A Momentary Lapse

Jazz | Apr 2003

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-05-19

Great stuff -- modern jazz based on solid bebop composing and wild solos. Drury, on drums, has fleshed out his sexted with an A-list of downtown New Yorkers including Myra Melford and Eyvind Kang.

Drury often uses violin and sax in unison for a faux-string-quartet feeling, giving some pieces a chamber-music air (see 3 and 6 esp.)

1*- Snappy little groove and kick-ass solos, especially the violin
2- Slow, serious
3*- Fast, madcap cross between bebop and European chamber music. Lots of phases, very cool.
4*- Slow w/rich chords, very nice
5- Mid/fast
6- Lots of chamber segments, mostly slow after a fast start
7- Fast-paced
8- Fast and wacky
9*- Breezy, slows down at first but gets firey

Recent airplay

Vaxjo Kollektiv
No Cover, No MinimumNov 02, 2012
Vaxjo Kollektiv
Oh Messy LifeDec 05, 2004
Vaxjo Kollektiv
Oh Messy LifeSep 19, 2004
The Schwartzes
Oh Messy LifeSep 07, 2003
The Schwartzes
Memory SelectSep 05, 2003
Vaxjo Kollektiv
Oh Messy LifeJul 06, 2003

Charting

2003-05-05 — 2003-07-07 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 13 1
Jul 6 1
Jun 29 2
Jun 22 1
Jun 15 2
Jun 8 2
Jun 1 2
May 25 3

Track listing

1. The Schwartzes
2. Salal
3. Vaxjo Kollektiv
4. Copalis
5. Geek's Revenge
6. Some Powerful Women/Why
7. Anniversary of a Non-Marriag
8. Guanajuato
9. Keep the Fool