Live At Frankie's Jazz Club

Reviewed: 2018-03-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: a fantastic live set of bop jazz straight out of the ‘60s Blue Note playbook. I loved every track, some more than others.
If You Like: jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Bluesanova (8:22) – bass starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade on bass
*2/ Mood Malody (6:39) – full band starts> uptempo jam> soaring trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> crescendo end
*3/ Gypsy Blue (3:55) – horns start> uptempo jam> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
**4/ Consequence (6:10) – full band starts> uptempo swinging jam> sax solo swings to fast tempo> trumpet solo> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick stop
*5/ Fabienne (7:24) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*6/ Formidable (7:58) – drums start> uptempo jam with Cuban percussion> sax solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**7/ Up Tight’s Creek (8:15) – horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano soo> bass solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
*8/ Tolypso (5:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo>sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
***9/ The Three Minors (8:38) – trumpet starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end