Can You Imagine?

Bailey, John
Freedom Road Records
Jazz | Feb 2020

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-02-19
Reviewed: 2020—02-17
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Bailey draws on the history of when Dizzy Gillespie ran for President in 1964, and points up that the same issues he ran on then are prevalent today. The band is tight & the music is straight be-bop from another lifetime.
If You Like: Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Pebbles In The Pocket (5:08) – bass starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
**2/ The President Gillespie Suite (12:14) – drums start> midtempo jam with muted trumpet builds to rocking uptempo> crescdendo end
l/ The Humanitarian Candidate
ll/ Road To The Blues House
lll/ President Gillespie’s Birthday Song
**3/ The Touch Of Her Vibe (7:06) – percussion starts> subdued midtempo jam builds to uptempo> slow fade
4/ The Blues House (6:50) – horns start> midtempo brassy jam swings uptempo> crescendo end
*5/ Ballad From Oro, Incensio Y Mirra (6:05) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> fade> pause> fade
*6/ Elite State Of Mind (6:16) – drums start> mellow uptempo jam with flute & female vocal> sax joins> crescendo and fade
7/ Valsa Rancho (5:43) – horns start> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo, then slows to fade
*8/ From The Heart (7:51) – piano/drums start> uptempo jam> crescendo end
9/ People (3:54) – trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade

Recent airplay

President Gillespie Suite - See Disc for Titles
President Gillespie Suite - See Disc for Titles
Music CasseroleJan 08, 2022
Pebbles in the Pocket
Pebbles in the Pocket
TraditionsDec 17, 2021
Elite State of Mind
Alien HourOct 10, 2021
The Blues House
Old fart At PlayMar 12, 2020

Charting

2020-02-26 — 2020-07-22 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 15 2
Mar 1 2

Track listing

1. Pebbles in the Pocket
2. President Gillespie Suite - See Disc for Titles
3. The Touch of Her Vibe
4. The Blues House
5. Ballad of Oro, Incienso Y Mira
6. Elite State of Mind
7. Valsa Rancho
8. From the Heart
9. People