Special, The
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Fo
Reviewed 2007-08-11
Reviewed 2007-08-11
MITCH MARCUS QUINTET: The Special
JazzCubed, 2007
Bay Area saxophonist, with a somewhat jagged modern-jazz approach that flirts with an avant-garde feel. Marcus pops and slides, guitarist Michael Abraham mixes a thick rock-based crunch with a light jangle, and the whole group neatly balances a well thought-out program with vibrant, slightly edgy playing. Good local music!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6
1. 09:40 – speedy groove, cutting guitar breaks, slippery sax
2. 11:37 – snappy angular riffs, sax dialogue, tense bass solo, noodly guitar
3. 13:27 – nervous theme, paranoid sax, moody guitar, then an upbeat walk
4. 14:47 – tick-tock rhythm, lots of quick changes and nifty, distracted solos
5. 05:39 – slow and kind of gloomy: plaintive sax, relaxed flugelhorn
6. 14:16 – oddball slow/fast theme; round of solos alternately clumpy & slick
7. 08:51 – quirky, percolating tune, swinging sax solo, big guitar takes it out
[ Fo ] 11-Aug-07
JazzCubed, 2007
Bay Area saxophonist, with a somewhat jagged modern-jazz approach that flirts with an avant-garde feel. Marcus pops and slides, guitarist Michael Abraham mixes a thick rock-based crunch with a light jangle, and the whole group neatly balances a well thought-out program with vibrant, slightly edgy playing. Good local music!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6
1. 09:40 – speedy groove, cutting guitar breaks, slippery sax
2. 11:37 – snappy angular riffs, sax dialogue, tense bass solo, noodly guitar
3. 13:27 – nervous theme, paranoid sax, moody guitar, then an upbeat walk
4. 14:47 – tick-tock rhythm, lots of quick changes and nifty, distracted solos
5. 05:39 – slow and kind of gloomy: plaintive sax, relaxed flugelhorn
6. 14:16 – oddball slow/fast theme; round of solos alternately clumpy & slick
7. 08:51 – quirky, percolating tune, swinging sax solo, big guitar takes it out
[ Fo ] 11-Aug-07
Recent airplay
Paisano
Sunshine . . .in the Afternoon — Feb 13, 2013
Paisano
Over the Full Moon Hump! — Dec 02, 2009
Paisano
Sunshine ... in the Last Summer Afternoon — Sep 13, 2007
Last Mourning
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 07, 2007
G.C.
Eran Mukamel (shallow house) — Aug 29, 2007
Last Mourning
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 24, 2007
Charting
2007-08-12 — 2007-10-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 16 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Paisano | ||
| 2. | Last Mourning | ||
| 3. | Inditranego | ||
| 4. | G.C. | ||
| 5. | Dave's Castle | ||
| 6. | Not Then, But Now | ||
| 7. | The Joey Rubber Special |