Bridge Quartet / Night
Album: Night   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Bridge Quartet   Added:May 2009
Label:Origin Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-07-12 Pull Date: 2009-09-13 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 13 Aug 30 Aug 23 Aug 16 Aug 9 Jul 26 Jul 19
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Recent Airplay
1. Aug 17, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Green Dolphin Street
4. Sep 13, 2009: Transmission Overload
Strode Rode
2. Oct 20, 2016: No Cover, No Minimum
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
5. Sep 11, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Green Dolphin Street
3. Sep 20, 2009: Transmission Overload
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
6. Sep 06, 2009: Transmission Overload
Green Dolphin Street

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-06-21
BRIDGE QUARTET: Night
Origin, 2009

BOP – Live set of jazz standards from a Portland, Oregon quartet. This music is straight up with just a little modernist twist, and the band is full of energy. Saxophonist Phil Dwyer in particular kicks butt here.

* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6

1. 12:20 – starts relaxed, perks up: vigorous sax, loose drums, angular piano chills out, bass takes a stroll
2. 13:57 – uptempo, rolling, Coltrane influence and a slight Latin accent; sax solo burns it up, piano scurries, drum solo in the pocket
3. 11:35 – ballad: tender piano intro, warm bass, pensive piano, yearning sax
4. 8:57 – speedy bop workout: sax flexes and wails; piano digs in deep
5. 9:51 – relaxed swing, the band is really loose: bluesy sax, easygoing piano
6. 15:05 – funky Monk bounce: riffing piano solo, very playful sax, drum solo takes it waaaay down then goes nuts

[ Fo ] 06/21/09

Track Listing
1. Wouldn't It Be Loverly   4. Strode Rode
2. Green Dolphin Street   5. Isfahan
3. A Face Like Yours   6. Bemsha Swing