Garden Of Eden
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-03-15
Reviewed 2006-03-15
Subtle, floaty jazz from a sizable band: 2 saxes, THREE guitars, bass, and legend Motian on drums. Very nice stuff, pretty and relaxed, with pieces that harken back to classic '50s and '60s writing, with that ECM floaty freedom all around. Dreamy/floaty guitars match up with burly sax lines; even at slow tempos, the saxes are like a wake-up buzzer sometimes (see 9).
Motian turns 75 on 3/25/06. Here's how cool he is: He makes a full-time living at jazz even though he refuses to travel! Anybody wanting him on their CD -- and quite a few ECM artists do -- has to come to *him* in New York.
1- Soft swing, criss-crossing sax lines
2- Slowish, bluesy, smoky, dreamy. Heavy on the melody.
3- Dreamy mid/slow, exotic "world" feel
4- Breezy soft bop, Calypso
5- Gentle but burly theme, midtempo. Rock-like guitar solo
6- Creeping theme, slowish
7- Midtempo, happy theme
8- Soft, peaceful
9- Dragging tempo, into weird dreamy solos
10- Slow early-morning feel
11- Slow, lingering, delicate; a bit haunting
12- Brisk, warm. Upbeat but floating.
Motian turns 75 on 3/25/06. Here's how cool he is: He makes a full-time living at jazz even though he refuses to travel! Anybody wanting him on their CD -- and quite a few ECM artists do -- has to come to *him* in New York.
1- Soft swing, criss-crossing sax lines
2- Slowish, bluesy, smoky, dreamy. Heavy on the melody.
3- Dreamy mid/slow, exotic "world" feel
4- Breezy soft bop, Calypso
5- Gentle but burly theme, midtempo. Rock-like guitar solo
6- Creeping theme, slowish
7- Midtempo, happy theme
8- Soft, peaceful
9- Dragging tempo, into weird dreamy solos
10- Slow early-morning feel
11- Slow, lingering, delicate; a bit haunting
12- Brisk, warm. Upbeat but floating.
Recent airplay
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Rebop — May 06, 2016
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Rebop — Dec 18, 2015
Mumbo Jumbo
Rebop — Apr 10, 2015
Balata
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 06, 2014
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Music Casserole — May 31, 2014
Prelude 2 Narcissus
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 25, 2011
Charting
2006-03-19 — 2006-05-21
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 21 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Pithecanthropus Erectus | ||
| 2. | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | ||
| 3. | Etude | ||
| 4. | Mesmer | ||
| 5. | Mumbo Jumbo | ||
| 6. | Desert Dream | ||
| 7. | Balata | ||
| 8. | Bill | ||
| 9. | Endless | ||
| 10. | Prelude 2 Narcissus | ||
| 11. | Garden Of Eden | ||
| 12. | Manhattan Melodrama | ||
| 13. | Evidence | ||
| 14. | Cheryl |