| Hot Club Of Detroit / Night Town |
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| Album: | Night Town | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Hot Club Of Detroit | Added: | Jun 2008 | |
| Label: | Mack Avenue | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-08-03 | Pull Date: | 2008-10-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 28 | Sep 14 | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Valse A Rosenthal | 4. | Dec 12, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Valse A Rosenthal | |
| 2. | Feb 18, 2015: | 2-18-2015 Night Town, Tzigane | 5. | Sep 26, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Valse A Rosenthal | |
| 3. | Aug 16, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Tzigane | 6. | Sep 12, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Valse A Rosenthal |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2008-08-03 | ||
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HOT CLUB OF DETROIT: Night Town Mack Avenue, 2008 GYPSY JAZZ – HCOD is one of the tightest, liveliest groups currently working in this genre, which was pioneered in the 1930s by Belgian/French guitarist Django Reinhardt. The group switches up the traditional “Hot Club” lineup by dropping drums and violin in favor of sax and accordion, which makes the sound less sweet and more agile. Their second CD picks up where the first left off, in pure joy. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14 1. 3:00 – brightly swinging standard, a cheerful stomp with fine solos 2. 4:41 – gentle Parisian café sound, then a light swinging breeze 3. 2:47 – spinning waltz: melody unspools sinuously, guitar & accordion solo 4. 3:22 – Miles Davis was never this happy in his life. Sax goes for it. 5. 4:40 – easy stroll with an infectious riff; really nice guitar work on this one 6. 5:13 – happy samba, light and airy with sparkling solos 7. 3:24 – old Jelly Roll Morton tune: lazy stroll, then upbeat swing 8. 3:49 – blues jam: soulful sax & crisp accordion trade off solos 9. 5:58 – easygoing French strut; guitar/accordion weave through cool rhythm 10. 3:30 – relaxed ballad, a cheery reverie 11. 5:06 – original tune, like something from a 60s film score, chugging rhythm 12. 3:43 – old-world sound: accordion solo to start, then quick & sneaky 13. 4:14 – funky swing with chunky rhythm: a lesser-known Django tune 14. 5:10 – original tune, dusky and sweet, hints of tango, steady rhythm 15. 5:22 – original tune: relaxed and satisfied, then upbeat swing [ Fo ] 3-Aug-08 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | I Want To Be Happy | 8. | Blues Up And Down | |||
| 2. | J'attendrai | 9. | Pour Parler | |||
| 3. | Valse A Rosenthal | 10. | Melodie Au Crepuscule | |||
| 4. | Seven Steps To Heaven | 11. | Two Weeks | |||
| 5. | Speevy | 12. | Tzigane | |||
| 6. | Coquette | 13. | Django's Monkey | |||
| 7. | Sweet Substitute | 14. | Night Town | |||
| 15. | Swing 05 | |||||