Indigo Blue - Live At The Iridium
Jazz
| Jul 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-17
Reviewed 2019-07-17
Reviewed: 2019-07-17
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This disc is a mainstream, hard bop session led by legendary funk and jazz drummer Mike Clark and his top-shelf ensemble, Indigo Blue, hearkens back to those great Blue Note live albums of Art Blakey. This is an all-star band without the hype; six masters engaging in the sport of improvisation as collaborators seeking to transcend the individual parts.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Of Infinity – piano starts> uptempo jam> alto sax solo> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> horns jam> quick stop
*2/ Black Inside – piano starts> midtempo jam shifts uptempo on trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> alto sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
3/ Past Lives – drums start> uptempo jam> alto sax solo> piano solo> tenor sax solo to crescendo end
*4/ Sweet – piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**5/ Straight No Chaser – drums/bass start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> alto sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
***6/ If We Must Die – drums/piano starts> uptempo jam> tenor sax solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Lucky No. 7 – drums start> uptempo jam> tenor sax solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
**8/ Well You Needn’t – full band starts> fast tempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> drum solo> fast jam with quick solos all around> quick stop on drums
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This disc is a mainstream, hard bop session led by legendary funk and jazz drummer Mike Clark and his top-shelf ensemble, Indigo Blue, hearkens back to those great Blue Note live albums of Art Blakey. This is an all-star band without the hype; six masters engaging in the sport of improvisation as collaborators seeking to transcend the individual parts.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Of Infinity – piano starts> uptempo jam> alto sax solo> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> horns jam> quick stop
*2/ Black Inside – piano starts> midtempo jam shifts uptempo on trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> alto sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
3/ Past Lives – drums start> uptempo jam> alto sax solo> piano solo> tenor sax solo to crescendo end
*4/ Sweet – piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**5/ Straight No Chaser – drums/bass start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> tenor sax solo> alto sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
***6/ If We Must Die – drums/piano starts> uptempo jam> tenor sax solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Lucky No. 7 – drums start> uptempo jam> tenor sax solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
**8/ Well You Needn’t – full band starts> fast tempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> drum solo> fast jam with quick solos all around> quick stop on drums
Recent airplay
Well You Needn't
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Aug 13, 2019
Straight No Chaser
Old Fart At Play — Aug 09, 2019
If We Must Die
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Aug 06, 2019
Of Infinity
Butter and Jams — Aug 02, 2019
Of Infinity
Brands Beats & Bytes — Aug 01, 2019
Charting
2019-07-30 — 2019-10-01
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 18 | 1 |
| Aug 11 | 2 |
| Aug 4 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Of Infinity | ||
| 2. | Black Inside | ||
| 3. | Past Lives | ||
| 4. | Sweet | ||
| 5. | Straight No Chaser | ||
| 6. | If We Must Die | ||
| 7. | Lucku No. 7 | ||
| 8. | Well You Needn't |