Anjou, Brittany / Enamigo Reciprokataj
Album: Enamigo Reciprokataj   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Anjou, Brittany   Added:Feb 2019
Label:Origin  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-03-12 Pull Date: 2019-05-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 12 May 5 Apr 28 Apr 21 Apr 14 Mar 31 Mar 17
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Recent Airplay
1. Jul 29, 2023: Music Casserole
Snuffaluffagus
4. May 07, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Reciprokataj 5: Flowery Distress
2. May 21, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Snuffaluffagus
5. May 04, 2019: Music Casserole
Reciprokataj 5: Flowery Distress
3. May 11, 2019: The Acupuncture Hour
Snuffaluffagus
6. Apr 25, 2019: Brands Bytes & Beats
Snuffaluffagus

Album Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-02-27
Reviewed: 2018-02-27
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: There's a fascinating disjunction shaping the work of pianist Anjou. In one bend of being, her endeavors warmly embrace an ecumenical approach, open lines and the ability to connect clearly play as prime factors in her art. But in an opposing arc there comes an air of mystery, a taste of aural arcana, both in her flights and advances.
If You Like: Ahmad Jamal, Campian Fulton, Yelena Eckemoff, Geri Allen, McCoy Tyner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Starlight (3:08) – reverse notes start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam quick fade> pause> uptempo jam over reverse notes> quick fade
**2/ Reciprokataj I: Cyrene (Flight Of The Butterfly) (3:12) – piano starts uptempo & strong> fast jam> rocking piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & fade
***3/ Snuffaluffagas (9:16) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings to midtempo> midtempo jam slows to slow jam, then swings back into uptempo jam> mellows to midtempo, then slows to slow tempo & swings back to uptempo> crescendo & slows to slow tempo, then builds to midtempo & fades
*4/ Reciprokataj II: Girls Who Play Violin (4:24) – piano starts strong> strong midtempo hesitating jam with several pauses> bowed bass solo> piano solo> hesitating midtempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Balliou For Bartok (6:13) – piano starts> uptempo jam with Latin beat slows to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> pause midtempo jam> quick stop
6/ Hard Boiled Soup (3:53) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Reciprokataj III Harfa (6:10) – piano starts strong & stately> slow jam> piano solo> piano solo> slow jam builds to midtempo> crescendo & ascending piano notes to fade
8/ Reciprokataj IV: Olive You (10:37) – piano starts> uptempo jam> pause> heavy chords midtempo jam swells in volume & intensity> crescendo> melody shift: lightly skipping piano morphs into uptempo jam> pause> melody shift> midtempo jam> bass solo> bass/piano duet> uptempo jam> pause> melody shift: heavy chords slow jam builds to fast heavy jam> big crescendo> pause> melody shift: uptempo jam> crescendo> pause> lightly skipping piano to end
*9/ Reciprokataj V: Flowery Distress (6:57) – piano starts> midtempo jam morphs into midtempo cascading jam, then slows to slow jam> pause> midtempo jam with cascading notes> shifts to repetitive chording> morphs into midtempo jam> quick fade> pause> crescendo morphs into midtempo jam with heavy chords> quick stop
10/ Reciproka Elektra (3:51) – reverse notes start> midtempo stuttering jam> reverse notes lead into midtempo space jam> fade
 
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-02-27
Reviewed: 2018-02-27
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: There's a fascinating disjunction shaping the work of pianist Anjou. In one bend of being, her endeavors warmly embrace an ecumenical approach, open lines and the ability to connect clearly play as prime factors in her art. But in an opposing arc there comes an air of mystery, a taste of aural arcana, both in her flights and advances.
If You Like: Ahmad Jamal, Campian Fulton, Yelena Eckemoff, Geri Allen, McCoy Tyner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Starlight (3:08) – reverse notes start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam quick fade> pause> uptempo jam over reverse notes> quick fade
**2/ Reciprokataj I: Cyrene (Flight Of The Butterfly) (3:12) – piano starts uptempo & strong> fast jam> rocking piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & fade
***3/ Snuffaluffagas (9:16) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings to midtempo> midtempo jam slows to slow jam, then swings back into uptempo jam> mellows to midtempo, then slows to slow tempo & swings back to uptempo> crescendo & slows to slow tempo, then builds to midtempo & fades
*4/ Reciprokataj II: Girls Who Play Violin (4:24) – piano starts strong> strong midtempo hesitating jam with several pauses> bowed bass solo> piano solo> hesitating midtempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Balliou For Bartok (6:13) – piano starts> uptempo jam with Latin beat slows to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> pause midtempo jam> quick stop
6/ Hard Boiled Soup (3:53) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Reciprokataj III Harfa (6:10) – piano starts strong & stately> slow jam> piano solo> piano solo> slow jam builds to midtempo> crescendo & ascending piano notes to fade
8/ Reciprokataj IV: Olive You (10:37) – piano starts> uptempo jam> pause> heavy chords midtempo jam swells in volume & intensity> crescendo> melody shift: lightly skipping piano morphs into uptempo jam> pause> melody shift> midtempo jam> bass solo> bass/piano duet> uptempo jam> pause> melody shift: heavy chords slow jam builds to fast heavy jam> big crescendo> pause> melody shift: uptempo jam> crescendo> pause> lightly skipping piano to end
*9/ Reciprokataj V: Flowery Distress (6:57) – piano starts> midtempo jam morphs into midtempo cascading jam, then slows to slow jam> pause> midtempo jam with cascading notes> shifts to repetitive chording> morphs into midtempo jam> quick fade> pause> crescendo morphs into midtempo jam with heavy chords> quick stop
10/ Reciproka Elektra (3:51) – reverse notes start> midtempo stuttering jam> reverse notes lead into midtempo space jam> fade

Track Listing
1. Starlight   6. Hard Boiled Soup
2. Reciprokataj 1: Cyrene (Flight Of The Butterfly)   7. Reciprokataj 3: Harfa
3. Snuffaluffagus   8. Reciprokataj 4: Olive You
4. Reciprokataj 2: Girls Who Play Violin   9. Reciprokataj 5: Flowery Distress
5. Balliou For Bartok   10. Reciproka Elektra