Tree Of Thorns
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-04-23
Reviewed 2006-04-23
Accessible piano-trio jazz with occasional horns that don't get the spotlight. Piano and bass are the lead voices here (those are the two Weller brothers, who hail from southern California.)
The CD stays within throwing distance of modern conventions, with lots of rich, breezy piano chords and brisk upbeat tempos; tracks 8 and 10 are particularly interesting. And then sometimes they just drop all that and do out-there improvs, usually keeping in "normal" jazz contexts but letting themselves get a bit weird. (4,6,9,11).
1- Breezy mid/fast, soaring feel w/horns
2- Upbeat, lightly funky step w/sax
3- Soft, mellow midtempo. Gentle.
4- Piano/bass doodles, fast and edgy
5- Mid/fast brisk free-boppy feel. Happy.
6- 47-second blip; casual walking bass
7- Mellow, soft, mid/fast
8- Mid/fast. Breezy intensity
9- Soprano sax wanderings; sparse abstract tickles
10- Cool fast piano trio, strong pace & rich minor key
11- Another piano/bass doodle, starts sparse but gets fast
12- Midtempo, floaty, wistful
The CD stays within throwing distance of modern conventions, with lots of rich, breezy piano chords and brisk upbeat tempos; tracks 8 and 10 are particularly interesting. And then sometimes they just drop all that and do out-there improvs, usually keeping in "normal" jazz contexts but letting themselves get a bit weird. (4,6,9,11).
1- Breezy mid/fast, soaring feel w/horns
2- Upbeat, lightly funky step w/sax
3- Soft, mellow midtempo. Gentle.
4- Piano/bass doodles, fast and edgy
5- Mid/fast brisk free-boppy feel. Happy.
6- 47-second blip; casual walking bass
7- Mellow, soft, mid/fast
8- Mid/fast. Breezy intensity
9- Soprano sax wanderings; sparse abstract tickles
10- Cool fast piano trio, strong pace & rich minor key
11- Another piano/bass doodle, starts sparse but gets fast
12- Midtempo, floaty, wistful
Recent airplay
I've Got A Hole In Me Pocket
Memory Select — Jun 30, 2006
I've Got A Hole In Me Pocket
No Cover, No Minimum — May 22, 2006
I've Got A Hole In Me Pocket
Memory Select — May 19, 2006
Charting
2006-04-30 — 2006-07-02
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 2 | 1 |
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 21 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Cranning Call | ||
| 2. | I've Got A Hole In Me Pocket | ||
| 3. | Remember Me | ||
| 4. | The Laws Of Wellertia | ||
| 5. | Yesterdays | ||
| 6. | Waiting | ||
| 7. | Stella | ||
| 8. | Footprints | ||
| 9. | Staying | ||
| 10. | Tree Of Thorns | ||
| 11. | A Short Wellerization | ||
| 12. | Arise |