Chasing Paint
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-05-29
Reviewed 2003-05-29
Bloom is a saxophonist in the downtown NYC circle, but she's always leaned toward a more mainstream sound -- a few outside ideas around a near-mainstream core.
This is a tribute to Jackson Pollock, but it's not the wild abandon you'd expect... most of the album is abstract and nonlinear, but in a slow, contemplative way. Pianist Fred Hersch keeps things particularly soft, although he does nice Cecil Taylor-like dabbling on tracks like 7 and 8.
1- Mid/fast, breezy. Opens soft and overly emotive.
2*- Stormy but peaceful, w/Mark Dresser bass solo behind cool Bobby Previte drums
3- Solo soprano sax, a warm but mournful call
4- Spirited bop, after slow start
5- Soft, sad, sentimental
6- Midtempo
7*- Scattery, fast. Ends w/splashes of electronics
8*- Quietly abstract
9*- Midtempo, melodically dizzy
This is a tribute to Jackson Pollock, but it's not the wild abandon you'd expect... most of the album is abstract and nonlinear, but in a slow, contemplative way. Pianist Fred Hersch keeps things particularly soft, although he does nice Cecil Taylor-like dabbling on tracks like 7 and 8.
1- Mid/fast, breezy. Opens soft and overly emotive.
2*- Stormy but peaceful, w/Mark Dresser bass solo behind cool Bobby Previte drums
3- Solo soprano sax, a warm but mournful call
4- Spirited bop, after slow start
5- Soft, sad, sentimental
6- Midtempo
7*- Scattery, fast. Ends w/splashes of electronics
8*- Quietly abstract
9*- Midtempo, melodically dizzy
Recent airplay
Alchemy
Music Casserole — Feb 25, 2023
Alchemy
Memory Select — Jul 11, 2003
Alchemy
Memory Select — Jun 13, 2003
Jackson Pollock
Memory Select — Jun 06, 2003
The Sweetest Sounds
Memory Select — May 30, 2003
On Seeing Jp
No Cover, No Minimum — May 27, 2003
Charting
2003-05-12 — 2003-07-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 13 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | 1 |
| Jun 8 | 1 |
| Jun 1 | 2 |
| May 25 | 1 |
| May 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Unexpected Light | ||
| 2. | Chasing Paint | ||
| 3. | The Sweetest Sounds | ||
| 4. | On Seeing Jp | ||
| 5. | Many Wonders | ||
| 6. | Jackson Pollock | ||
| 7. | Alchemy | ||
| 8. | Reflections of the Big ... | ||
| 9. | White Light |