Schwartz, Anton / Radiant Blue
| Album: | Radiant Blue | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Schwartz, Anton | Added: | Oct 2006 | |
| Label: | Antonjazz | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-10-08 | Pull Date: | 2006-12-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 26 | Nov 12 | Nov 5 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | Nov 24, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum
Alligator Strut |
5. | Oct 25, 2006: | Morning Glory
Alligator Strut |
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| 3. | Nov 08, 2006: | Morning Glory
Marcel Marceau |
6. | Oct 17, 2006: | Subcutaneous Phycomycosis
Slightly Off Course |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2006-10-06
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
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
| 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 |