Countdown 2 Meltdown
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Fo
Reviewed 2010-03-21
Reviewed 2010-03-21
MITCH MARCUS QUINTET: Countdown 2 Meltdown
Porto Franco, 2010
MODERN JAZZ – He’s moved back to New York, but saxophonist Mitch Marcus left the Bay Area a fine parting gift: his quintet’s third CD has a good blend of glide and gristle, with fiery solos and touches of humor to boot. Compositional duties are spread around the band, but there’s unity in approach and a tight ensemble sound.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
1. 8:15 – lumpy theme, churns with noirish air, vocal refrain, hot twisting solos
2. 7:14 – Arabic flavor, tricky rhythmic shifts: sax soars within the low groove
3. 6:48 – uptempo: insistent drums won’t let go, some Coltrane references
4. 6:45 – heavy ballad; free improv middle section. Yes, it’s about baseball
5. 6:57 – ominous theme in weird meter, but the solos really groove and burn
6. 5:54 – new version of tune from their first CD: rocks smoothly, chatty solos
7. 4:54 – high-speed goofy percolation: saxes & guitar ride the roller coaster
8. 8:03 – Ethiopian jazz influence: grooves at two speeds, adventurous solos
9. 8:52 – quick & boppish: oblique scat vocals, careening sax, long drum solo
10. 3:35 – cool surf-rock sound: guitar rides the barrel, drums pound the beat
[ Fo ] 03/21/10
Porto Franco, 2010
MODERN JAZZ – He’s moved back to New York, but saxophonist Mitch Marcus left the Bay Area a fine parting gift: his quintet’s third CD has a good blend of glide and gristle, with fiery solos and touches of humor to boot. Compositional duties are spread around the band, but there’s unity in approach and a tight ensemble sound.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
1. 8:15 – lumpy theme, churns with noirish air, vocal refrain, hot twisting solos
2. 7:14 – Arabic flavor, tricky rhythmic shifts: sax soars within the low groove
3. 6:48 – uptempo: insistent drums won’t let go, some Coltrane references
4. 6:45 – heavy ballad; free improv middle section. Yes, it’s about baseball
5. 6:57 – ominous theme in weird meter, but the solos really groove and burn
6. 5:54 – new version of tune from their first CD: rocks smoothly, chatty solos
7. 4:54 – high-speed goofy percolation: saxes & guitar ride the roller coaster
8. 8:03 – Ethiopian jazz influence: grooves at two speeds, adventurous solos
9. 8:52 – quick & boppish: oblique scat vocals, careening sax, long drum solo
10. 3:35 – cool surf-rock sound: guitar rides the barrel, drums pound the beat
[ Fo ] 03/21/10
Recent airplay
Countdown 2 Meltdown
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 11, 2018
(5:30 p.m.) Ron And The Machete
Sunshine . . .in the Afternoon — Feb 13, 2013
Wonton
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 06, 2012
Ron And The Machete
No Cover, No Minimum — Jan 06, 2012
Jimmy's Delight
Music Casserole — Jan 29, 2011
Coffeee And Cones
Music Casserole — May 22, 2010
Charting
2010-03-21 — 2010-05-23
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 23 | 1 |
| May 2 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 1 |
| Apr 18 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Coffeee And Cones | ||
| 2. | Ron And The Machete | ||
| 3. | Countdown 2 Meltdown | ||
| 4. | A's Lament | ||
| 5. | Jimmy's Delight | ||
| 6. | S.S. Clagett | ||
| 7. | Tron Mccain | ||
| 8. | Wonton | ||
| 9. | H.H. | ||
| 10. | The Albatross |