| Rupert, Jeff / From Memphis To Mobile |
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| Album: | From Memphis To Mobile | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Rupert, Jeff | Added: | Nov 2009 | |
| Label: | Random Act | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-04-04 | Pull Date: | 2010-06-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 6 | May 23 | May 2 | Apr 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 04, 2010: | The Songsmith Show Rock Skippin' | 4. | Apr 30, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Rock Skippin' | |
| 2. | May 22, 2010: | Music Casserole If I Had Only Known | 5. | Apr 23, 2010: | Vocal Concoctions Rock Skippin' | |
| 3. | May 01, 2010: | Music Casserole I Loves You, Porgy | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Guest DJ Account Reviewed 2010-02-12 | ||
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Dripping with soul, southernness, and sometimes sentimentality, this record is a jazz-blues fusion from the New Jersey jazz heavyweight who currently teaches at the University of Central Florida. Quartet features Rupert on tenor, accompanied by a rhythm section. Ranges from reinterpretation of classic standards to uptempo bebop-style improvisatory tracks to blues ballads. The synthesis comes of pretty well. No FCCs track 1: lighthearted, uptempo track in blues form/structure yet with a distinctly jazz aesthetic, reminiscent of the tempo and tonal character of bebop, great piano solo from Kenny Drew jr track 2: haunting, oscillating minor piano melody, has a bossa-nova rhythm, midtempo. air of mystery yet still permeated with cool. track 3: classic downtempo blues in both song form and harmonic structure. wailing sax plays well off gutbucket style bass. evokes a romantic/sentimental vibe. track 4: unaccompanied sax/piano duet, strong use of unison and contrasting or aligning rhythms. harmonies are a little predictable. downtempo track 5: uptempo rhythm section and piano comping drives this piece, over which rupert solos effortlessly. great piano harmonies track 6: Rupert's interpretation of George Gershwin's classic ballad duet for piano and tenor is melancholy and powerful track 7: uptempo, bouncy, energetic, characterized by fast, virtuosic sax solos. track 8: downtempo, sentimental and sappy. wack. introduces Lyman Brodie on flugelhorn for exchange between the two horns track 9: begins by imitating Louis Armstrong's iconic introductory solo on the classic "West End Blues," paying homage to greats. song itself is another kind of boring downtempo duet. track 10: has a midtempo rockabilly feel, blues tonalities, saxophone's laidback southern drawl track 11: remake of Duke Ellington ballad from his "Queen Suite." Jonah Rexer | ||
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