Light of Day

Jazz | Aug 2003

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-10-19
Mostly slow, bluesy songs with traditional roots and a melancholy feel. This is a reissue from the old ESP label, which documented quite a bit of the '60s free jazz scene. While this isn't an aggressive blowout like some of those disks, it's got some nice explorations. And it features Marion Brown and Booker T (?!) on sax.

Day tosses in some weird inflections -- uncomfortably low notes here and there, or the occasional bluesy GROWWWWL (see 5 and especiallly 4). The growls are too loud and too far out of place, even for "free" jazz.

1- Midtempo, romantic
2*- Gentle
3- Wordless singing, cute little bit
4- Slow wandering song, starts a capella. Mostly high and sweet, w/a couple of startling bluesy GROWWWLs
5- A capella
6*- Overlapping sax jam, echoey avant-garde feel, midtempo

Recent airplay

Dindi
Memory SelectDec 12, 2003
Dindi
told ya so!Nov 10, 2003
Come Closer
Memory SelectOct 31, 2003
Come Closer
Tofutti break!Oct 29, 2003
Come Closer
Oh Messy LifeOct 26, 2003
Dindi
Memory SelectOct 24, 2003

Charting

2003-10-19 — 2003-12-21 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Dec 14 1
Nov 16 1
Nov 2 3
Oct 26 2

Track listing

1. Lila
2. Come Closer
3. Our Bit of Pudding
4. Lover Man
5. Dindi
6. Freejam