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Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-25
Reviewed 2019-07-25
Reviewed: 2019-07-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Camilo returns to revisiting his music on a very large palette – his first big band recording in twenty-five years. This recording is a wide-ranging celebration of Camilo’s art that spans decades since his earliest recording. The music is unlike anything you might have heard from the pianist before.
It is ingenious in its picturesque detail as well as in its overview of Camilo’s melodic, harmonic and rhythmic conception, while staying within in the Latin jazz orbit.
If You Like: Chick Corea, Eddie Palmieri
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ And Sammy Walked In (5:41) – piano starts strong> snappy uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> percussion/piano duet> uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ Mongo’s Blues Intro (1:32) – piano starts> midtempo song> quick fade
*3/ Mongo’s Blues (6:52) – sax starts> midtempo jam> horns jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam with percussion fills> uptempo jam> crescendo end
4/ Liquid Crystal (6:12) – midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam with flute up front> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop & fade
**5/ Mano A Mano (5:51) – bass starts> fast tempo jam> sizzling sax solo> trombone solo> fast jam> trumpet solo> fast jam> piano solo> percussion jam punctuated by horns> fast jam> crescendo end
*6/ Just Like You (6:50) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
7/ Yes (4:27) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with horns playing in unison> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> percussion jam> uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Piece Of Cake (6:11) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
**9/ On Fire (6:46) – piano starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> fast jam with percussion fills> brief trumpet solo> fast jam> crescendo end
*10/ Repercussions (7:28) – percussion starts> uptempo jam> swinging sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
11/ Hello & Goodbye (5:44) – full band starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Camilo returns to revisiting his music on a very large palette – his first big band recording in twenty-five years. This recording is a wide-ranging celebration of Camilo’s art that spans decades since his earliest recording. The music is unlike anything you might have heard from the pianist before.
It is ingenious in its picturesque detail as well as in its overview of Camilo’s melodic, harmonic and rhythmic conception, while staying within in the Latin jazz orbit.
If You Like: Chick Corea, Eddie Palmieri
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ And Sammy Walked In (5:41) – piano starts strong> snappy uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> percussion/piano duet> uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ Mongo’s Blues Intro (1:32) – piano starts> midtempo song> quick fade
*3/ Mongo’s Blues (6:52) – sax starts> midtempo jam> horns jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam with percussion fills> uptempo jam> crescendo end
4/ Liquid Crystal (6:12) – midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam with flute up front> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop & fade
**5/ Mano A Mano (5:51) – bass starts> fast tempo jam> sizzling sax solo> trombone solo> fast jam> trumpet solo> fast jam> piano solo> percussion jam punctuated by horns> fast jam> crescendo end
*6/ Just Like You (6:50) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
7/ Yes (4:27) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with horns playing in unison> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> percussion jam> uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Piece Of Cake (6:11) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
**9/ On Fire (6:46) – piano starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> fast jam with percussion fills> brief trumpet solo> fast jam> crescendo end
*10/ Repercussions (7:28) – percussion starts> uptempo jam> swinging sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
11/ Hello & Goodbye (5:44) – full band starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
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Old fart at play — Oct 10, 2019
Charting
2019-08-13 — 2019-10-15
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 20 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | And Sammy Walked In | ||
| 2. | Mongo's Blues Intro | ||
| 3. | Mongo's Blues | ||
| 4. | Liquid Crystal | ||
| 5. | Mano A Mano | ||
| 6. | Just Like You | ||
| 7. | Yes | ||
| 8. | Piece Of Cake | ||
| 9. | Fire | ||
| 10. | Repercussions | ||
| 11. | Hello & Goodbye |