| Bates, Michael / Clockwise |
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| Album: | Clockwise | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bates, Michael | Added: | Oct 2008 | |
| Label: | Greenleaf Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-12-21 | Pull Date: | 2009-02-22 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 22 | Feb 15 | Feb 8 | Feb 1 | Jan 11 | Jan 4 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 20, 2009: | Memory Select Marching | 4. | Jan 30, 2009: | Memory Select The Russian School | |
| 2. | Feb 14, 2009: | Music Casserole Fellini | 5. | Jan 09, 2009: | Memory Select Fellini | |
| 3. | Feb 06, 2009: | Memory Select Machinery | 6. | Jan 02, 2009: | Memory Select Machinery |
| Album Review |
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| Wedge Reviewed 2008-12-01 | ||
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Fairly straightforward jazz with open space for some creative soloing, much like Dave Douglas does (this is released on his label). Sax/clarinet and trumpet lead the quartet, with bassist Bates doing all the composing. Michael Bates (bass) Jeff Davis (drums) Quinain Nachoff (sax, clarinet) Russ Johnson (trumpet) 1- Pecking mid/fast feel, upbeat clarinet, kinda fun. 2- Nice big declaration intro. Turns more spare but still very active for some great sax and trumpet solos. 3- Slow, sad, stately. 4- Upbeat 5- Euro-sidewalk-cafe feel, a bit circusy. 6- Gently slow, a light homey touch, like a happy scene from a kids' movie. Very quiet start. 7- Klezmery mid/fast, builds up to a fun, chugging theme. 8- Swaggering midtempo, a touch of blues, lots of buzzy sax. Cool sound overall. 9- Mid/fast with a dark theme. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Great Exhibition | 5. | Fellini | |||
| 2. | Damasa | 6. | Lighthousekeeping | |||
| 3. | Rideau Medals | 7. | Marching | |||
| 4. | Machinery | 8. | Bloodletting | |||
| 9. | The Russian School | |||||