| Carney, James Group / Green-Wood |
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| Album: | Green-Wood | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Carney, James Group | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Songlines Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-01-06 | Pull Date: | 2008-03-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 9 | Feb 24 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 07, 2008: | Memory Select Smog Cutter | 4. | Feb 01, 2008: | When Zombies come out It's Always Cold When You're Leaving | |
| 2. | Feb 22, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum The Poetry Wall | 5. | Jan 25, 2008: | Memory Select Smog Cutter | |
| 3. | Feb 01, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Smog Cutter | 6. | Jan 25, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Half The Battle |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-01-01 | ||
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Accessible mainstream sound with some creative soloing, with some players known for accessible but creative work. Carney plays piano but adds synths, an effect that doesn't always work (judge for yourself on the first minutes of track 1, the most experimental of the bunch). Good stuff overall, though -- the first track gets quite avant-garde but most of this sticks closer to the mainstream, with occasional gospel tones in the piano, the way Keith Jarrett did in the '70s. Tracks 7 and 8 really stand out; 2 is funky fun and 5 is quite ear-catching, too. Peter Epstein -- soprano sax Ralph Alessi -- trumpet Tony Malaby -- tenor sax Josh Roseman -- trombone James Carney -- piano, electric piano, synth Chris Lightcap -- bass Mark Ferber -- drums 1- Slow synth tones, an unconvincing "menacing" air that could also be a dated '80s feel, depending on how you listen. Eventually gives way to a fairly bright mid/fast space with dramatic chords 2- Gloopy funk, easy beat, gets into a nice driving flow 3- Floaty and drifting, after an upbeat shuffle. Unaccompanied piano solo gets pensive, also playful. Nice soloing space later. (Longest track on here, at 12:46) 4- Slow synth-led intro, an avant-garde New Orleans funeral march with buzzing sax. 5- Mid/fast, perky w/easygoing horn harmonies. Particularly nice piano solo. 6- Mellow feel, into a playfully creeping group solo 7- Fast, perky, a bit strange. 8- Knotty horn lines, soft and rich melody, gets some gospel overtones | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Power | 5. | Williwaw | |||
| 2. | Smog Cutter | 6. | In Lieu Of Crossroads | |||
| 3. | It's Always Cold When You're Leaving | 7. | The Poetry Wall | |||
| 4. | Shame | 8. | Half The Battle |