| Scott, Kendrick Oracle / A Wall Becomes A Bridge |
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| Album: | A Wall Becomes A Bridge | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Scott, Kendrick Oracle | Added: | 04/2019 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-05-10 | Pull Date: | 2019-07-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 14 Jul | 19 May |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 20, 2019: | Music Casserole Nemesis | 3. | Jul 09, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Nemesis | |
| 2. | Jul 11, 2019: | ERA Nemesis | 4. | May 14, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Nemesis |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2019-04-29 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-04-29 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: Drummer Scott expands his quintet with turntables & returns with an inspiring new 12-song cycle about overcoming obstacles both personal and collective. Together, they produce a contemplative, mostly ensemble-based, lyrical style of jazz that favors gentle harmonic exploration and blending over explosive firepower. If You Like: Billy Cobham, Miles Okazaki, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter Track Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ New Eyes (4:20) – spoken word starts> synth joins> slow jam with spoken word interspersed> slow fade *2/ Moccam (5:51) – piano starts> midtempo jam> builds in volume> piano solo> sax solo swings into uptempo jam> slow fade *3/ Windows (2:55) – spoken words starts> turntables kick in> uptempo jam with spoken phrase interjected> sax solo> brief uptempo jam> quick fade **4/ Voices (6:47) – drums start> slow jam> sax solo builds into midtempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> slows with spoken word to fade & segues to next track 5/ BeLoved (0:58) – Rhodes starts with modulated sounds & echoing vocal overlay> fade *6/ Don Blue (4:58) – piano starts> midtempo jam> beautiful guitar solo builds into uptempo jam> beautiful piano solo slows to slow jam & fades 7/ Becoming (4:52) – sax starts> slow jam with sax up front> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade 8/ Horizons (1:52) – turntables start> midtempo jam with echoing spoken vocal over the top> fade *9/ The Catalyst (7:05) – drums/Rhodes start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo> drops back to midtempo jam> slow fade 10/ Pleh (2:12) – Rhodes/spoken echoing vocal starts & reverse notes> midtempo jam> drum solo over the top> quick stop **11/ Nemesis (5:52) – drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam swells in volume, then mellows with muted spoken word to fade *12/ Archangel (6:52) – piano starts> midtempo jam builds in volume with synthesized choral> piano/bass duet> midtempo jam builds in volume, then slows to fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | New Eyes | 7. | Becoming | |||
| 2. | Moccan | 8. | Horizons | |||
| 3. | Windows | 9. | The Catalyst | |||
| 4. | Voices | 10. | Pich | |||
| 5. | Be Loved | 11. | Nemesis | |||
| 6. | Don Blue | 12. | Archangel |