| Blanchard, Terence / Tale Of God's Will, A |
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| Album: | Tale Of God's Will, A | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blanchard, Terence | Added: | 08/2007 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-09-02 | Pull Date: | 2007-11-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 4 Nov | 21 Oct | 7 Oct | 16 Sep | 9 Sep |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Recent Airplay |
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| 1. | Thu, 24 Aug 17: | Fo No Cover, No Minimum | 4. | Mon, 01 Oct 07: | byrd of paradise lunch special | |
| 2. | Fri, 02 Nov 07: | Wedge Memory Select | 5. | Fri, 14 Sep 07: | Decca The Hair of the Dog | |
| 3. | Fri, 19 Oct 07: | Fo No Cover, No Minimum | 6. | Fri, 14 Sep 07: | Fo No Cover, No Minimum |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2007-09-01 | ||
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TERENCE BLANCHARD: A Tale of God’s Will Blue Note, 2007 ORCHESTRAL JAZZ – The devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina is captured in this suite for jazz sextet and full orchestra. Blanchard has extensive film score experience, and this often sounds like a soundtrack. Sophisticated, evocative, grandly written but very personal. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12 1. 3:02 – spirited percussion, bright trumpet & chant of the suite’s title 2. 8:11 – ominous strings, relaxed trumpet, builds up & surges, sad ending 3. 6:29 – tick-tock rhythm, sad but beautiful melody, cinematic and resolute 4. 8:19 – slow strings into a gentle, spiritual tune; thoughtful trumpet & piano 5. 7:53 – walking rhythm, wordless vocal, sax solo; a feeling of strength 6. 2:09 – very cool trumpet & bass duet fades in, grooves, fades away 7. 4:09 – ruined, watery soundscape; heavy strings, cinematic & memorable 8. 3:22 – introspective guitar, solo and with ambient backdrop, segues into… 9. 9:51 – contemporary sound: gently churning rhythm, powerful solos 10. 7:45 – big strings, heartbroken melody is like an old spiritual updated 11. 1:40 – trumpet/percussion/ambient chant fade in, swirl, fade out 12. 5:54 – stirring dirge for the dead: slow orchestral march, silent moments 13. 3:39 – trumpet and strings: slow, nostalgic, and tragic [ Fo ] 1-Sep-07 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ghost Of Congo Square | 7. | The Water | |
| 2. | Levees | 8. | Mantra Intro | |
| 3. | Wading Through | 9. | Mantra | |
| 4. | Ashe | 10. | Over There | |
| 5. | In Time Of Need | 11. | Ghost Of 1927 | |
| 6. | Ghost Of Betsy | 12. | Funeral Dirge | |
| 13. | Dear Mom | |||