Blair, Dennis / Hapless Romantic - Modern Songs For A Classic Era
Album: Hapless Romantic - Modern Songs For A Classic Era   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Blair, Dennis   Added:Mar 2019
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-04-02 Pull Date: 2019-06-04 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 26 Apr 21 Apr 14
Airplays: 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 25, 2019: Music Casserole
Not A Good Idea
3. Apr 16, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topic
My One And Only
2. Apr 19, 2019: Old Fart At Play
Smoochin'
4. Apr 09, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
My One And Only

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-03-20
Reviewed: 2018-03-20
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: swinging set of mostly original songs that recall an earlier time
If You Like: Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Love It’s Not – bass starts> swinging uptempo jam> quick stop & a drum beat
*2/ My One And Only – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick fade
3/ If I Had My Way – piano/vocal starts> slow tune with spoken word swings into uptempo swinging song> piano solo> vocal sings up to crescendo> fade on piano/drums
*4/ All Of A Sudden – piano/vocal starts>
5/ Came Along For The Ride – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song> fade on vocal
**6/ Smoochin’ – piano starts> uptempo song with chorus> piano solo> uptempo song> wquick stop on vocal
7/ Too Much Too Soon – piano starts> slow song> slow fade
*8/ Bluesette – piano starts> uptempo song> guest trumpet solo> uptempo song with soaring vocal> quick fade
9/ Wherever You Are – drums/piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
10/ Rhythm Of Our Love – piano starts> slow song builds to midtempo> fade
*11/ Not A Good Idea – piano starts> slow song swings to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
12/ Encore – guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> midtempo song> fade on vocal

Track Listing
1. Love It's Not   7. Too Much Too Soon
2. My One And Only   8. Bluesette
3. If I Had My Way   9. Wherever You Are
4. All Of A Sudden   10. Rhythm Of Our Love
5. Come Along For The Ride   11. Not A Good Idea
6. Smoochin'   12. Encore