Schwartz, Anton / Radiant Blue |
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Album: | Radiant Blue | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Schwartz, Anton | Added: | Oct 2006 | |
Label: | Antonjazz |
A-File Activity |
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Add Date: | 2006-10-08 | Pull Date: | 2006-12-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
Week Ending: | Nov 26 | Nov 12 | Nov 5 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 |
Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Mar 15, 2007: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Marcel Marceau | 4. | Nov 03, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum Marcel Marceau | |
2. | Nov 24, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum Alligator Strut | 5. | Oct 25, 2006: | Morning Glory Alligator Strut | |
3. | Nov 08, 2006: | Morning Glory Marcel Marceau | 6. | Oct 17, 2006: | Subcutaneous Phycomycosis Slightly Off Course |
Album Review |
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Fo Reviewed 2006-10-06 | ||
ANTON SCHWARTZ – “Radiant Blue” AntonJazz, 2006 Straightahead bop from a Bay Area sax man (and former Stanford grad student); this is his 4th CD. All of the songs on the disc are based on the blues form – sometimes this is obvious, sometimes not. The solos generally cook, staying melodic and in-the-pocket. A good time. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 7, 10 1. 7:12 – glossy groove: simple theme, melodic solos for guitar, sax, piano 2. 4:48 – sly funk ditty with a New Orleans beat: sax burns, piano struts 3. 7:39 – bossa/samba classic given some twists: starts mellow, big ending 4. 6:20 – quick and sneaky, gliding & stabbing: solos for sax, piano, guitar 5. 7:43 – warm, happy “South African groove,” ramps up near the end 6. 5:21 – funky syncopation: soulful sax, grooving piano, lots of drums 7. 5:54 – straight-up blues: easy-glide guitar, swinging sax, old school piano 8. 6:04 – blue samba over a rolling bassline; light burner, delicate piano 9. 4:50 – street corner swing, feels like a theme song 10. 5:31 – slow, late-night blues crawl… pour me another, Charlie. [ Fo ] 6-Oct-06 |
Track Listing |
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1. | Phantom Dance | 6. | Marcel Marceau | |||
2. | Alligator Strut | 7. | Blues For Now | |||
3. | Wave | 8. | Groundsurge | |||
4. | Slightly Off Course | 9. | Hooking Up | |||
5. | Life & Times | 10. | Sneaking Suspicion |