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Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-02-12
Reviewed 2008-02-12
Sax/bass/drums trio. Accessible composing backed by some energetic, creative soloing. A mostly straight sound that flashes occasional modern compositional tricks and some energetic soloing; doesn't go too far afield, although the sax gets a TINY bit avant-garde squeaky in spots (4,5,9). Really nice stuff.
1- Straight swingy feel.
2- Friendly midtempo.
3- Mid/fast patter, nicely soaring sax solo.
4- Mid/fast, complex, a bit cerebral. Solo sax intro w/ interesting sounds.
5- Low mystic flute, ooo. Then, smoky jazz w/late-night cool.
6- Fairly fast, a catchy bass beat, gets strong and propulsive
7- Feathery dark feel, into something more active and boplike. Cool bass/drums trading-solos.
8- Slow, moody theme w/Asian overtones.
9- Happy striding, calmly mid/fast. Sax solo gets a bit squealy, against nicely tumbling drums.
10- Upbeat and snappy
1- Straight swingy feel.
2- Friendly midtempo.
3- Mid/fast patter, nicely soaring sax solo.
4- Mid/fast, complex, a bit cerebral. Solo sax intro w/ interesting sounds.
5- Low mystic flute, ooo. Then, smoky jazz w/late-night cool.
6- Fairly fast, a catchy bass beat, gets strong and propulsive
7- Feathery dark feel, into something more active and boplike. Cool bass/drums trading-solos.
8- Slow, moody theme w/Asian overtones.
9- Happy striding, calmly mid/fast. Sax solo gets a bit squealy, against nicely tumbling drums.
10- Upbeat and snappy
Recent airplay
Carla's Pause
Memory Select — Apr 25, 2008
Bleeding Gums
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 04, 2008
Bleeding Gums
World beat — Apr 03, 2008
We Do?
Radio Show — Mar 19, 2008
Hiphopcrisy
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 14, 2008
Are You?
Memory Select — Feb 29, 2008
Charting
2008-02-24 — 2008-04-27
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 27 | 1 |
| Apr 6 | 2 |
| Mar 23 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Off Your Marks | ||
| 2. | We Do? | ||
| 3. | Hiphopcrisy | ||
| 4. | Carla's Pause | ||
| 5. | Illusions | ||
| 6. | Bleeding Gums | ||
| 7. | Speaking Of A Different Tradition | ||
| 8. | Meditation #1: Girl Born On Saturday | ||
| 9. | Are You? | ||
| 10. | B's Treat |