Excursions and Adventures
Jazz
| Feb 2020
Reviews
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
Recent airplay
Paint It Black
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 10, 2020
Nothing From Nothing
Old Fart At Play — Mar 05, 2020
Gone, Not Forgotten
Goggles Optional — Mar 05, 2020
Unconditional Love
Galactic Travel Radio — Mar 05, 2020
Maria
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 03, 2020
Paint It Black
Old Fart At Play — Feb 27, 2020
Charting
2020-02-26 — 2020-07-22
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 15 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 3 |
| Mar 1 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Nothing From Nothing | ||
| 2. | Maria | ||
| 3. | Gone, Not Forgotten | ||
| 4. | Paint It Black | ||
| 5. | Trinkle Tinkle | ||
| 6. | Unconditional Love | ||
| 7. | Messiaen's Gumbo | ||
| 8. | Yours Is My Heart Alone | ||
| 9. | Samsara | ||
| 10. | Yo 11 | ||
| 11. | Paint It Black (Radio Edit) |