Images Of My Spirit
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Fo
Reviewed 2008-07-06
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
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
Recent airplay
Discovery (Dancing)
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 11, 2018
Intro
Rebop — Sep 26, 2014
Intro
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 15, 2011
Discovery (Dancing)
Memory Select — Oct 03, 2008
Images Of My Spirit
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 26, 2008
Intro
Emphysema For Emphasis — Aug 27, 2008
Charting
2008-08-03 — 2008-10-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 5 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | 2 |
| Aug 17 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Intro | ||
| 2. | Discovery (Dancing) | ||
| 3. | Sliding Flower | ||
| 4. | Images Of My Spirit | ||
| 5. | Brothers | ||
| 6. | Dark Alley (Brazil) | ||
| 7. | Love Crying In The Night | ||
| 8. | Walking Inn Circles (Why?) | ||
| 9. | What Do You See | ||
| 10. | Look Inside Yourself | ||
| 11. | The Tides |