Real Blue, The

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