Lambert, Steve / May
Album: May   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Lambert, Steve   Added:Jan 2010
Label:Planet Arts  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-02-14 Pull Date: 2010-04-18 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 18 Mar 28 Mar 21 Mar 14 Mar 7 Feb 21
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 02, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Entomology
4. Mar 25, 2010: America Del Sur
May, Double Tough
2. Apr 16, 2010: Vocal Concoctions
May
5. Mar 19, 2010: The Rent Party
Steve's Tune
3. Mar 26, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum
Double Tough
6. Mar 13, 2010: The Knife
Entomology

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-02-14
STEVE LAMBERT: May
Planet Arts, 2009

MODERN BOP – Here’s a tasty set, straight up and jaunty, crisply rendered but avoiding the antiseptic perfection that mars so many discs. Lambert’s tunes have a welcoming air and his sextet has a good time with them. His horn work is direct, but with a sour wavering quality that sounds joyous on the fast numbers and vulnerable on slower tunes.

* * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8

1. 4:45 – snappy swing with a catchy theme; short, direct solos from all
2. 6:36 – relaxed sway: breezy sax & flugelhorn, dancing piano, bass murmurs
3. 7:01 – upbeat and snazzy hardbop with a happy latin touch; a fun romp
4. 5:44 – standard ballad, has an insouciant “after the ball” air
5. 5:45 – catchy midtempo glide, warm old-school vibe; hummable melody
6. 5:21 – happy standard played in a classic hardbop style
7. 7:43 – mixes a romantic dance and a jaunty stroll into a light, dizzy breeze
8. 5:21 – easygoing ballad, tender and thoughtful but not sappy
9. 7:39 – “Mack the Knife” played with a sly wink; solos abandon the melody

[ Fo ] 02/14/10

Track Listing
1. Double Tough   5. Entomology
2. May   6. It's You Or No One
3. Steve's Tune   7. Bellicose Belle
4. Like Someone In Love   8. Yearning Lost
  9. Mack The Knife