Straight Ahead To The U.K.

Reviewed: 2019-12-11
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Segal-Garcia is performing with some of England’s finest jazz musicians on a rocking set of straight- ahead jazz.
If You Like: Carmen McCrae, Lena Horne
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Wheelers And Dealers (6:45) – organ starts> uptempo song> organ solo> scat solo> trumpet solo> uptempo song> quick fade
2/ Highwire (5:40) – organ starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> organ solo> uptempo song> crescendo ednd
***3/ Hippityville (7:27) – drums start> midtempo jam> midtempo duet song with guest vocalist Norma Winstone> bass solo> trumpet solo> uptempo song> slow fade
4/ Sermonette (7:01) – full band with chorus starts> midtempo gospel-like song> chorus with trumpet> trumpet solo> organ solo> uptempo song with chorus> crescendo end
*5/ I Get Along Without You (4:42) – piano starts> slow tempo song> trumpet solo> slow song> slow fade
**6/ Shake it Down (4:39) – organ starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
7/ Recipe Of Love (5:33) – piano starts> midtempo song> scat solo> bass solo> midtempo song soars> crescendo & fade
*8/ Song 4 Sandy (3:08) – full band starts> uptempo jam> organ solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
9/ Something We May Never Know (3:37) – vocal starts with band> slow tempo song> slow fade
*10/ Dreamsville (4:35) – full band starts> midtempo song> Rhodes solo> midtempo song soars> crescendo & fade on vocal
*11/ Gypsy In My Soul (4:47) – organ starts> uptempo jam> fast tempo song> organ solo> trumpet solo> scat solo> fast song soars> quick stop
12/ Last Night When We Were Young (5:35) – piano starts> slow tempo song> trumpet solo> slow song> slow fade
**13/ Hippityville (shortened version) (4:48) – drums start> midtempo song> bass solo> uptempo song> slow fade