Greene, Jimmy / While Looking Up
| Album: | While Looking Up | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Greene, Jimmy | Added: | Apr 2020 | |
| Label: | Mack Avenue | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-06
Reviewed 2020-04-06
Reviewed: 2020—04-06
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Greene returns with another stellar set of beautifully evoked covers with a fluid & talented group of sidemen. Every track has something special to say.
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ So In Love (7:26) – sax starts> gorgeous midtempo jam builds to uptempo> fade
*2/ No Words (7:28) – bass starts> hesitating slow tempo jam> slow fade
*3/ Always There (5:06) – guitar starts> uptempo jam builds to frenetic fast tempo> crescendo end
4/ April 4th (6:31) – sax starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> slow fade
*5/ Good Morning Heartache (7:40) – sax starts> slow trio jam> slow fade
**6/ Overreaction (6:41) – drums start> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Steadfast (5:35) – piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> fade
**8/ I Wanna Dance With Someone (Who Loves Me) (7:27) – piano starts> beautiful slow tempo jam> slow fade
*9/ While Looking Up (6:59) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> fade
10/ Simple Prayer (7:11) – drums start> midtempo jam builds to uptempo> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Greene returns with another stellar set of beautifully evoked covers with a fluid & talented group of sidemen. Every track has something special to say.
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ So In Love (7:26) – sax starts> gorgeous midtempo jam builds to uptempo> fade
*2/ No Words (7:28) – bass starts> hesitating slow tempo jam> slow fade
*3/ Always There (5:06) – guitar starts> uptempo jam builds to frenetic fast tempo> crescendo end
4/ April 4th (6:31) – sax starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> slow fade
*5/ Good Morning Heartache (7:40) – sax starts> slow trio jam> slow fade
**6/ Overreaction (6:41) – drums start> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Steadfast (5:35) – piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo> fade
**8/ I Wanna Dance With Someone (Who Loves Me) (7:27) – piano starts> beautiful slow tempo jam> slow fade
*9/ While Looking Up (6:59) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> fade
10/ Simple Prayer (7:11) – drums start> midtempo jam builds to uptempo> crescendo end
Track Listing
| 1. | So in Love | 6. | Overreaction | |||
| 2. | No Words | 7. | Steadfast | |||
| 3. | Aleays There | 8. | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | |||
| 4. | April 4th | 9. | While Looking Up | |||
| 5. | Good Morning Heartache | 10. | Simple Prayer |