In The Zone
Reviews
Wedge
Reviewed 2009-02-01
Reviewed 2009-02-01
Straight-up contemporary jazz led by violin, usually electric 5-stringed violin. Nicely melodic compositions with some active, grooving soloing space. Relaxed jazz guitar, peppy sax.
The violin isn't always front-and-center; many themes are left to the sax and guitar. Yehudit's solos have a clear, airy feel, with plenty of double-stops (two-stringed playing) for some nice dissonant moments. Instrumental; FCC clean.
Yehudit (violin)
Sheldon Brown (sax, clarinet)
Steve Erquiaga (guitar)
Dan Feiszli (bass)
Curt Moore (drums)
Gerry Grosz (vibraphone)
1- Satiny, swingy theme, lots going on in 10/8 time. Soft, fast guitar intro.
2- Careful creeping, into a pleasant slow vamp. Guitar and violin solos; comforting vibraphone
3- Floaty free intro. Pleasantly tense theme over electric bass. Mildly fusiony, maybe; nicely open feel.
4- Slowish tropical feel, a winding theme. Almost a toylike quality with a touch of bossa nova.
5- Slow, lurking. Unaccompanied violin and clarinet solos. Then, after a few minutes, a peppy '60s-jazz theme pops in. Very nice; I really like the way this one's constructed.
6- Peppy, upbeat. Really nice violin and sax solos.
7- Soft, relatively quiet.
The violin isn't always front-and-center; many themes are left to the sax and guitar. Yehudit's solos have a clear, airy feel, with plenty of double-stops (two-stringed playing) for some nice dissonant moments. Instrumental; FCC clean.
Yehudit (violin)
Sheldon Brown (sax, clarinet)
Steve Erquiaga (guitar)
Dan Feiszli (bass)
Curt Moore (drums)
Gerry Grosz (vibraphone)
1- Satiny, swingy theme, lots going on in 10/8 time. Soft, fast guitar intro.
2- Careful creeping, into a pleasant slow vamp. Guitar and violin solos; comforting vibraphone
3- Floaty free intro. Pleasantly tense theme over electric bass. Mildly fusiony, maybe; nicely open feel.
4- Slowish tropical feel, a winding theme. Almost a toylike quality with a touch of bossa nova.
5- Slow, lurking. Unaccompanied violin and clarinet solos. Then, after a few minutes, a peppy '60s-jazz theme pops in. Very nice; I really like the way this one's constructed.
6- Peppy, upbeat. Really nice violin and sax solos.
7- Soft, relatively quiet.
Recent airplay
The Hidden Place
Reelin' in the Years Jazz Special — Mar 31, 2009
Sweet Dream
Memory Select — Mar 20, 2009
Baiao De Banff
Smartie Pop — Mar 11, 2009
Baiao De Banff
Memory Select — Mar 06, 2009
Mango Nights
The Heart of KZSU — Feb 25, 2009
Baiao De Banff
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 13, 2009
Charting
2009-02-01 — 2009-04-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 5 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 1 |
| Feb 15 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Imperfect Ten | ||
| 2. | Sweet Dream | ||
| 3. | In The Zone | ||
| 4. | Mango Nights | ||
| 5. | The Hidden Place | ||
| 6. | Baiao De Banff | ||
| 7. | Tribute |