2019
Label:Sunnyside Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-01-28 Pull Date: 2019-04-01 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 31 Mar 24 Mar 17 Mar 10 Mar 3 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 10
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
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Allison
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Allison
2. Mar 28, 2019: Clean Copper Radio
Allison
5. Mar 14, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Allison
3. Mar 25, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Allison
6. Mar 12, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Swirl

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-01-25
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



Track Listing
1. Allison   5. Angel Eyes
2. Metairie   6. The Detective's Wife
3. Jenny   7. Goodbye Too Late
4. Tough Askenazi   8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
  9. Swirl