| Ajaye, Franklin / Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract T |
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| Album: | Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract T | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ajaye, Franklin | Added: | Feb 2005 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-02-13 | Pull Date: | 2005-04-17 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 01, 2005: | Memory Select Harlem Rooftop Conversation | 4. | Mar 05, 2005: | Morning Glory Scarborough Faire | |
| 2. | Mar 26, 2005: | the Dog and Pony show Voyage | 5. | Mar 01, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program Get on the Train | |
| 3. | Mar 11, 2005: | Memory Select Deja Blue | 6. | Feb 18, 2005: | Memory Select Forest Walk |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2005-02-11 | ||
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Drifting and gently grooving pieces, mostly with clarinet and bass. Lots like an ECM record including an echoey sound. The tracks have a nice slowed-down jazz groove to them; they’re slow but not sleepy and (mostly) going for something tougher than that lyrical new-age feel. Ajaye is a stand-up comic -- “The Jazz Comedian” he called himself -- whose career goes back to the ‘70s. He’s a pretty funny guy who’s made a living lately as a TV writer but still performs. He’s playing the clarinet on these tracks, with brother Eric supplying all the other instruments. Included with the Music CD is a disc of one of Franklin’s performances from 2000. 1- A floaty kind of cool. Relaxed groove with bass & clarinet 2- Cavernous and wandering. 3- Bass and clarinet again; nice recurring bass riff 4- Romantic; verges on smooth jazz 5- Meditative Miles cover 6- Slow, peaceful 7- Adds percussion for some different color 8- Slow. Nice beat develops towards the end. 9- Adds quiet, piping trumpet 10- Gentle start develops into a nice upbeat groove. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Voyage | 6. | Vagabond | |||
| 2. | Deja Blue | 7. | Get on the Train | |||
| 3. | Forest Walk | 8. | The Key of Sea | |||
| 4. | Pearls | 9. | Harlem Rooftop Conversation | |||
| 5. | In a Silent Way | 10. | Scarborough Faire |