Closer To The Day
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2007-11-03
Reviewed 2007-11-03
KENNY MacKENZIE TRIO feat. SHENOLE LATIMER: Closer to the Day
KMT, 2007
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – This friendly straight-ahead disc has joyful original tunes and crisp playing. There are some decent compositions here, but it’s the band’s sheer exuberance that makes the CD notable. Why can’t every modern-bop group show this much spirit?
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, maybe 1
1. 5:23 – warm, tender jazz waltz: sax climbs small peaks over happy piano
2. 5:44 – nifty ticker-tape rhythm, piano solo bursts from quiet start, breezy sax
3. 5:58 – catchy, bashing theme; light & easy piano, nice bass solo
4. 5:48 – dreamy midtempo ballad, bright piano
5. 5:18 – upbeat swinger: hepcat bass, happy sax, bouncy piano, perky drums
6. 5:23 – skip it: lite contemporary breeze w/latinized rhythm.
7. 4:30 – strolling tune, starts clumpy, turns buoyant, uplifting, speedy
8. 5:16 – medium, surging ballad, thoughtfully optimistic sax & piano
[ Fo ] 3-Nov-07
KMT, 2007
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – This friendly straight-ahead disc has joyful original tunes and crisp playing. There are some decent compositions here, but it’s the band’s sheer exuberance that makes the CD notable. Why can’t every modern-bop group show this much spirit?
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, maybe 1
1. 5:23 – warm, tender jazz waltz: sax climbs small peaks over happy piano
2. 5:44 – nifty ticker-tape rhythm, piano solo bursts from quiet start, breezy sax
3. 5:58 – catchy, bashing theme; light & easy piano, nice bass solo
4. 5:48 – dreamy midtempo ballad, bright piano
5. 5:18 – upbeat swinger: hepcat bass, happy sax, bouncy piano, perky drums
6. 5:23 – skip it: lite contemporary breeze w/latinized rhythm.
7. 4:30 – strolling tune, starts clumpy, turns buoyant, uplifting, speedy
8. 5:16 – medium, surging ballad, thoughtfully optimistic sax & piano
[ Fo ] 3-Nov-07
Recent airplay
Song One
The Fifth Hour — Jan 11, 2008
Closer To The Day
No Cover, No Minimum — Dec 14, 2007
Face To Shine
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 16, 2007
Closer To The Day
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 09, 2007
Charting
2007-11-04 — 2008-01-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 16 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Song One | ||
| 2. | Face To Shine | ||
| 3. | Closer To The Day | ||
| 4. | Like Them That Dream | ||
| 5. | Good Manners | ||
| 6. | Song Two | ||
| 7. | Black And Orange | ||
| 8. | Surely |