Rejuvenation Voyage

Jazz | Jan 2011

Reviews

Wedge
Reviewed 2011-04-07
Energy jazz: Improvised free-jazz sax with deep ties to the '60s (Hasan Abdur-Razzaq was a teen in Cleveland taking cues from Albert Ayler). Mostly sax/bass/drums ecstasy here, energetic and fast -- but also a few world-like tracks with either percussive or meditative sounds. Overall quite spiritual, in a jazz sense. Instrumental; FCC clean.

1- Gradual rumble into squawky fluttering
2- Passionate, keening. Drum intro.
3- Mostly strings: chaotic chamber music. Fierce sax later.
4- Slowish, w/violin. Appropriately spacey.
5- Fairly fast, esp. the bass. Good energy; cooldown ending.
6- Strangely swingy, very Ayler-like, songlike
7- Eastern/mystical w/very quiet dropout; not good for airplay
8- Bluesy, a healing melody. Quiet start w/bells.
9- Cool kalimba-like bass at start & end. Fast middle.
10- Percussion break: a sea of rhythm
11- An exotic-sounding reed instrument, cool tiny jazz bass notes
12- Buzzy and active
13- Sparse, exploratory. Catches a spark at the end.
14- Short outburst including yelling, a nice conclusion (and not too chaotic)

Recent airplay

The Quest
RebopAug 13, 2011
Warp Speed
RebopJun 07, 2011
The Quest
RebopMay 10, 2011
The Search For Truth
Music CasseroleMay 07, 2011
The Search For Truth
RebopMay 03, 2011
Exclamation Pointe
RebopApr 26, 2011

Charting

2011-04-10 — 2011-06-12 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 12 1
May 15 1
May 8 2
May 1 1
Apr 24 2

Track listing

1. Free Play
2. Exclamation Pointe
3. Strings & Things Suite
4. Signals From Space
5. Warp Speed
6. The Search For Truth
7. Bamboo Mist
8. The Quest
9. Percolator
10. Return Voyage
11. Welcome Back
12. Off Set
13. Construct Parts
14. Explosive