| Noertker's Moxie / Sketches Of Catalonia, Vol. 2 |
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| Album: | Sketches Of Catalonia, Vol. 2 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Noertker's Moxie | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Edgetone Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-03-09 | Pull Date: | 2008-05-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 11 | May 4 | Apr 27 | Mar 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 03, 2008: | Memory Select Harlequin's Carnival | 4. | May 02, 2008: | Memory Select Dancer | |
| 2. | Jul 25, 2008: | Memory Select: 10th anniversary / Mute Socialite Dutch Interior | 5. | Apr 25, 2008: | Memory Select Burnt Picture, Dutch Interior | |
| 3. | May 09, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Harlequin's Carnival | 6. | Mar 14, 2008: | Memory Select Dona Del Cantir, Ladders Cross The Sky In A Blue Wheel Of Fire |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-03-02 | ||
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Fairly straight jazz with a bit of old-world European atmosphere and the occasional free-jazz touch. A local band with two woodwind players on many tracks, and lots of use of flute. Some pretty songs here, and a couple of upbeat swingy pieces. The music was inspired by bassist Bill Noertker's trip to Catalonia, and based on the work of Joan Miro (a sequel to a CD of pieces inspired by Dali). 1- Slow airy flutes; shifts to a catchy riff, then speeds up for a dancing solo segment 2- Soft and pleasant, a bit slow. Warm late-night club vibe 3- Midtempo bebop. Sparse chamber-y middle 4- Slowish cabaret piano, with flute. Some old-world charm 5- Bumpy rhythm, a 3-minute track of free-jazz strangeness 6- Light twisting flutes. Mid/fast, dreamy 7- A rolling swing 8- Slowish sunset feel | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Dutch Interior | 5. | Dancer | |||
| 2. | Burnt Picture | 6. | The Red Sun | |||
| 3. | Ladders Cross The Sky In A Blue Wheel Of Fire | 7. | Harlequin's Carnival | |||
| 4. | Dona Del Cantir | 8. | Catalan Peasant In The Moonlight |