Various Artists / Amalgam(E): 10 Years O
| Album: | Amalgam(E): 10 Years O | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jul 2004 | |
| Label: | Red Toucan | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-08-02 | Pull Date: | 2004-10-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 26 | Sep 19 | Sep 12 | Sep 5 | Aug 29 | Aug 22 | Aug 15 | Aug 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 04, 2016: | Everything A to Z week 24
Serious |
4. | Sep 17, 2004: | Memory Select
Bittersweet |
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| 2. | Jun 01, 2013: | Music Casserole
Polish Theatre Posters, Rather Dour |
5. | Sep 10, 2004: | Memory Select
Rotation |
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| 3. | Sep 24, 2004: | Memory Select
Polish Theatre Posters |
6. | Sep 03, 2004: | Jamorama Select
Rather Dour |
Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2004-07-28
Reviewed 2004-07-28
Amalgam(e): 10 years of Red Toucan (coll)
A retrospective from Montreal label Red Toucan. A nice mix of free and abstract, sweet ballads and free blowouts. There should be plenty of recognizable names here, so dig in and enjoy!
Disc 1:
*1. Light, quick swing (30 sec of intro banter)
*2. Pretty ballad
3. Abstract alternates with sweet duet
4. Agitated group improv
*5. Mellow intro leads to “world music” groove
**6. Nice groove from Glenn Spearman & Co.
7. Percussive piano solo
*8. Nice modern bop goes wild
9. Slow exploratory duet
10. Abstract solo bass
**11. Upbeat angular bop
*12. Wild disjoint improv
Disc 2:
**1. Blazing Brotzmann sax over powerful free rhythm section
*2. Med tempo free bop
*3. Nice abstract duet from Butcher & Hemmingway
4. Mellow ballad
5. Pretty and slow improv gets gradually busier
*6. Flowing piano/sax duet
7. Angular duet improv
8. Slow, atmospheric drones
*9. Raucous big band improv
*10. Nice crazed sax over speedy rhythm section, slows at end
11. Lite ballad
12. Classical sounding piano solo
Ben Bostwick 7/27/04
A retrospective from Montreal label Red Toucan. A nice mix of free and abstract, sweet ballads and free blowouts. There should be plenty of recognizable names here, so dig in and enjoy!
Disc 1:
*1. Light, quick swing (30 sec of intro banter)
*2. Pretty ballad
3. Abstract alternates with sweet duet
4. Agitated group improv
*5. Mellow intro leads to “world music” groove
**6. Nice groove from Glenn Spearman & Co.
7. Percussive piano solo
*8. Nice modern bop goes wild
9. Slow exploratory duet
10. Abstract solo bass
**11. Upbeat angular bop
*12. Wild disjoint improv
Disc 2:
**1. Blazing Brotzmann sax over powerful free rhythm section
*2. Med tempo free bop
*3. Nice abstract duet from Butcher & Hemmingway
4. Mellow ballad
5. Pretty and slow improv gets gradually busier
*6. Flowing piano/sax duet
7. Angular duet improv
8. Slow, atmospheric drones
*9. Raucous big band improv
*10. Nice crazed sax over speedy rhythm section, slows at end
11. Lite ballad
12. Classical sounding piano solo
Ben Bostwick 7/27/04
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