Cole, Bill/Untempered Ensemble / Seasoning the Greens
Album: Seasoning the Greens   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Cole, Bill/Untempered Ensemble   Added:Dec 2002
Label:Boxholder Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-01-20 Pull Date: 2003-03-24 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 23 Mar 16 Mar 9 Feb 16 Feb 9 Feb 2 Jan 26
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 3 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 26, 2003: Umami Jazz Program
South Indian Marriage Rhythm
4. Mar 07, 2003: Memory Select
South Indian Festival Rhythm
2. Mar 21, 2003: Memory Select
South Indian Festival Rhythm, The Triple Towers of ...
5. Feb 12, 2003: Umami Jazz Program
Colombian Rhythm
3. Mar 12, 2003: Umami Jazz Program
Free Rhythm
6. Feb 08, 2003: Morning Glory
Colombian Rhythm

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-01-19
A jazz jam over various rhythms of the world, led by Cole on Asian double-reed instruments. Big and joyous, danceable, with loads of energy. Except for 3 and 9, all tracks improvised over preselected rhythms. Fun stuff!

1- Spoken introduction (it's a live recording)
2- Low buzzes and squawks

3*- Korean melody in three overlaid parts, written by drummer Warren Smith while he was living over there. Lovely and patient.

4*, 6, 7* - Strong rhythmic jams. Lots of percussion, including a solo on 7, and lots of blazing horns.

5- A milder jam; a good relaxing break

8* - Quiet solo by Cooper-Moore on the homemade "hoe-handled harp," which really does sound like a harp. Peaceful.

9**- Big slow blues jam, ferocious! But it shuts down for a long quiet drum solo near the end.

Track Listing
1. Introduction By Bill Cole   5. Ghanian Funeral Rhythm
2. Grounded   6. South Indian Marriage Rhythm
3. The Triple Towers of ...   7. Colombian Rhythm
4. South Indian Festival Rhythm   8. Free Rhythm
  9. A Man Sees a Snake ...