Monkey Dance
Jazz
| Aug 2006
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-09-30
Reviewed 2006-09-30
Upbeat fusion-tinged grooves with Dave Liebman on sax, adding some excellent free-jazz touches. You'll find Bianco (drums) on some abstract free-improv discs in our library, but here, he pulls out the rock/fusion influences: electric guitar and electric piano, solid steady beats and grooves, space for Liebman's shredding solos -- and of course lots of dense and complex drumming. Adds balaphon (a xylophone-like wooden instrument) for some "world" touches. Great stuff; play any track!
1- Mid/fast, kind of a "traditional" fusion sound
2- Coolly swingy, even bluesy.
3- Fast with balaphon clacking, slow sax lead for a breezy feel
4- Deep mystery: High flute and dark guitar/drums
5- Fast chugging, a bit funky.
6- A bit darker, but fast. Lots of guitar noise and drums.
7- A mid/fast cooldown
8- Indian? Indonesian? Percussive chimes and pipey flute. Fast, pleasant, and very "ethnic" sounding
9- Mid/fast, starts rather mellow but gets spikes of intensity
10- Fast beat, cool fusion feel. Bright, upbeat, a little crazy
11- Brisk, raw free jazz sax blare. Drums/sax duet.
1- Mid/fast, kind of a "traditional" fusion sound
2- Coolly swingy, even bluesy.
3- Fast with balaphon clacking, slow sax lead for a breezy feel
4- Deep mystery: High flute and dark guitar/drums
5- Fast chugging, a bit funky.
6- A bit darker, but fast. Lots of guitar noise and drums.
7- A mid/fast cooldown
8- Indian? Indonesian? Percussive chimes and pipey flute. Fast, pleasant, and very "ethnic" sounding
9- Mid/fast, starts rather mellow but gets spikes of intensity
10- Fast beat, cool fusion feel. Bright, upbeat, a little crazy
11- Brisk, raw free jazz sax blare. Drums/sax duet.
Recent airplay
Strolling In The Savannah
Memory Select — Jul 24, 2009
Hanuman's Leap
Getting Over the Hump! (Full Moon) — Jul 08, 2009
Strolling In The Savannah
Morning Glory — Dec 06, 2006
Surya
Memory Select: Greenlief/Leandre/Nicols — Dec 01, 2006
Hanuman's Leap
Memory Select — Nov 17, 2006
Hanuman's Leap
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 03, 2006
Charting
2006-10-01 — 2006-12-03
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Exiled | ||
| 2. | Strolling In The Savannah | ||
| 3. | Walking On Wood | ||
| 4. | Rama Longed For Sita | ||
| 5. | Monkey Dance | ||
| 6. | Dark Celestial Maidens | ||
| 7. | To Gaze At Her | ||
| 8. | Honey In The Forest | ||
| 9. | Which Way Do We Go? | ||
| 10. | Hanuman's Leap | ||
| 11. | Surya |