Lecouturier, Xavier / Carrier
| Album: | Carrier | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lecouturier, Xavier | Added: | Jul 2019 | |
| Label: | Origin | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-10-07 | Pull Date: | 2019-12-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 8 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 | Oct 27 | Oct 20 | Oct 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 17, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Event Horizon |
4. | Nov 23, 2019: | Music Casserole
Event Horizon |
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| 2. | Dec 05, 2019: | Brands Beats & Bytes
Striations, Event Horizon |
5. | Nov 12, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Guitar Hero, Event Horizon |
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| 3. | Dec 03, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Tempest, Event Horizon |
6. | Nov 07, 2019: | Old Fart At Play
Tempest |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-23
Reviewed 2019-07-23
Reviewed: 2019-07-22
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On drummer Lecouturier’s debut disc as a leader, the tunes allude to a variety of influences both compositionally and spatially, while displaying a deep connection to jazz tradition. While Lecouturier is the primary force on the record both as a musician and composer, there is a definite collective feel to the effort.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Miles Okazaki, Geri Allen, Wayne Shorter
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Aube (5:00) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> synth solo> uptempo jam> sax solo slows back to midtempo jam> quick fade
**2/ Tempest (7:24) – piano starts> fast tempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> pause> fast jam> crescendo end
*3/ Carrier (5:49) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> slowly builds in volume & tempo> guitar/piano duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
**4/ Striations (6:04) – full band starts> uptempo jam quickly builds to fast tempo then mellows to up tempo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Waiting (7:27) – piano starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> trumpet solo> slow jam> builds in volume> crescendo end
**6/ Level Up (6:17) – drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
***7/ Event Horizon (5:43) – bass/piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> soaring sax solo> slows to midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Monk Derivative (6:09) – piano starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings uptempo> piano solo> piano/drum duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
9/ Kindling (6:23) – guitar starts> uptempo jam stops & starts> guitar solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
10/ Guitar Hero (5:57) – bass starts> midtempo jam in rolling waves of sound> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo briefly> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On drummer Lecouturier’s debut disc as a leader, the tunes allude to a variety of influences both compositionally and spatially, while displaying a deep connection to jazz tradition. While Lecouturier is the primary force on the record both as a musician and composer, there is a definite collective feel to the effort.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Miles Okazaki, Geri Allen, Wayne Shorter
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Aube (5:00) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> synth solo> uptempo jam> sax solo slows back to midtempo jam> quick fade
**2/ Tempest (7:24) – piano starts> fast tempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> pause> fast jam> crescendo end
*3/ Carrier (5:49) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> slowly builds in volume & tempo> guitar/piano duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
**4/ Striations (6:04) – full band starts> uptempo jam quickly builds to fast tempo then mellows to up tempo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*5/ Waiting (7:27) – piano starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> trumpet solo> slow jam> builds in volume> crescendo end
**6/ Level Up (6:17) – drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
***7/ Event Horizon (5:43) – bass/piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> soaring sax solo> slows to midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Monk Derivative (6:09) – piano starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo swings uptempo> piano solo> piano/drum duet> midtempo jam> quick fade
9/ Kindling (6:23) – guitar starts> uptempo jam stops & starts> guitar solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
10/ Guitar Hero (5:57) – bass starts> midtempo jam in rolling waves of sound> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo briefly> quick stop
Track Listing
| 1. | Aube | 6. | Level Up | |||
| 2. | Tempest | 7. | Event Horizon | |||
| 3. | Carrier | 8. | Monk Derivatave | |||
| 4. | Striations | 9. | Kindling | |||
| 5. | Waiting | 10. | Guitar Hero |