Amendola, Scott Band / Believe
| Album: | Believe | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Amendola, Scott Band | Added: | Jun 2005 | |
| Label: | Cryptogramophone | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-06-19 | Pull Date: | 2005-08-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 28, 2012: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Oladipo |
4. | Sep 18, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monterey Jazz Edition
Oladipo |
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| 2. | Nov 29, 2011: | Rebop
Valentine |
5. | Feb 06, 2009: | Memory Select
Valentine |
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| 3. | Jun 22, 2011: | Getting Over the Hump
Oladipo |
6. | Nov 21, 2008: | Memory Select
Cesar Chavez |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-06-20
Reviewed 2005-06-20
Modern jazz, funk, rock, and Afro-pop ideas sprinkled among nine compositions by local drummer Amendola. Two big-name guitarists -- Nels Cline and Jeff Parker -- spin complex jazz lines while violinist Jenny Scheinman makes the music really soar.
Great stuff. Accessible but deep -- most tracks take full advantage of this band to present intertwined layers of musical logic; let yourself get lost in tracks like 4 and 7. An able sequel to Amendola's previous album, "Cry."
1- Sneaky and floaty. Opens w/coolly delicious bassline.
2- Funky and bright, definite Afro-pop influence, fairly fast
3- Agile, jazzy two-guitar intro. Scottish-field theme into solos
4- Slow, lovely, with some bluesy moments. Very "ECM."
5- Mid/slow rock, a tip of the hat to Crazy Horse
6- Light, mid/fast
7- Pleasant, mildly Latin, fairly fast. Really nice solos dominated by violin
8- Midtempo, darkly rocking. Noisy insect-buzz guitar on intro and solo.
9- Slow; both mournful and hopeful. Eerie ringing doom intro.
Great stuff. Accessible but deep -- most tracks take full advantage of this band to present intertwined layers of musical logic; let yourself get lost in tracks like 4 and 7. An able sequel to Amendola's previous album, "Cry."
1- Sneaky and floaty. Opens w/coolly delicious bassline.
2- Funky and bright, definite Afro-pop influence, fairly fast
3- Agile, jazzy two-guitar intro. Scottish-field theme into solos
4- Slow, lovely, with some bluesy moments. Very "ECM."
5- Mid/slow rock, a tip of the hat to Crazy Horse
6- Light, mid/fast
7- Pleasant, mildly Latin, fairly fast. Really nice solos dominated by violin
8- Midtempo, darkly rocking. Noisy insect-buzz guitar on intro and solo.
9- Slow; both mournful and hopeful. Eerie ringing doom intro.
Track Listing
| 1. | Believe | 5. | Buffalo Bird Woman | |||
| 2. | Oladipo | 6. | Smarty Pants | |||
| 3. | Shady | 7. | Valentine | |||
| 4. | If Only Once | 8. | Resistance | |||
| 9. | Cesar Chavez | |||||