| Abbasi, Rez / Things To Come |
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| Album: | Things To Come | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Abbasi, Rez | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Sunnyside Communications | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-12-27 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 17 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 12, 2012: | Jazz Catharsis Realities Of Chromaticism | 4. | Feb 08, 2010: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow Things To Come | |
| 2. | May 13, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Why Me Why Them, Dream State | 5. | Feb 05, 2010: | Something Old, Something New, Something Blue Insulin | |
| 3. | Mar 04, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Air Traffic | 6. | Feb 05, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Why Me Why Them |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-12-24 | ||
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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 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Dream State | 5. | Why Me Why Them | |||
| 2. | Air Traffic | 6. | Within Sanity | |||
| 3. | Hard Colors | 7. | Realities Of Chromaticism | |||
| 4. | Things To Come | 8. | Insulin |