View Of The City

Reviewed: 2018-02-04
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review:
If You Like: Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Griff (4:46) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam with drum fills> quick stop
*2/ Bossa Don (4:24) – guitar starts slow & quietly> midtempo jam> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
**3/ Al’s Pals (3:45) – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass & drums trade riffs> swinging guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
4/ Don’t You Know I Care (3:53) – guitar starts> slow jam> guitar solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ Emily (6:26) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam with drum & bass fills> midtempo jam> slow fade
**6/ Speak Low (3:56) – drums start> off-kilter midtempo jam swings into straight ahead uptempo jam> bass solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Corcovado (3:46) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
8/Be My Love (5:17) - guitar/bass starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> crescendo> pause> fade
**9/ Gateway Blues (5:08) – drums start> midtempo shuffle> drum solo> midtempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
***10/ The Song is You (4;22) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> bass, guitar,& drums trade riffs> uptempo jam> quick fade
*11/ You’ll Never Know (5:39) – cymbals/guitar start> slow jam> gorgeous guitar solo> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam swings to mid tempo & fades
*12/ Most of The Things (5:17) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> swings uptempo> bass solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> quick stop
**13/ Blue Capers (4:05) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> sizzling guitar solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop