| Carrier, Francois Trio / Play |
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| Album: | Play | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Carrier, Francois Trio | Added: | Dec 2004 | |
| Label: | 482 Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-12-19 | Pull Date: | 2005-02-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 13 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 9 | Jan 2 | Dec 26 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 11, 2005: | Memory Select Le Marais | 4. | Jan 21, 2005: | Memory Select Play | |
| 2. | Feb 08, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program Open Conversation | 5. | Jan 06, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program Insomnie | |
| 3. | Jan 25, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program Open Conversation | 6. | Jan 05, 2005: | Rainy Wednesday a.m. Insomnie |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2004-12-19 | ||
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Sax-bass-drums trio -- free jazz with an accessible air. Most tracks have nicely complex jazz heads, a twisty modern kind of bebop. There's a genteel European air to the writing, although most tracks flash some wild abandon in the solos (7 is a great example). Carrier on sax is of course the star, spilling out plenty of lengthy, rapid-fire licks. Fans of Steve Lacy or even Lee Konitz should feel welcome here. Really nice stuff that wouldn't be out of place on a mainstream jazz docket -- every track is a pleasure. Every track mid/fast unless otherwise noted. 1- Mid/fast into playful boplike soloing 2- Tumbling theme, slows down a bit for soloing. Gets crashing. 3- Toe-tapping intro. Nice free-jazz feel with aggressive spots. 4- Loping mid/fast head, into a jazz walk and some great soloing 5- Quieter, still mid/fast. Pleasant. More strident second half. 6- Expansive, free feel. Slows down for cutely careful segment. 7- Mid/fast, energetic. Cute ballet-like opening. 8- Fast sax over light, buzzy background. Delivers fast bop soloing. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Play | 5. | Ballet | |||
| 2. | Le Marais | 6. | Ink | |||
| 3. | Open Conversation | 7. | La Danse De Grand-Mie | |||
| 4. | Insomnie | 8. | Unloaded |