Verve Jazz Ensemble, The / Night Mode
| Album: | Night Mode | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Verve Jazz Ensemble, The | Added: | Jul 2019 | |
| Label: | Lightgroove Media | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-08-13 | Pull Date: | 2019-10-15 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 20 | Oct 13 | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 | Aug 25 | Aug 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 15, 2021: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Sep 17, 2019)
Mox Nix |
4. | Oct 11, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from October 11, 2019)
Mox Nix |
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| 2. | Oct 15, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Vivosonhando |
5. | Oct 11, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Mox Nix |
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| 3. | Oct 12, 2019: | Music Casserole
Hypnosis |
6. | Sep 20, 2019: | old fart at play
Hypnosis |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-24
Reviewed 2019-07-24
Reviewed: 2019-07-24
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The VJF is back and swinging harder than ever. The group’s 6th album is a heady, entertaining mix of original compositions by various members, jazz classics, and obscure, “under-served” gems
If You Like: Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock (acoustic), Freddie Hubbard
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Might Mode (5:24) - - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**2/ Mox Nix (6:20) – horns start> swinging fast tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
*3/ Drumorello (4:12) – horns start> uptempo jam with drum fills> drum solo with horn fills> uptempo jam> trombone solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**4/ Vivo Sonhando (5:52) – bass starts> mellow midtempo bossa nova jam with flute up front> flute solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam>
5/ Per Your Request (5:51) – sax starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Deluge (5:36) – piano starts strong & hesitating> midtempo hesitating jam> quick fade
*7/ Whisper Not (5:52) – piano starts strong then starts swinging> fast tempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**8/ Hypnosis (7:27) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**9/ Opus One (4:10) – horns start> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
10/ Breezy (4:33) – piano starts> midtempo jam with flute up front> flute solo> trombone solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The VJF is back and swinging harder than ever. The group’s 6th album is a heady, entertaining mix of original compositions by various members, jazz classics, and obscure, “under-served” gems
If You Like: Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock (acoustic), Freddie Hubbard
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Might Mode (5:24) - - horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**2/ Mox Nix (6:20) – horns start> swinging fast tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
*3/ Drumorello (4:12) – horns start> uptempo jam with drum fills> drum solo with horn fills> uptempo jam> trombone solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**4/ Vivo Sonhando (5:52) – bass starts> mellow midtempo bossa nova jam with flute up front> flute solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam>
5/ Per Your Request (5:51) – sax starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Deluge (5:36) – piano starts strong & hesitating> midtempo hesitating jam> quick fade
*7/ Whisper Not (5:52) – piano starts strong then starts swinging> fast tempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**8/ Hypnosis (7:27) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**9/ Opus One (4:10) – horns start> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> crescendo end
10/ Breezy (4:33) – piano starts> midtempo jam with flute up front> flute solo> trombone solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Night Mode | 6. | Deluge | |||
| 2. | Mox Nix | 7. | Whisper Not | |||
| 3. | Drumorello | 8. | Hypnosis | |||
| 4. | Vivosonhando | 9. | Opus One | |||
| 5. | Per Your Request | 10. | Breezy |