Ray, Tim With Terri Lynne Carrington & John Patitucci / Excursions and Adventures
| Album: | Excursions and Adventures | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ray, Tim With Terri Lynne Carrington & John Patitucci | Added: | Feb 2020 | |
| Label: | Whaling City Sound | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2020-02-26 | Pull Date: | 2020-07-22 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 10, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Paint It Black |
4. | Mar 05, 2020: | Galactic Travel Radio
Unconditional Love |
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| 2. | Mar 05, 2020: | Old Fart At Play
Nothing From Nothing |
5. | Mar 03, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Maria |
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| 3. | Mar 05, 2020: | Goggles Optional
Gone, Not Forgotten |
6. | Feb 27, 2020: | Old Fart At Play
Paint It Black |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-02-17
Reviewed 2020-02-17
Reviewed: 2020—02-18
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Ray has backed some of biggest vocalists, including Aretha Franklin. He also has a string of solo albums & collaborations. On his latest disc, he pulls in two of the top bassists & drummers currently in jazz. The ensuing interplay creates fireworks
If You Like: Emett Cohen, Erroll Garner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Nothing From Nothing (5:30) – piano starts slow, swings into midtempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Maria (5:04) – drums/piano starts> mellow uptempo jsm> slow fade
3/ Gone, Not Forgotten (6:30) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
**4/ Paint it Black (7:33) – piano starts> uptempo jam> music comes in waves, then subsides, then builds to fast tempo jam> crescendo end
***5/ Tinkle, Tinkle (4:33) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Unconditional Love (7:04) – piano starts> midtmpo jam> slow fade
***7/ Messiaen’s Gumbo (5:33) – drums start> uptempo bass/drum duet> piano joins> quick stop
**8/ Yours Is My Heart Alone (6:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ Samsara (for Wayne Shorter) (7:56) – piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> fade
*10/ Yo 11 (6:18) – piano starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**11/ Paint It Black (radio edit) (4:44) – piano starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Ray has backed some of biggest vocalists, including Aretha Franklin. He also has a string of solo albums & collaborations. On his latest disc, he pulls in two of the top bassists & drummers currently in jazz. The ensuing interplay creates fireworks
If You Like: Emett Cohen, Erroll Garner
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Nothing From Nothing (5:30) – piano starts slow, swings into midtempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Maria (5:04) – drums/piano starts> mellow uptempo jsm> slow fade
3/ Gone, Not Forgotten (6:30) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
**4/ Paint it Black (7:33) – piano starts> uptempo jam> music comes in waves, then subsides, then builds to fast tempo jam> crescendo end
***5/ Tinkle, Tinkle (4:33) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
6/ Unconditional Love (7:04) – piano starts> midtmpo jam> slow fade
***7/ Messiaen’s Gumbo (5:33) – drums start> uptempo bass/drum duet> piano joins> quick stop
**8/ Yours Is My Heart Alone (6:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ Samsara (for Wayne Shorter) (7:56) – piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> fade
*10/ Yo 11 (6:18) – piano starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
**11/ Paint It Black (radio edit) (4:44) – piano starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
Track Listing
| 1. | Nothing From Nothing | 6. | Unconditional Love | |||
| 2. | Maria | 7. | Messiaen's Gumbo | |||
| 3. | Gone, Not Forgotten | 8. | Yours Is My Heart Alone | |||
| 4. | Paint It Black | 9. | Samsara | |||
| 5. | Trinkle Tinkle | 10. | Yo 11 | |||
| 11. | Paint It Black (Radio Edit) | |||||