Surman, John / Brewster's Rooster
| Album: | Brewster's Rooster | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Surman, John | Added: | Aug 2009 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records (Jazz) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-09-27 | Pull Date: | 2009-11-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 22 | Nov 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 | Oct 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 17, 2009: | Memory Select
Kickback |
4. | Oct 20, 2009: | Memory Select
Hilltop Dancer |
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| 2. | Oct 30, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum, No Chit-Chat
Brewster's Rooster |
5. | Oct 17, 2009: | Music Casserole
Going For A Burton |
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| 3. | Oct 23, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Kickback |
6. | Oct 09, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Kickback |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-09-27
Reviewed 2009-09-27
JOHN SURMAN: Brewster’s Rooster
ECM, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Genre-hopping saxophonist Surman reunites with old friends (guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Jack DeJohnette) for an advanced straight-jazz session that also includes Drew Gress on bass. That’s one heck of a band, and they sound great, with lots of depth and buzzing interplay wrapped up in that soothing ECM blanket.
* * * * | All very good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
1. 6:36 – serene, moody melody and light, skipping breaks; thoughtful solos
2. 7:29 – uptempo: lively sax, bouncy bass, winding guitar, busy drums
3. 6:54 – easygoing stroll, really nice quartet sound, quietly happy all around
4. 7:27 – upbeat: great drums here, drops for sneaky guitar, surfing sax solo
5. 5:51 – languorous Billy Strayhorn ballad: slow, romantic but bittersweet
6. 6:20 – free-jazz sound rises gradually on skittering drums, buzzes & swirls
7. 10:46 – calm intro; lively tune cruises with a serious edge, very well crafted
8. 6:39 – kind of a modernist strut, relaxed & soulful with some exotic touches
9. 6:48 – upbeat, smiling tune, very friendly with some tricky twists
[ Fo ] 09/27/09
ECM, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Genre-hopping saxophonist Surman reunites with old friends (guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Jack DeJohnette) for an advanced straight-jazz session that also includes Drew Gress on bass. That’s one heck of a band, and they sound great, with lots of depth and buzzing interplay wrapped up in that soothing ECM blanket.
* * * * | All very good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
1. 6:36 – serene, moody melody and light, skipping breaks; thoughtful solos
2. 7:29 – uptempo: lively sax, bouncy bass, winding guitar, busy drums
3. 6:54 – easygoing stroll, really nice quartet sound, quietly happy all around
4. 7:27 – upbeat: great drums here, drops for sneaky guitar, surfing sax solo
5. 5:51 – languorous Billy Strayhorn ballad: slow, romantic but bittersweet
6. 6:20 – free-jazz sound rises gradually on skittering drums, buzzes & swirls
7. 10:46 – calm intro; lively tune cruises with a serious edge, very well crafted
8. 6:39 – kind of a modernist strut, relaxed & soulful with some exotic touches
9. 6:48 – upbeat, smiling tune, very friendly with some tricky twists
[ Fo ] 09/27/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Slanted Sky | 5. | Chelsea Bridge | |||
| 2. | Hilltop Dancer | 6. | Haywain | |||
| 3. | No Finesse | 7. | Counter Measures | |||
| 4. | Kickback | 8. | Brewster's Rooster | |||
| 9. | Going For A Burton | |||||