| Gordon, John William / John William Gordon |
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| Album: | John William Gordon | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Gordon, John William | Added: | Jan 2006 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-02-26 | Pull Date: | 2006-04-30 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Apr 30 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 2 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 22, 2006: | John Gielgud Belly's Bounce | 4. | Apr 17, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum Belly's Bounce | |
| 2. | May 19, 2006: | Memory Select Harm Alarm, Belly's Bounce, Distillery | 5. | Apr 16, 2006: | Multiple Personality Disorder Distillery | |
| 3. | Apr 28, 2006: | Memory Select Ripper Snapper | 6. | Apr 14, 2006: | Memory Select Belly's Bounce |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2006-02-19 | ||
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Jazz guitar with a slightly twisted sense. Accessible stuff but with oddball modern composing and lost of quirks in the solos. It's got that relaxing jazz-guitar sound but throws it into a spiky, attitude-laden setting. The band is just a trio (with drums and acoustic bass) so the guitar gets plenty of time to stand out. And yes, it does swing at times. Intriguing and fun. Btw, this is a local guy who uses his middle name because there have been multiple other "John Gordons" in music over the decades. He's not the same as any of them. 1- Playful mid/fast, with a stiff marching beat. Lots of zingy small riffs and harmonics tossed around on guitar. 2- Mid/fast syncopated theme, a bit cartoony, into more conventional guitar jazz 3- Fast squiggly intro into some rockin' measures ... settles into a midtempo bluesy feel with continued guitar nervousness 4- Maddening clock-tick drums under a quirky, heavy swing. 5- Perky march 6- Easygoing mid/fast, a bit swingy 7- Sneaky groove riff with bright soloing; midtempo feel 8- Rapid jazz groove. Bouncy and catchy. 9- Wistful and even pretty. Midtempo. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Harm Alarm | 5. | 6 Las | |||
| 2. | Distillery | 6. | Bamboozelama | |||
| 3. | Quidnunc Mo | 7. | Ripper Snapper | |||
| 4. | Folly Stroll | 8. | Belly's Bounce | |||
| 9. | That Old Dream | |||||