Blanchard, Terence / Choices
| Album: | Choices | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blanchard, Terence | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Concord Music Group, Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-10-04 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 15 | Nov 1 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Byus |
4. | Oct 17, 2009: | Music Casserole
A New World (Created Inside The Walls Of Imagination), A New Note |
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| 2. | Nov 13, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
H.U.Gs (Historically Underrepresented Groups) |
5. | Oct 16, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
A New World (Created Inside The Walls Of Imagination) |
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| 3. | Oct 30, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum, No Chit-Chat
Him Or Me |
6. | Oct 09, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Him Or Me |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-04
Reviewed 2009-10-04
TERENCE BLANCHARD GROUP: Choices
Concord Jazz, 2009
MODERN BOP – There are two strands interwoven on this disc: Blanchard’s dusky, cinematic, often stirring jazz sound; and spoken word by philosopher/black studies professor Dr. Cornel West, musing on the choices that make us who we are. It’s basically a suite, with all the parts fitting together. West is fascinating and the jazz is strong. But vocal tracks with smooth-soul singer Bilal (4, 11) don’t grab me.
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Walter Smith III - saxophone
Lionel Loueke - guitar
Fabian Almazan - piano
Derrick Hodge - bass
Kendrick Scott - drums
Dr. Cornel West - spoken word
Bilal - vocals
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12-13
1. 6:46 – Cornel West intro, then catchy, resolute theme; mellows as it goes
2. 0:54 – Nice spoken bit about Beethoven and philosophy. Deep!
3. 3:46 – soft, delicate ballad: sweet bass solo… Cornel West drifts in and out
4. 6:01 – Bilal vocal: soulful and drifting with the breeze; nice trumpet fantasy
5. 7:11 – starts slow, builds up: lonely trumpet, sweet piano… aching, stirring
6. 0:41 – Cornel West compares the academic life to jazz
7. 4:20 – sneaky bop, glides below the radar, solos have a bit of a bounce
8. 6:09 – Cornel West on choices; slow but firm tune, puffs of melody
9. 6:30 – serious sound, nice rhythmic flow with some tricky twists
10. 12:18 – West on religion and courage, bookending a deep, thoughtful sway with intriguing solos
11. 4:26 – soul ballad: smooth vocal, trumpet dances around him
12. 0:55 – Cornel West on civil rights in the age of Obama. Goes with #13…
13. 5:16 – modern-funky: serious groove with a New Orleans/fusion vibe
14. 6:05 – soaring, optimistic: rises above troubles and floats away
15. 2:19 – quiet but busy, stirring horns & fragments of Cornel West’s voice
[ Fo ] 10/04/09
Concord Jazz, 2009
MODERN BOP – There are two strands interwoven on this disc: Blanchard’s dusky, cinematic, often stirring jazz sound; and spoken word by philosopher/black studies professor Dr. Cornel West, musing on the choices that make us who we are. It’s basically a suite, with all the parts fitting together. West is fascinating and the jazz is strong. But vocal tracks with smooth-soul singer Bilal (4, 11) don’t grab me.
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Walter Smith III - saxophone
Lionel Loueke - guitar
Fabian Almazan - piano
Derrick Hodge - bass
Kendrick Scott - drums
Dr. Cornel West - spoken word
Bilal - vocals
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12-13
1. 6:46 – Cornel West intro, then catchy, resolute theme; mellows as it goes
2. 0:54 – Nice spoken bit about Beethoven and philosophy. Deep!
3. 3:46 – soft, delicate ballad: sweet bass solo… Cornel West drifts in and out
4. 6:01 – Bilal vocal: soulful and drifting with the breeze; nice trumpet fantasy
5. 7:11 – starts slow, builds up: lonely trumpet, sweet piano… aching, stirring
6. 0:41 – Cornel West compares the academic life to jazz
7. 4:20 – sneaky bop, glides below the radar, solos have a bit of a bounce
8. 6:09 – Cornel West on choices; slow but firm tune, puffs of melody
9. 6:30 – serious sound, nice rhythmic flow with some tricky twists
10. 12:18 – West on religion and courage, bookending a deep, thoughtful sway with intriguing solos
11. 4:26 – soul ballad: smooth vocal, trumpet dances around him
12. 0:55 – Cornel West on civil rights in the age of Obama. Goes with #13…
13. 5:16 – modern-funky: serious groove with a New Orleans/fusion vibe
14. 6:05 – soaring, optimistic: rises above troubles and floats away
15. 2:19 – quiet but busy, stirring horns & fragments of Cornel West’s voice
[ Fo ] 10/04/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Byus | 9. | H.U.Gs (Historically Underrepresented Groups) | |||
| 2. | Beethoven | 10. | Winding Roads | |||
| 3. | D's Choice | 11. | When Will You Call | |||
| 4. | Journey | 12. | A New Note | |||
| 5. | Hacia Del Aire | 13. | A New World (Created Inside The Walls Of Imagination) | |||
| 6. | Jazz Man In The World Of Ideas | 14. | Touched By An Angel | |||
| 7. | Him Or Me | 15. | Robin's Choice | |||
| 8. | Choices | . |