Okazaki, Miles / Sky Below, The
Album: Sky Below, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Okazaki, Miles   Added:Nov 2019
Label:Pi Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-11-09 Pull Date: 2020-01-11 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 5 Dec 29 Dec 22 Dec 8 Nov 24 Nov 17
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 14, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Dog Star
4. Dec 24, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
The Lighthouse
2. Jan 01, 2020: Emergency Crew for Yr Imaginary Friend
The Lighthouse
5. Dec 17, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
The Lighthouse
3. Dec 26, 2019: Old Fart At Play
Dog Star
6. Dec 05, 2019: Old Fart At Play
Dog Star

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-11-03
Reviewed: 2019-11-03
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Guitarist Okazaki is one of the most inventive musicians on the scene today, and much in demand. On this, his sixth album, He shows of his prowess within a different approach to jazz: all solos are contained within the tracks without one musician or another taking the lead. Each track is complex in composition, inviting the listener to settle in and really listen.
If You Like: John McLaughlin, John Abercrombie, Terje Rypdal
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Rise and Shine (4:25) – bass/guitar starts> fast tempo jam> pause> fast jam builds in intensity, volume & complexity> quick stop
**2/ Dog Star (6:26) – bass starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Anthemoessa (4:15) – strummed guitar starts> midtempo jam> quick fade
4/ Seven Sisters (4:58) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> quick fade
5/ Monstopolous (2:44) – bass/drums start> lightning fast jam> quick stop
6/ The Castaway (5:31) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> slow fade
**7/ The Lighthouse (6:39) – drums start> uptempo jam> fade> quick flourish on guitar
*8/ To Dream Again (5:37) – full band starts> uptempo jam shifts to midtempo> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Rise And Shine   5. Monstropolous
2. Dog Star   6. The Castaway
3. Anthemoessa   7. The Lighthouse
4. Seven Sisters   8. To Dream Again