| Robinson, James / New Beginnings |
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| Album: | New Beginnings | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Robinson, James | Added: | 06/2019 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-06-12 | Pull Date: | 2019-08-14 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 18 Aug | 11 Aug | 4 Aug | 28 Jul | 14 Jul | 7 Jul | 30 Jun | 23 Jun |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 23, 2020: | Melange New Beginnings | 4. | Aug 06, 2019: | Tree Talk One Take For Larry | |
| 2. | Aug 13, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics New Beginnings, Bronze, Cha Cha Cha | 5. | Aug 06, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Bronze | |
| 3. | Aug 09, 2019: | Old Fart At Play Cha Cha Cha | 6. | Jul 30, 2019: | Tree Talk Yuecel |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2019-06-06 | ||
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James Robinson grew up in Campbell, CA but he has a world class sound. I discovered his CD in the slush pile with no promo attached to it and listened with increasing admiration to his multi-instrumental musical virtuosity and the way he subverts classical forms like flamenco with his own inventions and allusions; very tuneful NO FCC-s (all instrumental) Favorite tracks: 2, 5, 6, 12, 13 1—Cascal/Celili/River of Wind –4:02 – classic sounding flamenco segues into improv with bass underneath and then lightens up *2—Azul Sky –2:21 – flamenco with a Celtic vibe and pretty mandolin 3— The Man from New Jersey –1:50 – fast and light; intricate 4 ––Cha Cha Cha --5:19 – bouncy dance tune with wonky sounding bass slows down partway through and turns into jazz with psychedelic overtones *5 – Soquel Creek Revisited–2:19-- has a folksong feel with mando playing the banjo part and guitar strumming underneath *6 – New Beginnings –4:43 – more flamenco sound with rock underpinnings and a slight Hawaiian flair before it turns a little dark and ruminative 7 – Hummingbird –3:01-- nice motif that hints at beating wings 8 – Yuecel –5:13 – Eastern European-like dance tune that segues into something a little dreamier and then something a little punchier 9-- Cobalt Jazz –2:38—cool and mellow electrical 10 – Bronze –5:23-- lush Latin jazz 11-- One Take for Larry –3:11-- more electro in the lead *12—Scarlet Tango –3:53 – sultry jazz take on the tango *13—Los Gatos Hills—3:51-- sense of place reminiscent of Hawaiian slack key 14—Sophia –3:48 – starts contemplative; heats up a little | ||
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