| Stevens, Michael Jefry/Michael / Play |
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| Album: | Play | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Stevens, Michael Jefry/Michael | Added: | 09/2004 | |
| Label: | Drimala | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-10-11 | Pull Date: | 2004-12-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 21 Nov | 14 Nov | 7 Nov | 31 Oct | 24 Oct | 17 Oct |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 16, 2004: | Storytime--Miscellaneous The Journey | 4. | Oct 29, 2004: | Memory Select Memory Lane | |
| 2. | Nov 10, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show Reflections | 5. | Oct 20, 2004: | The Dog and Pony Show Reflections | |
| 3. | Nov 05, 2004: | Memory Select Sea Song | 6. | Oct 15, 2004: | Memory Select The Journey |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2004-10-10 | ||
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Classical-sounding duets of piano and bassoon. It's in an improvised-jazz mindset. but Stevens plays with a grand chamber-music air. Add the unusual sound of the bassoon, and you get the sound of a serious recital. It's a nice change of pace, and Rabinovitch gets plenty of chances to cut loose on bassoon. The recording is close enough that you can hear his fingers on the keys (particularly on #7). These two guys were partners in a free-jazz group called the Mosaic Sextet, but it's been a decade since they've recorded together. 1- Fast 2- Fast start; slows down in the middle. 3- Fast and dreamy piano solo 4- Slow, spare 5- Jumpy and mid/fast 6- Slow, dramatic 7- Spritely bassoon solo 8- Fast and tumbling 9- Pensive, quiet. Fast in spots 10- New-agey piano, delicate and fast 11- Playful classical 12- Fairly slow 13- Grumbly, fast 14- Serious start; fast and twiddly in second half | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Sibling Rivalry | 8. | The Journey | |||
| 2. | Memory Lane | 9. | Meadow | |||
| 3. | Cloud Drift | 10. | Whispering Wind | |||
| 4. | Dew Drops | 11. | Sea Song | |||
| 5. | Play | 12. | The Graceful Bear | |||
| 6. | Aftermath | 13. | The Preparation | |||
| 7. | Reflections | 14. | Rivulets |