| Carter/Chestnut/Jackson/Veal / Gold Sounds |
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| Album: | Gold Sounds | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Carter/Chestnut/Jackson/Veal | Added: | Dec 2005 | |
| Label: | Brown Brothers | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-12-04 | Pull Date: | 2006-02-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Dec 18 | Dec 11 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 09, 2015: | 12-9-2015 My First Mine | 4. | Dec 16, 2005: | Memory Select Stereo | |
| 2. | Jan 20, 2006: | Memory Select My First Mine | 5. | Dec 11, 2005: | Coronary Heart Disease Blue Hawaiian | |
| 3. | Jan 08, 2006: | Neurotic Tonic Blue Hawaiian | 6. | Dec 09, 2005: | Memory Select Platform Blues |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2005-12-04 | ||
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Big fun: All-star mainstream jazz guys covering Pavement songs. Lots of energy here -- Strong beats, cool electric bass and electric piano for a '70s feel on many tracks. James Carter throws plenty of free-jazz tricks into his solos. I'll admit I don't know the Pavement songs (yes, I suck) but this project seems to avoid the slavishness to melody that makes "Beatle jazz" so awful (the exception is track 6). These guys had a lot of fun twisting around the music. The band: James Carter (sax), Cyrus Chestnut (keys), Ali Jackson (drums), Reginald Veal (bass: acoustic & electric.) As for why they did this, the liner notes describes it as the CD equivalent of a fantasy sports team. The label owners were inspired by seeing Veal perform at a benefit concert, and decided to recruit a dream-team quartet, selecting Pavement to be the source material. Oh, and the CD title is taken from a Pavement EP, which we have in the library. 1- Furious intro into warm Harlem jazz and some goofing around 2- Bluesy midtempo with cutesy ideas. At +3:30, morphs into an avant-New-Orleans stomp -- cool! 3- R&B/gospel mellowness w/"ooo" vocals. Fast ending. 4- Folky, chugging. Mid/fast. 5- Downcast midtempo, a delicious '70s vibe. Crazy sax solo. 6- Sentimental mid/fast, a bit sappy 7- Hard digging. Mid/fast 8- Solo piano: Snappy, upbeat, and warm | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Stereo | 5. | Blue Hawaiian | |||
| 2. | My First Mine | 6. | Here | |||
| 3. | Cut Your Hair | 7. | Platform Blues | |||
| 4. | Summer Babe | 8. | Trigger Cut |