| Blake, Ron / Shayari |
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| Album: | Shayari | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blake, Ron | Added: | Jan 2008 | |
| Label: | Mack Avenue | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-03-02 | Pull Date: | 2008-05-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 4 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 02, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum: Peace Abhaari, Part 2, Abhaari, Part 1 | 4. | Mar 21, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Abhaari, Part 2, Abhaari, Part 1 | |
| 2. | Apr 10, 2008: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon 76 | 5. | Mar 14, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Hanuman | |
| 3. | Apr 03, 2008: | Sunshine ... on a Sunny Afternoon 76 | 6. | Mar 07, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Atonement |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2008-02-24 | ||
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RON BLAKE: Shayari Mack Avenue, 2008 Intimate trios and duos match tenor saxophonist Blake and pianist Michael Cain with four guest stars. There’s a good variety of tones and textures, but tracks with drummer Jack DeJohnette have special appeal. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12+13 1. 5:39 – relaxed, lyrical waltz with lightly tripping piano & percussion 2. 8:41 – calmly grooving: well-grounded sax digs in, very cool drumming 3. 6:03 – abstracted ballad: studious sax, emotional piano, odd percussion 4. 5:55 – upbeat, furtive groove: happy sax, stuttering piano, great drums 5. 4:31 – calm ballad with rich bass, smoothly lyrical sax, gospel touch 6. 6:45 – relaxed stroll; violin & sax make an interesting combo 7. 6:05 – sax/piano duet: a casual ballad, lazy and warm 8. 7:15 – upbeat, rolling ‘70s jazz feel, latin tinge, soulful sax buried in mix 9. 2:00 – sax/piano duet: tender, bittersweet ballad, short & sweet 10. 7:24 – slow, tropical feel: calm sax, lilting piano, stately percussion 11. 4:53 – upbeat dance, happy but subdued, nice walking bass 12. 1:02 – mysterious gongs and breathy sounds, leads into… 13. 3:09 – relaxed, rising, spiritual sound; just a great blend; slow fade-out [ Fo ] 24-Feb-08 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Waltz For Gwen | 7. | Please Be Kind | |||
| 2. | Atonement | 8. | 76 | |||
| 3. | Come Sun | 9. | Remember The Rain | |||
| 4. | Hanuman | 10. | The Island | |||
| 5. | What Is Your Prayer For? | 11. | Teddy | |||
| 6. | Of Kindred Souls | 12. | Abhaari, Part 1 | |||
| 13. | Abhaari, Part 2 | |||||