Quick Response
Jazz
| Oct 2004
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-11-14
Reviewed 2004-11-14
Jazz guitar and Hammond B3 organ. A quietly cooking brand of straight jazz with the occasional free-jazz scribbling (1, 9, or the end of 5). Minasi is a product of '50s jazz but enjoys tossing out some wild solos -- not as creative or liquid as Joe Morris, but still good.
The saxophonist is Mark Whitecage, who's best known for free-jazz sessions. He adds intriguing post-bop playing to even the more conservative tracks (3) and gets to go nuts on a few (1,7).
1- Bright and fast; a progressive take on Cole Porter
2- Fairly fast, with an intriguing, loping theme.
3- Slow shuffle
4- Mid/fast. Fun quivering guitar solo.
5- Midtempo cooker, fairly quiet
6- Calypso-lounge, mid-fast. Cool organ solo.
7- Bopping little theme, mid/fast. Gets a bit crazy
8- Slow, dreamy
9- Fast, swirling, and free. An unexpected reading of this usually mellow standard.
The saxophonist is Mark Whitecage, who's best known for free-jazz sessions. He adds intriguing post-bop playing to even the more conservative tracks (3) and gets to go nuts on a few (1,7).
1- Bright and fast; a progressive take on Cole Porter
2- Fairly fast, with an intriguing, loping theme.
3- Slow shuffle
4- Mid/fast. Fun quivering guitar solo.
5- Midtempo cooker, fairly quiet
6- Calypso-lounge, mid-fast. Cool organ solo.
7- Bopping little theme, mid/fast. Gets a bit crazy
8- Slow, dreamy
9- Fast, swirling, and free. An unexpected reading of this usually mellow standard.
Recent airplay
Dizzy Lizzie
The Panoply — Jan 12, 2005
I Who Have Nothing
Sunday Morning — Jan 02, 2005
Quick Response
Sunshine ... in the Afternoon — Dec 23, 2004
Feels Like Rain in China
Morning Glory — Dec 18, 2004
Feels Like Rain in China
Memory Select — Dec 17, 2004
Quick Response
Memory Select — Dec 10, 2004
Charting
2004-11-15 — 2005-01-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 16 | 1 |
| Jan 9 | 1 |
| Dec 26 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | What Is this Thing Called... | ||
| 2. | Feels Like Rain in China | ||
| 3. | For My Father | ||
| 4. | Quick Response | ||
| 5. | I Who Have Nothing | ||
| 6. | Into the Night | ||
| 7. | Dizzy Lizzie | ||
| 8. | When Your Dreams Come True | ||
| 9. | Softly As in a Morning ... |