| Victor, Fay Ensemble / Freesong Suite, The |
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| Album: | Freesong Suite, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Victor, Fay Ensemble | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Greene Avenue Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-12-13 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 14 | Jan 24 | Jan 10 | Dec 27 | Dec 20 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 13, 2010: | Music Casserole Room 1407: Night Ties | 4. | Jan 22, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Room 1310: Ideal Situation | |
| 2. | Feb 12, 2010: | Memory Select - Tom Djll of Grosse Abfahrt Room 1407: Dry | 5. | Jan 05, 2010: | Memory Select Room 1310: Ideal Situation | |
| 3. | Jan 23, 2010: | Music Casserole Room 1407: Dry | 6. | Dec 22, 2009: | Memory Select Room 1310: Ideal Situation |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-12-13 | ||
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FAY VICTOR ENSEMBLE: The Freesong Suite Greene Avenue, 2009 AVANT-GARDE VOCALS – These song/story suites are extrapolated outward from the Betty Carter school (Victor’s voice also bears a strong similarity to Carter’s). The performances are highly improvisational, with a “stream of consciousness” style: meandering along through minimalist atmospheres with psychedelic rock flares, drifting into each other, with elusive, poetic lyrics. FCC-clean. Fay Victor - voice Anders Nilsson - guitar Ken Filiano - bass Michael T.A. Thompson - drums * * * * | All interesting. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 1. 3:48 – a cappella, slow and winding, lots of space 2. 5:03 – atmosphere: breath and bass; then creeps through a dank maze 3. 9:15 – vocal soars over exotic backing, switches to rock stomp!, drifts back 4. 5:50 – sort of a ballad, medium tempo, with guitar giving it a country sway 5. 7:09 – guitar intro, conversational style; picks up to a rollicking pace 6. 6:37 – free jazz scribbling, scary possessed vocals; unsettling story at end 7. 5:23 – raucous, slouching, bristles with agitated energy, suppressed anger 8. 4:15 – skittering drums, stuttering vocals; a tale of Africa; freeform scatting 9. 8:39 – quiet bass intro; stretched out vocal, calm guitar solo 10. 3:55 – quiet bass & guitar reprise track 9 melody [ Fo ] 12/13/09 | ||
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