Galaher, Towner / Courageous Hearts
Album: Courageous Hearts   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Galaher, Towner   Added:Jun 2009
Label:(No Label Information)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-07-19 Pull Date: 2009-09-20 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 13 Sep 6 Aug 30 Aug 23 Aug 16 Aug 9
Airplays: 1 1 2 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 27, 2015: Rebop
Courageous Hearts
4. Sep 04, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Boogaloobop
2. Sep 20, 2009: Transmission Overload
Afro Blue
5. Aug 26, 2009: Getting Over the Hump
Second Line Samba
3. Sep 06, 2009: Transmission Overload
Afro Blue
6. Aug 23, 2009: Transmission Overload
Winter Sunrise

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-07-18
TOWNER GALAHER: Courageous Hearts
self-released, 2009

HARD BOP – Slamming original material in a classic vein from drummer Galaher, joined by a pick-up band of ace veteran players. The recording quality isn’t very sharp – it’s a bit muddy and poorly balanced, in fact – but the energy of the band largely makes up for that.

Brian Lynch - trumpet
Craig Handy - tenor sax
Fred Wesley - trombone
George Colligan - piano
Charles Fambrough - bass
Towner Galaher - drums
Gabriel Machado, Ze Mauricio - percussion

* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9

1. 5:10 – tough midtempo strut with congas; flaring trumpet & sax solos
2. 4:58 – urban postbop: hard riffs; well greased trombone, sax & piano
3. 4:12 – uptempo samba-bop, hot percussion break, horn solos go to town
4. 4:49 – ponderous, slower tempo: piano sparkles, sax adds a bit of fire
5. 3:45 – bebop standard, merry bashing with a latinized rhythmic touch
6. 4:47 – unusual stroll, oblique and blaring, strong trumpet & sax breaks
7. 6:44 – slow and bluesy: trombone takes charge, piano adds gospel soul
8. 3:37 – heavy midtempo stride, solid percussion groove and wailing sax
9. 7:48 – rolling Latin-jazz standard, solos ride the steady groove

[ Fo ] 07/18/09

Track Listing
1. Courageous Hearts   6. April 28th (Vivre Egale A Vous Meme)
2. Boogaloobop   7. Londel's
3. Second Line Samba   8. Courageous Hearts (Rhythm Of Victory)
4. Winter Sunrise   9. Afro Blue
5. Hot House   .