Things To Come
Jazz
| Oct 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-12-24
Reviewed 2009-12-24
REZ ABBASI: Things to Come
Sunnyside, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Abbasi is a very fine Pakistani-American guitarist, whose sinuous style and fuzzed/ringing tone may be familiar from Rudresh Mahanthappa’s recent work or other recordings blending modern jazz ideas with elements of South Asian music. Here Abbasi leads a strong band with Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer and singer Kiran Ahluwalia through a serious set of very thoughtful, chewy tunes.
Rez Abbasi - guitars
Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto sax
Vijay Iyer - piano
Johannes Weidenmueller - bass
Dan Weiss - drums
Kiran Ahluwalia - vocals (2,3,4,6)
Mike Block - cello (2,7)
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6
1. 7:54 – thick compound rhythm, brooding: bright piano & sax, gritty guitar
2. 8:02 – quiet mystery: winding vocal, inquisitive sax, incisive guitar
3. 7:03 – ponderous feel, complex rhythm, acrobatic vocal, drifts & rushes
4. 1:57 – delicate guitar/vocal interlude
5. 7:28 – lilting melody slides into knotty guitar/sax dialogue; cool drum work
6. 10:57 – catchy/floating: sweet guitar & vox, sax has an edge, piano surge
7. 9:04 – intriguing harmonies; shifting theme; solos splash and spray
8. 5:31 – upbeat & twisty, bass solo calms it down, then everyone dives in
[ Fo ] 12/24/09
Sunnyside, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Abbasi is a very fine Pakistani-American guitarist, whose sinuous style and fuzzed/ringing tone may be familiar from Rudresh Mahanthappa’s recent work or other recordings blending modern jazz ideas with elements of South Asian music. Here Abbasi leads a strong band with Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer and singer Kiran Ahluwalia through a serious set of very thoughtful, chewy tunes.
Rez Abbasi - guitars
Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto sax
Vijay Iyer - piano
Johannes Weidenmueller - bass
Dan Weiss - drums
Kiran Ahluwalia - vocals (2,3,4,6)
Mike Block - cello (2,7)
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6
1. 7:54 – thick compound rhythm, brooding: bright piano & sax, gritty guitar
2. 8:02 – quiet mystery: winding vocal, inquisitive sax, incisive guitar
3. 7:03 – ponderous feel, complex rhythm, acrobatic vocal, drifts & rushes
4. 1:57 – delicate guitar/vocal interlude
5. 7:28 – lilting melody slides into knotty guitar/sax dialogue; cool drum work
6. 10:57 – catchy/floating: sweet guitar & vox, sax has an edge, piano surge
7. 9:04 – intriguing harmonies; shifting theme; solos splash and spray
8. 5:31 – upbeat & twisty, bass solo calms it down, then everyone dives in
[ Fo ] 12/24/09
Recent airplay
Realities Of Chromaticism
Jazz Catharsis — May 12, 2012
Why Me Why Them, Dream State
No Cover, No Minimum — May 13, 2011
Air Traffic
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 04, 2011
Things To Come
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Feb 08, 2010
Insulin
Something Old, Something New, Something Blue — Feb 05, 2010
Why Me Why Them
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 05, 2010
Charting
2009-12-27 — 2010-02-28
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 14 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | 2 |
| Jan 17 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Dream State | ||
| 2. | Air Traffic | ||
| 3. | Hard Colors | ||
| 4. | Things To Come | ||
| 5. | Why Me Why Them | ||
| 6. | Within Sanity | ||
| 7. | Realities Of Chromaticism | ||
| 8. | Insulin |