Real Blue, The
Jazz
| Jul 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-19
Reviewed 2019-07-19
Reviewed: 2019-07-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Pureum exudes warmth and ingenuity, and her confidence and her commitment to her own artistic vision shine through. This album is a gem. The music is full of swift, limber energy; it can weave around corners just as easily as it can plunk down roots or shoot up toward the sky.
If You Like: Benny Golson, Kenny Garrett, John Coltrane
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Trembling Forward (7:15) – sax starts> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Ah-Oh-Owa (7:50) – piano starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
3/ Song Of Silence (6:31) – vocal starts slow> slow song> sax solo> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
***4/ Night and Day (7:07) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
**5/ Remembering Mr. Woods (6:11) – sax starts> swinging midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
*6/ Fireflies (7:40) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**7/ Night Shift Blues (5:22) – drums/sax starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*8/ Seminole Trail (6:02) – drums tart strong> uptempo jam> piano solo> sizzling sax solo> fast tempo jam> crescendo end
9/ Speak Low (6:04) – bass starts> mellow uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*10/ When Blue Gets Blue (3:45) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Pureum exudes warmth and ingenuity, and her confidence and her commitment to her own artistic vision shine through. This album is a gem. The music is full of swift, limber energy; it can weave around corners just as easily as it can plunk down roots or shoot up toward the sky.
If You Like: Benny Golson, Kenny Garrett, John Coltrane
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Trembling Forward (7:15) – sax starts> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Ah-Oh-Owa (7:50) – piano starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
3/ Song Of Silence (6:31) – vocal starts slow> slow song> sax solo> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
***4/ Night and Day (7:07) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
**5/ Remembering Mr. Woods (6:11) – sax starts> swinging midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
*6/ Fireflies (7:40) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**7/ Night Shift Blues (5:22) – drums/sax starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*8/ Seminole Trail (6:02) – drums tart strong> uptempo jam> piano solo> sizzling sax solo> fast tempo jam> crescendo end
9/ Speak Low (6:04) – bass starts> mellow uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*10/ When Blue Gets Blue (3:45) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
Recent airplay
Remembering Mr. Woods
Hella Mixed Radio Hour (rebroadcast from Oct 3, 2019) — Sep 06, 2021
Night Shift Blues
Old Fart At Play — Nov 14, 2019
Ah-Oh-Owa
Music Casserole — Nov 02, 2019
Remembering Mr. Woods
Brands Beats & Bytes — Oct 31, 2019
Trembling Forward
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Oct 29, 2019
Nighr And Day
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Oct 08, 2019
Charting
2019-09-03 — 2019-11-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 3 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Trembling Forward | ||
| 2. | Ah-Oh-Owa | ||
| 3. | The Song Of Silence | ||
| 4. | Nighr And Day | ||
| 5. | Remembering Mr. Woods | ||
| 6. | Fireflies | ||
| 7. | Night Shift Blues | ||
| 8. | Seminole Trail | ||
| 9. | Speak Low | ||
| 10. | When Blue Gets Blue |