International Orange / A Man And His Dog
Album: A Man And His Dog   Collection:Jazz
Artist:International Orange   Added:Mar 2019
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-03-19 Pull Date: 2019-05-21 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 12 May 5 Apr 14 Mar 24
Airplays: 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 07, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Sirabhorn
3. Apr 11, 2019: The Emerging Artist Network
Freight Liner
2. May 04, 2019: Music Casserole
Gaku, A Man And His Dog
4. Mar 21, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Keep The Blue Side Up, Strut Orange, Gaku, A Man And His Dog, Sookie's Rumba

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-03-04
Reviewed: 2018-03-02
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: fascinating juxtaposition of styles from heavy to mellow, sonic to tropical, all beautifully performed, sometimes within the same tune.
If You Like: Alan Holdsworth, Mark Wingfield, Susanna Risberg, Bola Sete, King Sunny Ade, Joe Zawinul
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Keep The Blue Side Up (5:46) – drums start> midtempo jam> organ solo> guitar solo> swinging uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Olinda (6:58) – drums start> subdued midtempo jam> sliding guitar solo> synth solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
3/ How I Learned Not To Worry (3:38) – heavy beats & chords start> midtempo sonic jam over heavy beats> guitar solo> keyboard solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Strut Orange (5:09) – staccato drums & guitar starts> midtempo jam with slide guitar> guitar solo> midtempo jam> staccato midtempo jam over drum solo> quick stop
*5/ Freight Liner (5:40) – slide guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> synth solo> guitar solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Maracuja (5:47) – drums/keyboards start> uptempo mellow jam with tropical vibe> synth solo> electric piano solo> guitar solo> melody shift – bubbling uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Sookie’s Rhumba (6:14) – drums/keyboards start> uptempo heavy funk jam> guitar solo gets wild> electric piano solo> drums/bass duet> uptempo jam> slow fade
**8/ slide guitar starts> midtempo jam slows into slide guitar solo> bass solo> slow sliding jam builds in volume & intensity> slows to fade
9/ The Penguin (4:23) – heavy guitar starts> rocking uptempo jam> rocking guitar/synth duet> sonic midtempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
10/ First Principle (6:02) – bass starts> midtempo mellow funky jam> synth solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*11/ Gaku, A Man And His Dog (3:02) – slow slide guitar solo> fade


Track Listing
1. Keep The Blue Side Up   6. Maracuja
2. Olinda   7. Sookie's Rumba
3. How I Learned Not To Worry   8. Sirabhorn
4. Strut Orange   9. The Penguin
5. Freight Liner   10. First Principle
  11. Gaku, A Man And His Dog