Jackson, Michael Gregory / Clarity
| Album: | Clarity | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Jackson, Michael Gregory | Added: | Jun 2010 | |
| Label: | Esp-Disk' | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-09-05 | Pull Date: | 2010-11-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 17 | Oct 3 | Sep 26 | Sep 19 | Sep 12 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 15, 2015: | CLEAN COPPER RADIO
Clarity |
4. | Apr 10, 2013: | Green Copper Radio
Clarity |
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| 2. | Dec 25, 2014: | Clean Copper Radio
Preleuoionti |
5. | Nov 26, 2010: | TGIJazz
Clarity |
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| 3. | Nov 15, 2014: | Clean Copper Radio
Clarity |
6. | Oct 15, 2010: | TGI Jazz
Clarity |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-09-05
Reviewed 2010-09-05
MICHAEL GREGORY JACKSON: Clarity
ESP-Disk’, 1976
1970s LOFT JAZZ – An unusual session with guitarist Jackson alongside some heavy hitters (David Murray, Oliver Lake, Wadada Leo Smith). Blends avant-garde strains with a soulful or folksy vibe, mostly slow paced & moody but with a sharp edge. Liner notes evoke a “rainy day” vibe, and that’s about right. Very interesting stuff!
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 6
1. 4:28 – quietly busy, highly melodic, acoustic guitar jostles with sedate horns
2. 4:05 – similar vibe to #1, but slower, with a feeling of tension
3. 3:25 – guitar & alto sax: unison duet falls apart, settles into improv dialogue
4. 8:01 – solo guitar: lovely patterns become huge and forceful, then rushing
5. 1:47 – pleasing melodic interlude
6. 9:24 – oblique melody dissolves into exotic group improv, turns skronky
7. 4:27 – duet: electric guitar & sax chase each other like squirrels on a tree
8. 6:43 – slow, methodical melody, turns loose and lyrical after 4 minutes.
[ Fo ] 09/05/10
ESP-Disk’, 1976
1970s LOFT JAZZ – An unusual session with guitarist Jackson alongside some heavy hitters (David Murray, Oliver Lake, Wadada Leo Smith). Blends avant-garde strains with a soulful or folksy vibe, mostly slow paced & moody but with a sharp edge. Liner notes evoke a “rainy day” vibe, and that’s about right. Very interesting stuff!
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 6
1. 4:28 – quietly busy, highly melodic, acoustic guitar jostles with sedate horns
2. 4:05 – similar vibe to #1, but slower, with a feeling of tension
3. 3:25 – guitar & alto sax: unison duet falls apart, settles into improv dialogue
4. 8:01 – solo guitar: lovely patterns become huge and forceful, then rushing
5. 1:47 – pleasing melodic interlude
6. 9:24 – oblique melody dissolves into exotic group improv, turns skronky
7. 4:27 – duet: electric guitar & sax chase each other like squirrels on a tree
8. 6:43 – slow, methodical melody, turns loose and lyrical after 4 minutes.
[ Fo ] 09/05/10
Track Listing
| 1. | Clarity | 5. | Ballad | |||
| 2. | A View Of This Life | 6. | Clarity | |||
| 3. | Oliver Lake | 7. | Ab Bb 1-7-3 | |||
| 4. | Preleuoionti | 8. | Iomi |