Flow, the
Jazz
| Jul 2005
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-07-24
Reviewed 2005-07-24
Excellent mainstream session with a cool, restrained edge. Lots of synthesizers for matte-like backgrounds (1,2). ACOUSTIC guitar plus liquidy ELECTRIC bass on many tracks, creating some really different touches to the album. This band wouldn't be kicked out of a staid jazz club, but Blanchard manages to produce something different, a low-key adventuresome sound.
It's arguably overproduced (see the scathing review in the magazine "Signal To Noise") but I like it.
Herbie Hancock guests on 4 and 7.
For similar sonic/acoustic jumbling in a less mainstream context, check out Henry Threadgill's "Up Popped the Two Lips."
1- Cool and sneaky, mid/fast with an outside air
2- Floaty atmosphere, distinct African tones. Liquidy electric bass.
3- African chant, midtempo. Ends up in a contempo acoustic-guitar solo.
4- Mid/slow mellowness
5- Mid/fast, bubbling, mildly Latin
6- Interlude with cool backwards acoustic guitar!
7- What I like to call "cold fire:" deceptively mellow feel that leads into intense, stormy soloing.
8- Slow, warm, welcoming
9- Cool mid/fast number
10- Brisk and upbeat interlude
11- Dynamic mid/fast piece with sprawling, psych-y electric guitar. Big ending.
It's arguably overproduced (see the scathing review in the magazine "Signal To Noise") but I like it.
Herbie Hancock guests on 4 and 7.
For similar sonic/acoustic jumbling in a less mainstream context, check out Henry Threadgill's "Up Popped the Two Lips."
1- Cool and sneaky, mid/fast with an outside air
2- Floaty atmosphere, distinct African tones. Liquidy electric bass.
3- African chant, midtempo. Ends up in a contempo acoustic-guitar solo.
4- Mid/slow mellowness
5- Mid/fast, bubbling, mildly Latin
6- Interlude with cool backwards acoustic guitar!
7- What I like to call "cold fire:" deceptively mellow feel that leads into intense, stormy soloing.
8- Slow, warm, welcoming
9- Cool mid/fast number
10- Brisk and upbeat interlude
11- Dynamic mid/fast piece with sprawling, psych-y electric guitar. Big ending.
Recent airplay
Harvesting Dance
No Cover, No Minimum — Jan 30, 2009
Benny's Tune, Wadagbe, Wadagbe (Intro), Flow, Part 1
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 09, 2007
Harvesting Dance
Memory Select — Sep 09, 2005
Harvesting Dance
beat.net chapter 15.0: more time than last time — Sep 09, 2005
Flow, Part 1
Storytime! -- I — Aug 23, 2005
Flow, Part 1
beat.net chapter 11.0: don't touch that phone — Aug 19, 2005
Charting
2005-07-10 — 2005-09-11
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 11 | 2 |
| Aug 28 | 1 |
| Aug 21 | 1 |
| Jul 24 | 1 |
| Jul 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Flow, Part 1 | ||
| 2. | Wadagbe (Intro) | ||
| 3. | Wadagbe | ||
| 4. | Benny's Tune | ||
| 5. | Wandering Wonder | ||
| 6. | Flow, Part 2 | ||
| 7. | The Source | ||
| 8. | Over there | ||
| 9. | Child's Play | ||
| 10. | Flow, Part 3 | ||
| 11. | Harvesting Dance |