Shaw, Jaleel / Optimism
Album: Optimism   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Shaw, Jaleel   Added:May 2008
Label:Changu  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-06-29 Pull Date: 2008-08-31 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 31 Aug 17 Aug 10 Jul 27 Jul 13 Jul 6
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 29, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
The Struggle
4. Jul 25, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Flipside
2. Aug 15, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Muna's Dream
5. Jul 11, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Love For Sale
3. Aug 08, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Flight
6. Jul 04, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Flipside

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-06-21
Mellow mainstream jazz with Shaw on saxophone and up-and-comer Robert Glasper on piano or electric piano. A mature, contemporary sound, a warm late night at a jazz club.

1- Fast. Splashy piano. A contemporary bop feel.
2- Slow ballad, warm, gentle
3- An easy mid/fast. Nice guitar solo.
4- A cool patter, summery feel.
5- Romantic, slow
6- Cool electric piano, interesting midtempo step
7- Gently upbeat, bouncy. Kicks into higher gear later. Piano solo includes some cool trickery
8- Very slow, sentimental ballad
9- Nice afterglow feel, just floats there, w/blippy sounds.
10- Midtempo gallop. Good sax solo with a bit of fire
11- Calmly cascading, midtempo. A heartfelt little track

Track Listing
1. Flipside   7. Love For Sale
2. Almost   8. Muna's Sleeping
3. In 3   9. Muna's Dream
4. Optimism   10. The Struggle
5. If I'm Lucky   11. Optilude
6. Flight   .