Suite Unseen: Summoner Of The Ghosts

Jazz | May 2005

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-07-29
Dusky modern-bop session from the Bay Area percussionist. Mostly good mainstream stuff, although it gets sappy and soundtrack-y in parts (5,8,9). Lea stays mostly in the background, giving trombonist Steve Turre the spotlight -- but be sure to check out the percussion-heavy #10.

1- Calm mid/fast; rich '60s sound
2- Easygoing but energetic; nice drum solo
3- Midtempo, bright
4- Slow, calm
5- "Love Shuffle," fun, maybe sappy but w/cool ironic title
6- Percussion interlude
7- Mid/slow, loping, w/some attitude
8- Mellow midtempo, sweet w/energetic sax solo
9- A cute stroll (James Taylor pop cover)
10- African percussion; coolly "world"-sounding jam.
11- A capella chant tapping "Motherless Child"
12- Mellow and expansive, a capella start
13- Relaxed midtempo
14- Darkly funky, a nice jam. Vocals call out jazz greats later, summoning the ghosts, I guess.

Recent airplay

Spirit of the 'wood'
No Cover, No MinimumApr 04, 2014
Spirit of the 'wood'
No Cover, No MinimumOct 20, 2006
Ancestral Stroll
Morning GlorySep 17, 2005
Fire and Rain
Morning GlorySep 10, 2005
Spirit of the 'wood'
Motivation
No Cover, No MinimumAug 12, 2005

Charting

2005-07-25 — 2005-09-26 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Sep 18 1
Sep 11 2
Aug 14 1
Aug 7 3
Jul 31 1

Track listing

1. Ancestral Stroll
2. Motivation
3. On the T.L.
4. A Song for Ani
5. The Bay Area's Afro-Latin...
6. Invocation
7. Inconspicuous
8. The Unseen
9. Fire and Rain
10. Spirit of the 'wood'
11. Chants From Home
12. From Home
13. Maeeah's Big Adventure
14. Summoner of the Ghost