Adams, Tim / Images Of My Spirit
Album: Images Of My Spirit   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Adams, Tim   Added:Jun 2008
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-08-03 Pull Date: 2008-10-05 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 5 Sep 28 Aug 31 Aug 17 Aug 10
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 11, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Discovery (Dancing)
4. Oct 03, 2008: Memory Select
Discovery (Dancing)
2. Sep 26, 2014: Rebop
Intro
5. Sep 26, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Images Of My Spirit
3. Apr 15, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Intro
6. Aug 27, 2008: Emphysema For Emphasis
Intro

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-07-06
TIM ADAMS: Images of My Spirit
KMPD, 2007

SOLO LOG DRUM – Adams, a symphonic percussionist and educator, performs beautiful, meditative pieces on log drum, a hollow instrument with a resonant, marimba-like tone. The music is somewhat reminiscent of gamelan. Dwayne Dolphin adds electric piccolo bass on four tracks (5,6,7,11), and some later tracks have vocals (think Bobby McFerrin).

Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, maybe 2, 8, 10

1. 4:04 – improvisational solo, soft and meditative
2. 4:14 – variations on a simple walking pattern
3. 3:42 – enigmatic: circular, atmospheric loop interrupted by random phrases
4. 3:56 – uptempo hush, gradually gets more energetic
5. 4:35 – very moody atmosphere, drum wanders over reverb bass pattern
6. 3:34 – melodic drum, quiet and dusky, a bit spooky; joined by bass
7. 4:35 – walking drum pattern; bass a bit like blues guitar
8. 5:11 – jungle feel: overdubbed(?) log drum with quiet vocal accents
9. 2:57 – complex pattern and quiet but sweet wordless vocals
10. 5:15 – full vocal (a sung poem) and walking rhythm with fast breaks
11. 1:42 – mellow piccolo bass solo

[ Fo ] 6-Jul-08


Track Listing
1. Intro   6. Dark Alley (Brazil)
2. Discovery (Dancing)   7. Love Crying In The Night
3. Sliding Flower   8. Walking Inn Circles (Why?)
4. Images Of My Spirit   9. What Do You See
5. Brothers   10. Look Inside Yourself
  11. The Tides