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Fo
Reviewed 2010-09-11
Reviewed 2010-09-11
CHRIS LIGHTCAP’S BIGMOUTH: Deluxe
Clean Feed, 2010
MODERN JAZZ – Lightcap, a very fine bassist indeed, leads an exceptional band through eight original compositions which tend to rise up from a moody, introspective feel on solid, catchy rhythms. Sax men Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby present a supple double-tenor front that can get edgy (2,6,8), but it’s Craig Taborn’s keys and Gerald Cleaver’s enveloping drums that really make Lightcap’s music move and shine.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
1. 8:29 – catchy midtempo groove rides dirty electric piano, cool drumming
2. 9:56 – relaxed, dreamy, drifting: really nice sax & bass solos, heats up late
3. 7:08 – nice riffing intro! slow 3-sax lines, popping solos over a great rhythm
4. 5:44 – slow and floating, but drums & bass boil under the calm surface
5. 6:29 – chewy groove under crossing/looping melody lines; acoustic piano
6. 6:19 – off-kilter intro, gradually loses its balance, slides into improv anxiety
7. 8:01 – tense intro, winding melody, rolling rhythm: solos flutter & question
8. 4:19 – moaning melody, thickets of fuzzed bass, busy drums, horns get hot
[ Fo ] 09/11/10
Clean Feed, 2010
MODERN JAZZ – Lightcap, a very fine bassist indeed, leads an exceptional band through eight original compositions which tend to rise up from a moody, introspective feel on solid, catchy rhythms. Sax men Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby present a supple double-tenor front that can get edgy (2,6,8), but it’s Craig Taborn’s keys and Gerald Cleaver’s enveloping drums that really make Lightcap’s music move and shine.
All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
1. 8:29 – catchy midtempo groove rides dirty electric piano, cool drumming
2. 9:56 – relaxed, dreamy, drifting: really nice sax & bass solos, heats up late
3. 7:08 – nice riffing intro! slow 3-sax lines, popping solos over a great rhythm
4. 5:44 – slow and floating, but drums & bass boil under the calm surface
5. 6:29 – chewy groove under crossing/looping melody lines; acoustic piano
6. 6:19 – off-kilter intro, gradually loses its balance, slides into improv anxiety
7. 8:01 – tense intro, winding melody, rolling rhythm: solos flutter & question
8. 4:19 – moaning melody, thickets of fuzzed bass, busy drums, horns get hot
[ Fo ] 09/11/10
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Charting
2010-09-12 — 2010-11-14
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 31 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Platform | ||
| 2. | Silvertone | ||
| 3. | Ting | ||
| 4. | Year Of The Rooster | ||
| 5. | The Clutch | ||
| 6. | Two-Face | ||
| 7. | Deluxe Version | ||
| 8. | Fuzz |