Hargrove, Roy Big Band / Emergence
Album: Emergence   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Hargrove, Roy Big Band   Added:Sep 2009
Label:Emarcy Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-10-25 Pull Date: 2009-12-27 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 20 Dec 6 Nov 29 Nov 22 Nov 15 Nov 8 Nov 1
Airplays: 2 2 1 1 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 18, 2009: The Rent Party
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
4. Dec 02, 2009: Over the Full Moon Hump!
Roy Allan
2. Dec 15, 2009: Memory Select
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
5. Nov 24, 2009: Smartie Pop
La Puerta
3. Dec 04, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
6. Nov 20, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-17
ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND: Emergence
Emarcy, 2009

MODERN JAZZ – Trumpet star Hargrove stretches out from his usual small combo to lead a 19-piece ensemble. It’s straight as an arrow, very much in the big band tradition with even-keeled solos and crisp, precise ensemble sections. This is conservative for KZSU – too often it sounds like the orchestra at a televised awards show – but it has its moments.

* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11

1. 4:11 – slow and grand, somewhere between fanfare and a ballad
2. 5:28 – greasy strut: sassy horns and a swinging beat
3. 5:56 – standard: creeps slowly, nice flugelhorn against mopey backgrounds
4. 6:34 – bouncy latin groove: brash yet fluid trumpet, speedy flute, hot ending
5. 13:31 – start & end are smarmy, but everything else is great: big sweep, deepens for fiery sax, builds to huge stride, querulous trombone.
6. 6:53 – Vegas, baby! breezy sway, punchy horns, classy piano… Roy sings!
7. 5:51 – romantic vocal by Roberta Gambarini; starts slow, but picks up
8. 3:24 – sexy cha-cha-cha, nice vocals in Spanish and peppy horns
9. 5:36 – slinky soul, horns make it flamboyant; cool-toned guitar & trumpet
10. 7:12 – dynamic contrast as big phrases jostle with small-group sections
11. 4:22 – slow, steady ballad: moves from small & intimate to big & brassy

[ Fo ] 10/17/09

Track Listing
1. Velera   6. September In The Rain
2. Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey   7. Everytime We Say Goodbye
3. My Funny Valentine   8. La Puerta
4. Mambo For Roy   9. Roy Allan
5. Requiem   10. Tschpiso
  11. Trust