Sun On Sand
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-11
Reviewed 2019-12-11
Reviewed: 2019-12-11
Genre: Jazz (X)
FCCs: none
Review: This disc's compositions were all written by Patrick Zimmerli. The collaboration between Zimmerli, Redman, and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider is fascinating and consistently surprising.
If You Like: Charles Lloyd, Paul McCandless, Time Is A Blind Eye, Jenny Scheinmann
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Flash (4:45) – sax & strings start in unison> fast tempo jam> sax solo> fast tempo jam> drums/strings duet> fast jam> crescendo end
*2/ Between Dog And Wolf (6:43) – drums start> midtempo jam> strings jam> sax solo> pause> slow jam> slowly builds to uptempo jam> swells in volume & swings to fast tempo> quick stop>
***3/ Sun On Sand (6:01) – bass starts> midtempo jam with playful interplay between sax & strings> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Dark White (5:15) – full band starts> uptempo jam> strings jam> uptempo jam> quick fade
**5/ Soft Focus (5:22) – strings start> midtempo jam with intersecting solos between strings & sax> quick fade
6/ Through Mist (6:30) – strings start> midtempo jam> crescendo> melody shift> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*7/ Starbursts And Haloes (5:27) – strings start> slow tempo space jam> sax solo> drums kick off uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Between Dog And Wolf (Reprise) – strings start> uptempo jam builds in volume & intensity> crescendo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz (X)
FCCs: none
Review: This disc's compositions were all written by Patrick Zimmerli. The collaboration between Zimmerli, Redman, and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider is fascinating and consistently surprising.
If You Like: Charles Lloyd, Paul McCandless, Time Is A Blind Eye, Jenny Scheinmann
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Flash (4:45) – sax & strings start in unison> fast tempo jam> sax solo> fast tempo jam> drums/strings duet> fast jam> crescendo end
*2/ Between Dog And Wolf (6:43) – drums start> midtempo jam> strings jam> sax solo> pause> slow jam> slowly builds to uptempo jam> swells in volume & swings to fast tempo> quick stop>
***3/ Sun On Sand (6:01) – bass starts> midtempo jam with playful interplay between sax & strings> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Dark White (5:15) – full band starts> uptempo jam> strings jam> uptempo jam> quick fade
**5/ Soft Focus (5:22) – strings start> midtempo jam with intersecting solos between strings & sax> quick fade
6/ Through Mist (6:30) – strings start> midtempo jam> crescendo> melody shift> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*7/ Starbursts And Haloes (5:27) – strings start> slow tempo space jam> sax solo> drums kick off uptempo jam> crescendo end
8/ Between Dog And Wolf (Reprise) – strings start> uptempo jam builds in volume & intensity> crescendo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
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Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 18, 2020
Charting
2020-01-15 — 2020-04-29
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 15 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 2 |
| Feb 23 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Flash | ||
| 2. | Between Do And Wolf | ||
| 3. | Sun On Sand | ||
| 4. | Dark White | ||
| 5. | Soft Focus | ||
| 6. | Through Mist | ||
| 7. | Starbursts And Haloes | ||
| 8. | Between Dog And Wolf (Reprise) |