Epoch
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-03-17
Reviewed 2019-03-17
Reviewed: 2018-03-17
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Veteran New York vibraphonist Dan McCarthy gathers with some of the most creative and interesting improvisors in jazz to craft an elegant program of impressionistic originals, McCarthy uses them to highlight the unique color and texture of the instrumentation, along with these master performer's eloquent use of mood, subtlety, timbre and patience
If You Like: Oregon, Claudio Scolari, Gary Burton
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ A Dream, Awake (4:20) – vibes start slow & build to midtempo jam, then swings uptempo & slows to fade
2/ Fugitive Epoch (8:59) – vibes start> slow jam> pause> slow jam> guitar solo> violin solo> vibes solo> slow jam> melody shift> slow jam> quick fade
*3/ Softly She Sings Her Song (6:01) – vibes start> slow jam> violin solo> vibes solo> slow jam> quick fade
4/ Desert Entrance (1:42) – vibes start> slow jam> quick stop
*5/ Strange Medicine On The Desert (8:21) – vibes start> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> raunchy slow guitar solo> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
**6/ A Dream, Asleep (3:57) – vibes start> slow jam> violin solo swings to uptempo jam & slows again to fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Veteran New York vibraphonist Dan McCarthy gathers with some of the most creative and interesting improvisors in jazz to craft an elegant program of impressionistic originals, McCarthy uses them to highlight the unique color and texture of the instrumentation, along with these master performer's eloquent use of mood, subtlety, timbre and patience
If You Like: Oregon, Claudio Scolari, Gary Burton
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ A Dream, Awake (4:20) – vibes start slow & build to midtempo jam, then swings uptempo & slows to fade
2/ Fugitive Epoch (8:59) – vibes start> slow jam> pause> slow jam> guitar solo> violin solo> vibes solo> slow jam> melody shift> slow jam> quick fade
*3/ Softly She Sings Her Song (6:01) – vibes start> slow jam> violin solo> vibes solo> slow jam> quick fade
4/ Desert Entrance (1:42) – vibes start> slow jam> quick stop
*5/ Strange Medicine On The Desert (8:21) – vibes start> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> raunchy slow guitar solo> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
**6/ A Dream, Asleep (3:57) – vibes start> slow jam> violin solo swings to uptempo jam & slows again to fade
Recent airplay
Desert Entrance
Softly She Sings Her Song
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Jun 04, 2019
Strange Medicine On The Desert
old fart at play — May 31, 2019
Softly She Sings Her Song
Music Casserole — May 25, 2019
Softly She Sings Her Song
The Emerging Artist Network — May 23, 2019
Softly She Sings Her Song
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — May 14, 2019
Charting
2019-04-02 — 2019-06-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 9 | 1 |
| Jun 2 | 1 |
| May 26 | 2 |
| May 19 | 1 |
| May 5 | 2 |
| Apr 28 | 1 |
| Apr 21 | 1 |
| Apr 14 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | A Dream, Awake | ||
| 2. | Fugitive Epoch | ||
| 3. | Softly She Sings Her Song | ||
| 4. | Desert Entrance | ||
| 5. | Strange Medicine On The Desert | ||
| 6. | A Dream, Asleep |