Keezer, Geoffrey / Wildcrafted
Album: Wildcrafted   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Keezer, Geoffrey   Added:Feb 2006
Label:Maxjazz  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-02-19 Pull Date: 2006-04-23 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Feb 26
Airplays: 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 19, 2014: Rebop
Mirrim
3. Feb 24, 2006: Memory Select
Stompin' At The Savoy
2. Feb 25, 2006: Biff Bang Pow
Breath Of The Volcano
4. Feb 21, 2006: Morning Glory
Black And Tan Fantasy

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-02-19
Mainstream jazz, a robust piano trio with a rich '60s sound. Some tracks add synth soundbeds that I could do without (3,5). Nothing too groundbreaking here, but Keezer's soloing packs plenty of fireworks, and his set includes some interesting ideas.

1- Quick and sly, with a loose, exciting structure. Cool drum solo.
2- Fairly quiet, w/flashy piano solo
3- Slow, lovely, quite sappy
4- Fast and gutsy
5- Slow funk, a Bjork cover. Rhodes piano adds atmosphere that's either innovative or cheesy, can't decide which.
6- Soft, midtempo. Fancy fingerwork on piano solo
7- Duke Ellington's "Black & Tan," a sly swing. The early piano solo is played on left hand with a running trickle of high notes from the right -- not that difficult, probably, but sounds cool.
8- Gentle mid/fast. Interesting, simple rhythm in the theme.
9- Crisp straight jazz with dextrous piano parts. Bass solo. Long applause at the end.

Track Listing
1. Stompin' At The Savoy   6. The Kindest Soul
2. Tea And Watercolors   7. Black And Tan Fantasy
3. Koikugari Bushi   8. Ghost In The Photograph
4. Mirrim   9. Breath Of The Volcano
5. Venus As A Boy   .