Midcentury Modern, Volume 2
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-01-17
Reviewed 2020-01-17
Reviewed: 2020—01-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Hasselbach & his group do a superb job harkening back to the glory days of ‘60s jazz on Blue Note Records. Straight ahead, no frills.
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Superblue (7:37) – drums start> mellow uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ Driftin’ (7:35) –horns start> midtempo hesitating jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Mamacita (5:54) – bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> pause> quick stop
4/ Jazz ‘n Samba (4:42) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> flute solo> midtempo jam> several pauses at end> quick stop
5/ Chick’s Tune (7:59) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*6/ Blue Soul (4:50) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo swings uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Nature Boy (5:18) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> flute solo> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Sister Sadie (5:27) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*9/ I’m Gonna Go Fishin’ (6:51) – organ starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*10/ Superblue (radio mix) – bass starts> funky uptempo jam> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Hasselbach & his group do a superb job harkening back to the glory days of ‘60s jazz on Blue Note Records. Straight ahead, no frills.
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Superblue (7:37) – drums start> mellow uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ Driftin’ (7:35) –horns start> midtempo hesitating jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Mamacita (5:54) – bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> pause> quick stop
4/ Jazz ‘n Samba (4:42) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> flute solo> midtempo jam> several pauses at end> quick stop
5/ Chick’s Tune (7:59) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*6/ Blue Soul (4:50) – trumpet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo swings uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*7/ Nature Boy (5:18) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> flute solo> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Sister Sadie (5:27) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*9/ I’m Gonna Go Fishin’ (6:51) – organ starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*10/ Superblue (radio mix) – bass starts> funky uptempo jam> trumpet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
Superblue
Music Casserole — Nov 06, 2021
Blue Soul
Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2020) — Nov 04, 2021
Sister Sadie
Old fart At Play — Mar 12, 2020
Blue Soul
Music Casserole — Mar 07, 2020
I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 03, 2020
Superblue (Studio Mix), Superblue, I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 25, 2020
Charting
2020-02-05 — 2020-05-20
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 15 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Superblue | ||
| 2. | Driftin' | ||
| 3. | Mamacita | ||
| 4. | Jazz 'n Samba | ||
| 5. | Chick's Tune | ||
| 6. | Blue Soul | ||
| 7. | Nature Boy | ||
| 8. | Sister Sadie | ||
| 9. | I'm Gonna Go Fishin' | ||
| 10. | Superblue (Studio Mix) |