Crab, The
Jazz
| Jan 2008
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2008-02-24
Reviewed 2008-02-24
JOE FIEDLER TRIO: The Crab
Clean Feed, 2007
Good postmodern jazz: Trombonist Fiedler has a long resume in mainstream, latin and avant-garde jazz settings, so it’s not surprising that this CD mixes things up. Fiedler has great technique, liberally using multiphonics and other sound-stretching methods, and his sidemen are equally malleable. Appealing, accessible weirdo jazz.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5… maybe 8, 9
1. 7:30 – perky theme; growling trombone & rhythm wander all over the place
2. 5:13 – sneaky muted trombone, great string-bending bass, pattering drums
3. 3:10 – quick free jazz: long noodly solos, plus two down ‘n’ dirty breaks
4. 4:29 – quiet ballad with really grungy trombone, eloquent bass
5. 5:45 – laid-back march, great trombone solo gets knotty
6. 5:19 – casual, quirky melody; conversational solos
7. 5:25 – multiphonic trombone over slow bassline, picks up later
8. 4:50 – percolating melody, cool drums, trombone strides & scribbles
9. 5:06 – warbling solo trombone intro, then a loose-limbed avant groove
[ Fo ] 24-Feb-08
Clean Feed, 2007
Good postmodern jazz: Trombonist Fiedler has a long resume in mainstream, latin and avant-garde jazz settings, so it’s not surprising that this CD mixes things up. Fiedler has great technique, liberally using multiphonics and other sound-stretching methods, and his sidemen are equally malleable. Appealing, accessible weirdo jazz.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5… maybe 8, 9
1. 7:30 – perky theme; growling trombone & rhythm wander all over the place
2. 5:13 – sneaky muted trombone, great string-bending bass, pattering drums
3. 3:10 – quick free jazz: long noodly solos, plus two down ‘n’ dirty breaks
4. 4:29 – quiet ballad with really grungy trombone, eloquent bass
5. 5:45 – laid-back march, great trombone solo gets knotty
6. 5:19 – casual, quirky melody; conversational solos
7. 5:25 – multiphonic trombone over slow bassline, picks up later
8. 4:50 – percolating melody, cool drums, trombone strides & scribbles
9. 5:06 – warbling solo trombone intro, then a loose-limbed avant groove
[ Fo ] 24-Feb-08
Recent airplay
Trout Stream
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The Crab
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Memory Select — Mar 21, 2008
Trout Stream
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 14, 2008
The Crab
Memory Select — Mar 07, 2008
Charting
2008-03-02 — 2008-05-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 20 | 2 |
| Mar 23 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Crab | ||
| 2. | Trout Stream | ||
| 3. | Don't Impede The Stream | ||
| 4. | For Albert | ||
| 5. | Jesse's Little Freakout | ||
| 6. | A Frankfurter In Caracas | ||
| 7. | Split Tone | ||
| 8. | New Rugs | ||
| 9. | H.B. |