Lea, Babatunde / Suite Unseen: Summoner Of The Ghosts
| Album: | Suite Unseen: Summoner Of The Ghosts | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lea, Babatunde | Added: | May 2005 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-07-25 | Pull Date: | 2005-09-26 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 18 | Sep 11 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 04, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spirit of the 'wood' |
4. | Sep 10, 2005: | Morning Glory
Fire and Rain |
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| 2. | Oct 20, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spirit of the 'wood' |
5. | Sep 09, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum, No Limit
Spirit of the 'wood' |
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| 3. | Sep 17, 2005: | Morning Glory
Ancestral Stroll |
6. | Aug 12, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum
Motivation |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-07-29
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.
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.
Track Listing
| 1. | Ancestral Stroll | 8. | The Unseen | |||
| 2. | Motivation | 9. | Fire and Rain | |||
| 3. | On the T.L. | 10. | Spirit of the 'wood' | |||
| 4. | A Song for Ani | 11. | Chants From Home | |||
| 5. | The Bay Area's Afro-Latin... | 12. | From Home | |||
| 6. | Invocation | 13. | Maeeah's Big Adventure | |||
| 7. | Inconspicuous | 14. | Summoner of the Ghost |