Starfish
Jazz
| Feb 2003
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-03-16
Reviewed 2003-03-16
McWain applies a '60s-bop piano sound to a fairly free-form setting. Dark, lush sound well informed by the jazz tradition, and some nice burning solos from Assif Tsahar on sax. Great stuff -- every track's good.
1- Free-form jazz intro, great lush bop piano solo in the last few minutes
2- Calm horn/piano duet
3,8- Fast, after sad bass intro. Alternate takes of the same song.
4- Dark
5,9 - Mid/fast: Sparkly piano and aggressive sax soloing. Alternate takes of the same song.
6- Playful, in an eerie way
7- Suite: mid/fast / dramatic midtempo / slow
10- Free-floating, slowish
1- Free-form jazz intro, great lush bop piano solo in the last few minutes
2- Calm horn/piano duet
3,8- Fast, after sad bass intro. Alternate takes of the same song.
4- Dark
5,9 - Mid/fast: Sparkly piano and aggressive sax soloing. Alternate takes of the same song.
6- Playful, in an eerie way
7- Suite: mid/fast / dramatic midtempo / slow
10- Free-floating, slowish
Recent airplay
Thorn Tea Jar 1
Memory Select — Sep 02, 2005
Pure Iris Chord 2
Memory Select — May 02, 2003
Periodic Stasis Amid Torrent
Memory Select — Apr 25, 2003
Duo Interlude
to the moon — Apr 13, 2003
Thorn Tea Jar 1
Memory Select — Apr 11, 2003
Periodic Stasis Amid Torrent
Sean's Show — Apr 06, 2003
Charting
2003-03-03 — 2003-05-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 4 | 1 |
| Apr 27 | 1 |
| Apr 20 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | 1 |
| Mar 23 | 3 |
| Mar 16 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Periodic Stasis Amid Torrent | ||
| 2. | Duo Interlude | ||
| 3. | Thorn Tea Jar 1 | ||
| 4. | As a Starfish | ||
| 5. | Pure Iris Chord 1 | ||
| 6. | Wind Can May | ||
| 7. | Toxins (Parts 1-3) | ||
| 8. | Thorn Tea Jar 2 | ||
| 9. | Pure Iris Chord 2 | ||
| 10. | Another Dynamic Starfish ... |