Lawn Chair Society
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2007-04-21
Reviewed 2007-04-21
A quirky mainstream session led by longtime pianist Werner. Chris Potter on sax and especially Dave Douglas on trumpet add some nice edge. Occasional computer electronics bring modern touches that really help the session progress. Slightly silly feel to many of the compositions (2,6,8); it's meant to be fun music, not serious cocktail-jazz fare. Instrumental; FCC clean.
Check out the outright experimentalism on 4 and 7.
1- Playful: Slow flow w/herky-jerky lead, lush piano runs
2- Bouncy piano, mid/fast and upbeat, gets grooving later
3- Perky, bright. A nice straight piece.
4- Scribbly trumpet. Ringing electronics sounds.
5- Quiet little lullabye. Cheesy, but understand: It was written for his daughter the day she was born ... and she died just prior to the recording of this album.
6- A staggering kind of funk, mid/fast
7- Calmly glitchy electronics, weird trumpet
8- A gloopy funk. Fun, but settles into more conventional fare
9- Slow new-agey synth surges
10- Quiet, crystalline (like Keith Jarrett)
Check out the outright experimentalism on 4 and 7.
1- Playful: Slow flow w/herky-jerky lead, lush piano runs
2- Bouncy piano, mid/fast and upbeat, gets grooving later
3- Perky, bright. A nice straight piece.
4- Scribbly trumpet. Ringing electronics sounds.
5- Quiet little lullabye. Cheesy, but understand: It was written for his daughter the day she was born ... and she died just prior to the recording of this album.
6- A staggering kind of funk, mid/fast
7- Calmly glitchy electronics, weird trumpet
8- A gloopy funk. Fun, but settles into more conventional fare
9- Slow new-agey synth surges
10- Quiet, crystalline (like Keith Jarrett)
Recent airplay
Lo's Garden
Memory Select — Jun 01, 2007
West_Coast_Variant
Memory Select -- Moe! Staiano interview — May 25, 2007
Inaugural Balls
Memory Select — May 04, 2007
Lawn Chairs (And Other Foreign Policy)
Sunshine ... in the Afternoon — Apr 12, 2007
New Amsterdam
Memory Select — Apr 06, 2007
New Amsterdam
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 06, 2007
Charting
2007-04-01 — 2007-06-03
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 3 | 1 |
| May 27 | 1 |
| May 6 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Lo's Garden | ||
| 2. | New Amsterdam | ||
| 3. | The 13th Day | ||
| 4. | Bubble_Burble_Splerk | ||
| 5. | Uncovered Heart | ||
| 6. | Inaugural Balls | ||
| 7. | West_Coast_Variant | ||
| 8. | Lawn Chairs (And Other Foreign Policy) | ||
| 9. | Loss | ||
| 10. | Kothbiro |