Ellis, Mike / Bahia Band
Album: Bahia Band   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Ellis, Mike   Added:Dec 2007
Label:Alpha Pocket  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-01-20 Pull Date: 2008-03-23 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 16 Mar 9 Feb 24 Feb 17 Jan 27
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 14, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Freedom Jazz Dance
4. Feb 22, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Solista Que Base
2. Mar 07, 2008: Memory Select
Free Mesopotamia [excerpt]
5. Feb 15, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Freedom Jazz Dance
3. Mar 04, 2008: global warming at the Cafe Bohemian
Freedom Jazz Dance
6. Jan 25, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Free Mesopotamia

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-01-22
Funk/Jazz/Jazz Fusion with lots of Afro Brazilian percussion and featuring the great Martinho Da CUICA
****1: 13:27 slow to mid tempo, CUICA, Jazz fusion beginning, wailing Soprano sax, male vocal in English, mellow percussion, straight ahead jazz with CUICA towards end.
2: 2:35 mellow CUICA soprano sax (soundbed??)
****3: 10:55 berimbau & percussion intro., Afro Brazilian Funk Jazz Fusion, wailing . soprano sax CUICA + e-guitar funk/Jazz fusion
***4: 4:23 trumpet + low percussion
****5: 18:42 low fast bata drumming, minimal male vocal/chant, CUICA guitar jam, . alto sax, a bit Miles sounding trumpet, cool cool percussion
D Farrell 01/2008

Track Listing
1. Bags' Groove   3. Freedom Jazz Dance
2. Intro   4. Solista Que Base
  5. Free Mesopotamia