Sclavis, Louis Quartet / Characters On A Wall
| Album: | Characters On A Wall | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Sclavis, Louis Quartet | Added: | Dec 2019 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2020-01-22 | Pull Date: | 2020-05-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 06, 2021: | Music Casserole
Darwich Dans La Ville |
4. | Feb 18, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
La Dame De Martiques |
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| 2. | Mar 07, 2020: | Music Casserole
Darwich Dans La Ville |
5. | Feb 15, 2020: | Music Casserole
Prison |
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| 3. | Feb 29, 2020: | Music Casserole
L' Heure Pasolini |
6. | Feb 13, 2020: | Old Fart At Play
Prison |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-21
Reviewed 2019-12-21
Reviewed: 2019-12-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: French clarinetist Sclavis leads an almost traditional quartet on his latest disc. His musicexploes new dimensions and approaches.
If You Like: Paul McCandless, Jan Garbarek, Claude Debussy, John Barry
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ L’Heure Pasolini (9:43) – clarinet starts> gorgeous slow tempo jam> clarinet solo> piano solo> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> quick fade
*2/ Shadows And Lines (7:24) – piano starts> slow tempo jam with a dramatic vibe> swings uptempo> clarinet solo slows to slow jam with waves of clarinet over the top> midtempo jam> quick fade
**3/ La Dame de Martigues (6:21) – piano solo start slow & hesitating> slow tempo jam with a pastoral vibe slowly builds to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
4/ Extases (3:57) – whole band starts> slow tempo jam> clarinet solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ Esquisse 1 (2:04) – bass starts> slow tempo jam with ominous vibe> slow fade
**6/ Prison (5:07) – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> soaring uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Esquisse 2 (2:06) – piano starts slow & hesitating> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Darwich Dans La Ville (7:01) – drums start> slow tempo jam with mystery vibe builds to uptempo jam> piano & clarinet trade riffs> bass solo> clarinet solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: French clarinetist Sclavis leads an almost traditional quartet on his latest disc. His musicexploes new dimensions and approaches.
If You Like: Paul McCandless, Jan Garbarek, Claude Debussy, John Barry
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ L’Heure Pasolini (9:43) – clarinet starts> gorgeous slow tempo jam> clarinet solo> piano solo> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> quick fade
*2/ Shadows And Lines (7:24) – piano starts> slow tempo jam with a dramatic vibe> swings uptempo> clarinet solo slows to slow jam with waves of clarinet over the top> midtempo jam> quick fade
**3/ La Dame de Martigues (6:21) – piano solo start slow & hesitating> slow tempo jam with a pastoral vibe slowly builds to midtempo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
4/ Extases (3:57) – whole band starts> slow tempo jam> clarinet solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ Esquisse 1 (2:04) – bass starts> slow tempo jam with ominous vibe> slow fade
**6/ Prison (5:07) – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> soaring uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Esquisse 2 (2:06) – piano starts slow & hesitating> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Darwich Dans La Ville (7:01) – drums start> slow tempo jam with mystery vibe builds to uptempo jam> piano & clarinet trade riffs> bass solo> clarinet solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
Track Listing
| 1. | L' Heure Pasolini | 5. | Esquisee 1 | |||
| 2. | Shadows And Lines | 6. | Prison | |||
| 3. | La Dame De Martiques | 7. | Esquisee 2 | |||
| 4. | Extases | 8. | Darwich Dans La Ville |