| Loose Wig / Velvet Coup |
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| Album: | Velvet Coup | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Loose Wig | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-07-05 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 6 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 2 | Jul 12 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 22, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Bagayogo | 4. | Sep 04, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum Bagayogo | |
| 2. | Nov 14, 2009: | Music Casserole Revengers | 5. | Aug 18, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ann Uncompromised | |
| 3. | Sep 04, 2009: | Memory Select Velvet Coup | 6. | Aug 09, 2009: | Transmission Overload Bagayogo |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-06-20 | ||
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LOOSE WIG: Velvet Coup self-released, 2007 MODERN JAZZ – Intriguing Berkeley quartet with a moody collective sound, complex original material and a good dollop of improvisational attitude casually slipped in. Most cuts composed by bassist Sam Bevan. Ben Fajen - tenor sax Mike Abraham - guitar Sam Bevan - bass Bryan Bowman - drums * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11 1. 4:57 – lumbering stride, quietly free interlude, sharp sax & guitar dialogue 2. 6:35 – relaxed, thoughtful melody; calm bass solo, daydreaming guitar 3. 5:33 – lilting African sound with quiet rhythm, very spacious middle section 4. 5:17 – swinging 1950s style ditty, flowing sax solo, guitar flits & flutters 5. 5:26 – touch of menace: striding 4-note riff, rolling drum solo, guitar effects 6. 5:47 – nearly silent start, very slow drifting melody, builds up strength 7. 5:09 – snappy strut, sax rides on walking bassline, guitar surfs rolling drums 8. 4:34 – relaxed meandering stroll, bass solo takes it easy, sax mulls it over 9. 5:20 – slow, slinky tune: spy-surf reverb guitar gets a bit noisy, comes back 10. 4:34 – furtive, with subtle twists & turns: sax & bass mark the path clearly 11. 6:22 – march-like procession, solos wrap around the angular melody [ Fo ] 06/20/09 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ann Uncompromised | 6. | A Faint Glimmer In Remembrance | |||
| 2. | Border | 7. | T.T. Riddler | |||
| 3. | Bagayogo | 8. | October Mood | |||
| 4. | Sweetback | 9. | Night Light | |||
| 5. | Revengers | 10. | The Sound Of Midnight | |||
| 11. | Velvet Coup | |||||