Lab 2019
Jazz
| Oct 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-10-27
Reviewed 2019-10-27
Reviewed: 2019-10-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Like Our Own Stanford Jazz Workshop, North Texas University is a destination school for jazz students. Every year, the current big band releases a CD, Welcome to 2019.
If You Like: Jazz At Lincoln Center, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, SF Jazz Collective
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ A1-Go Rhythm (8:16) – horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**2/ Leverage (6:34) – horns start> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> mellow horns interplay> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
3/ Third Time’s The Charm (7:12) – guitar starts midtempo> swings into uptempo jam> trombone solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*4/ Frauenfeld (9:05) – drums start slowly, joined by piano> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam slowly builds in volume> crescendo> slow mellow jam> sax solo> slow jam builds in volume> crescendo> trumpet solo> slow jam> crescendo> horns> slow jam> crescendo end
*5/ The Things We Did Last Summer (3:30) – drums/horns start> midtempo jam & song with female vocal> swinging instrumental break> sax solo> uptempo song swells in volume> crescendo end
***6/ Red Herring (6:07) – horns start> fast tempo jam quickly slows to midtempo, then swings back uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> sizzling electric guitar solo> slows into midtempo jam with guitar up front> slows to midtempo atmospheric jam, then spirals up to fast tempo frenetic jam> crescendo end
**7/ Confluence (8:52) – piano starts> slow heavy somber jam> pause> bass builds into uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> crescendo> midtempo space jam> pause> slows & gets spacier> slow fade
*8/ I Can’t Get Started (8:05) – guitar starts> fast tempo jam> crescendo> fast jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> fast jam> drum solo> with intermittent horns to crescendo end
9/ Aggro (8:01) – piano starts slow> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ I’ll Miss You (5:47) – full band starts with a crescendo> midtempo jam> trumpet solo swings uptempo> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo swings to fast tempo> fast jam> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Like Our Own Stanford Jazz Workshop, North Texas University is a destination school for jazz students. Every year, the current big band releases a CD, Welcome to 2019.
If You Like: Jazz At Lincoln Center, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, SF Jazz Collective
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ A1-Go Rhythm (8:16) – horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**2/ Leverage (6:34) – horns start> swinging uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> mellow horns interplay> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
3/ Third Time’s The Charm (7:12) – guitar starts midtempo> swings into uptempo jam> trombone solo> uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*4/ Frauenfeld (9:05) – drums start slowly, joined by piano> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam slowly builds in volume> crescendo> slow mellow jam> sax solo> slow jam builds in volume> crescendo> trumpet solo> slow jam> crescendo> horns> slow jam> crescendo end
*5/ The Things We Did Last Summer (3:30) – drums/horns start> midtempo jam & song with female vocal> swinging instrumental break> sax solo> uptempo song swells in volume> crescendo end
***6/ Red Herring (6:07) – horns start> fast tempo jam quickly slows to midtempo, then swings back uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> sizzling electric guitar solo> slows into midtempo jam with guitar up front> slows to midtempo atmospheric jam, then spirals up to fast tempo frenetic jam> crescendo end
**7/ Confluence (8:52) – piano starts> slow heavy somber jam> pause> bass builds into uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> crescendo> midtempo space jam> pause> slows & gets spacier> slow fade
*8/ I Can’t Get Started (8:05) – guitar starts> fast tempo jam> crescendo> fast jam> trumpet solo> trombone solo> fast jam> drum solo> with intermittent horns to crescendo end
9/ Aggro (8:01) – piano starts slow> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ I’ll Miss You (5:47) – full band starts with a crescendo> midtempo jam> trumpet solo swings uptempo> trombone solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo swings to fast tempo> fast jam> crescendo end
Recent airplay
Red Herring
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Confluence
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Jan 28, 2020
I'll Miss You
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Jan 21, 2020
Frauenfeld
Music Casserole — Jan 18, 2020
Red Heering
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Jan 14, 2020
A1-Go-Rhythm
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Jan 07, 2020
Charting
2019-11-20 — 2020-01-22
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | 2 |
| Jan 12 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | 1 |
| Dec 22 | 1 |
| Dec 15 | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | A1-Go-Rhythm (a 21st Century Take on a Gershwin Tune) | ||
| 2. | Leverage | ||
| 3. | Third Time's The Charm | ||
| 4. | Frauenfeld | ||
| 5. | The Things We Did Last Summer | ||
| 6. | Red Herring | ||
| 7. | Confluence | ||
| 8. | I Can't Get Started | ||
| 9. | Aggro | ||
| 10. | I'll Miss You |