Freak in
Jazz
| Feb 2003
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-03-16
Reviewed 2003-03-16
"Electric" album from Dave Douglas, big and fun. It's tempting to compare to Miles Davis' electric period, but this is tighter and song-oriented.
Snappy and often funky songs with dashes of organ or guitar here and there, and Davis playing aggressive, crisp solos. Lots of tabla too, adding some lushness. Electronics are added mostly as sound effects -- zooms and swoops to augment the mood. Big and fun overall.
1*- Fast funk/fusion, in multiple phases. Exciting.
2*- Slow and swaying, w/a loud jam segment
3- Slow staggery blues
4*- Quick little bop jam
5*- Midtempo, touches of New Orleans stomping, psychedelic guitar solo.
6- Calm and cool
7- Slow, lamenting.
8*- Fast, racing. Cool drum break.
9- Atmospheric, w/weird-ass spoken word (text by a Uruguayan poet)
10- Mellow
11*- Funky, resembling Miles' electric jams
12- "hidden" track, slow w/ lots of tweaky electronics
Snappy and often funky songs with dashes of organ or guitar here and there, and Davis playing aggressive, crisp solos. Lots of tabla too, adding some lushness. Electronics are added mostly as sound effects -- zooms and swoops to augment the mood. Big and fun overall.
1*- Fast funk/fusion, in multiple phases. Exciting.
2*- Slow and swaying, w/a loud jam segment
3- Slow staggery blues
4*- Quick little bop jam
5*- Midtempo, touches of New Orleans stomping, psychedelic guitar solo.
6- Calm and cool
7- Slow, lamenting.
8*- Fast, racing. Cool drum break.
9- Atmospheric, w/weird-ass spoken word (text by a Uruguayan poet)
10- Mellow
11*- Funky, resembling Miles' electric jams
12- "hidden" track, slow w/ lots of tweaky electronics
Recent airplay
November
Traditions — Nov 01, 2019
Eastern Parkway
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Memory Select — Mar 21, 2008
Traveler there Is no Road
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Traveler there Is no Road
Morning Glory — Jan 24, 2004
Black Rock Park
To the Moon — Aug 10, 2003
Charting
2003-03-03 — 2003-05-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 4 | 1 |
| Apr 20 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | 2 |
| Mar 23 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | 2 |
| Mar 9 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Freak in | ||
| 2. | Culver City Park | ||
| 3. | Black Rock Park | ||
| 4. | Hot Club of 13TH Street | ||
| 5. | Eastern Parkway | ||
| 6. | November | ||
| 7. | Porto Alegre | ||
| 8. | The Great Schism | ||
| 9. | Wild Blue | ||
| 10. | Maya | ||
| 11. | Traveler there Is no Road |