| Gillard, Meilana / Day One |
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| Album: | Day One | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Gillard, Meilana | Added: | Apr 2009 | |
| Label: | Inner Circle Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-08-23 | Pull Date: | 2009-10-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Oct 25 | Oct 11 | Sep 27 | Sep 6 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 21, 2009: | ... Over the Hump (or "Sunshine in the Afternoon") Day One | 4. | Sep 20, 2009: | Transmission Overload Day One | |
| 2. | Oct 20, 2009: | Memory Select Day One | 5. | Sep 04, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum Red Sky | |
| 3. | Oct 07, 2009: | ... Over the Hump Sounds Like Yes | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Wedge Reviewed 2009-08-15 | ||
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Contemporary jazz, polished mainstream stuff. Sax-led, with electric guitar and electric piano, for a small dash of fusion -- but really, the straight-up modern sax sound dominates. Steady, confident drumming that's worth some attention. Meliana Gillard -- tenor sax Nir Felder -- guitar Sam Barsh -- electric piano Marcos Varela -- bass Tyshawn Sorey -- drums 1- Mid/fast, a cool slick energy. Fusiony guitar solo. 2- Gentle midtempo, a lazy summer feel. Apt title. Nicely soaring by the end. 3- Careful mid/fast over busy bass/drums. A swingy bounce, a cool late-night club feel. Good sax solo. 4- Romantic, mellow slow dance. Midtempo. 5- Mid/fast. Low key but with some attitude. 6- Mid/fast creeping, quiet, with a touch of "world" exotic. Snappy drum solo near end. 7- Summery flutter, a '70s breeze. Easygoing. Mildly Latin funk to the drums. Interesting sax solo. 8- Mellow midtempo. Fairly bold sound but overall relaxing, even a little loungy. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Day One | 5. | Blissful Illusion | |||
| 2. | Semisweet | 6. | Red Sky | |||
| 3. | Identity | 7. | Sounds Like Yes | |||
| 4. | A Spirit Remembered | 8. | Then Came The Sun |