| Blanchard, Terence / Choices |
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| Album: | Choices | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Blanchard, Terence | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Concord Music Group, Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-10-04 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Nov 15 | Nov 1 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-10-04 | ||
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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 | ||
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