Newsome, Sam / Monk Abstractions
| Album: | Monk Abstractions | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Newsome, Sam | Added: | Sep 2007 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-11-18 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 13 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Nov 25 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 25, 2008: | Memory Select
Monk Abstraction No. 1 |
4. | Dec 09, 2007: | Transmission Overload
Boo Boo's Birthday |
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| 2. | Jan 11, 2008: | Memory Select
Four In One |
5. | Dec 07, 2007: | Memory Select
Skippy |
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| 3. | Dec 14, 2007: | Memory Select
Straight No Chaser |
6. | Nov 23, 2007: | Memory Select
Skippy |
Album Review
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Reviewed 2007-11-02
Reviewed 2007-11-02
SAM NEWSOME: Monk Abstractions
self-release, 2007
SOLO SOPRANO SAXOPHONE – Known as the leader of the band Global Unity, Newsome here uses the music of Thelonious Monk as a showcase for extended sax techniques. Newsome employs multiphonics – squeezing multiple notes from his horn simultaneously – fluid time, dynamic control and judicious use of space.
Pick pretty much any track and you’ll hear a mysterious-sounding blend of popping, squeaking, long tones, overtones and jumbles. Might make a good interlude between two noisier improv tracks.
Free Improvisation: 1, 5, 8, 10, 14
Based on Monk tunes: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
self-release, 2007
SOLO SOPRANO SAXOPHONE – Known as the leader of the band Global Unity, Newsome here uses the music of Thelonious Monk as a showcase for extended sax techniques. Newsome employs multiphonics – squeezing multiple notes from his horn simultaneously – fluid time, dynamic control and judicious use of space.
Pick pretty much any track and you’ll hear a mysterious-sounding blend of popping, squeaking, long tones, overtones and jumbles. Might make a good interlude between two noisier improv tracks.
Free Improvisation: 1, 5, 8, 10, 14
Based on Monk tunes: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
Track Listing
| 1. | Monk Abstraction No. 1 | 8. | Monk Abstraction No. 3 | |||
| 2. | Boo Boo's Birthday | 9. | Ugly Beauty | |||
| 3. | Skippy | 10. | Monk Abstraction No. 4 | |||
| 4. | Ask Me Now | 11. | Crepuscule With Nellie | |||
| 5. | Monk Abstraction No. 2 | 12. | Rhythm-A-Ning | |||
| 6. | Misterioso | 13. | Monk Abstraction No. 5 | |||
| 7. | Four In One | 14. | Twinkle-Tinkle |