St. Louis Shoes
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-07-11
Reviewed 2003-07-11
Greg Osby's love letter to his native St. Louis: a mainstream-sounding mix of covers that often slaps new chords and/or structures on old favorites (2,5).
Tends toward the easygoing side, eschewing the math-minded complexity of Osby's other albums. That may be a product of his new, younger band -- most notably, pianist Jason Moran is gone, replaced by 21-year-old Harold O'Neal. Happy stuff, recommended. And dig Osby's old 'fro on the back cover!
1- Duke Ellington: slow and swingy, pleasantly retro, with some cool double-soloing near the end
2*- Mid/fast Dizzy Gillespie tune stretched into 5/4 time
3*- Monk tune, catchy and cute, on the slow side
4- Soft and breezy
5*- Laid-back minor key tune, some fast fluid soloing
6- Midtempo and breezy
7- Slow
8- Happy mid/fast ramble
9*- Slow demi-blues, with occasional off-kilter beats and dissonant chords. A pretty song.
Tends toward the easygoing side, eschewing the math-minded complexity of Osby's other albums. That may be a product of his new, younger band -- most notably, pianist Jason Moran is gone, replaced by 21-year-old Harold O'Neal. Happy stuff, recommended. And dig Osby's old 'fro on the back cover!
1- Duke Ellington: slow and swingy, pleasantly retro, with some cool double-soloing near the end
2*- Mid/fast Dizzy Gillespie tune stretched into 5/4 time
3*- Monk tune, catchy and cute, on the slow side
4- Soft and breezy
5*- Laid-back minor key tune, some fast fluid soloing
6- Midtempo and breezy
7- Slow
8- Happy mid/fast ramble
9*- Slow demi-blues, with occasional off-kilter beats and dissonant chords. A pretty song.
Recent airplay
Bernie's Tune
Morning Glory — Sep 10, 2005
Shaw Nuff
Tofutti break! — Nov 19, 2003
Milton on Ebony
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 26, 2003
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 19, 2003
Milton on Ebony
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 05, 2003
Summertime
Memory Select — Aug 01, 2003
Charting
2003-07-14 — 2003-09-15
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 31 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 1 |
| Aug 3 | 2 |
| Jul 27 | 3 |
| Jul 20 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | ||
| 2. | Shaw Nuff | ||
| 3. | Light Blue | ||
| 4. | Whirlwind Soldier | ||
| 5. | Summertime | ||
| 6. | Milton on Ebony | ||
| 7. | The Single Petal of a Rose | ||
| 8. | Bernie's Tune | ||
| 9. | St. Louis Blues |