Pellegrin, Rich Quintet / Three-Part Odyssey
| Album: | Three-Part Odyssey | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Pellegrin, Rich Quintet | Added: | Mar 2011 | |
| Label: | Oa2 Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-03-20 | Pull Date: | 2011-05-22 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 22 | May 15 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 22, 2016: | Moonlight Impressions
Obtusity |
4. | May 10, 2011: | Child's Play
Marruecos |
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| 2. | May 17, 2011: | Child's Play
Pastiche |
5. | Apr 26, 2011: | Rebop
Obtusity |
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| 3. | May 10, 2011: | Rebop
Marruecos |
6. | Apr 22, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Nothing Comes To Mind |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-03-20
Reviewed 2011-03-20
RICH PELLEGRIN QUINTET: Three-Part Odyssey
OA2, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – This Seattle band has a lot going for it: a strong blend of groove and boldness, distinctive voices and solid interplay. Their music is engaging, intellectual and forward-thinking, but one thing tempers my enthusiasm: there’s a rattling noise (I presume from a sizzle cymbal?) that intrudes on every track and is distracting as all hell. If that doesn’t bother you then by all means play it; there’s some very cool, unique stuff here.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, maybe 8
1. 12:06 – muscular postbop groove, ceaseless bass riff: probing piano solo dissolves into a scribble; sneaky sax grows tense, drums roll & scatter
2. 6:27 – calm, reflective, rather angular; rises up (rattle is really distracting here)
3. 8:45 – dour groove: trumpet teases as rhythm dodges; bass & drums get busy
4. 12:13 – bending bass intro, exotic theme with cool ensemble and some Eastern touches; piano dives in, sax gets brittle, trumpet stands firm
5. 8:33 – heavy! skritchy bowed bass improv and somber but rising piano cycles
6. 6:58 – intense Steve Reich minimalist spiral: band orbits fast piano patterns
7. 8:22 – shadowy tune with loping rhythm: strong trumpet reaches out, meets sax
8. 9:33 – brooding tune, accelerates as piano builds steam, exotic sax blows it off
[ Fo ] 03/19/11
OA2, 2011
MODERN JAZZ – This Seattle band has a lot going for it: a strong blend of groove and boldness, distinctive voices and solid interplay. Their music is engaging, intellectual and forward-thinking, but one thing tempers my enthusiasm: there’s a rattling noise (I presume from a sizzle cymbal?) that intrudes on every track and is distracting as all hell. If that doesn’t bother you then by all means play it; there’s some very cool, unique stuff here.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, maybe 8
1. 12:06 – muscular postbop groove, ceaseless bass riff: probing piano solo dissolves into a scribble; sneaky sax grows tense, drums roll & scatter
2. 6:27 – calm, reflective, rather angular; rises up (rattle is really distracting here)
3. 8:45 – dour groove: trumpet teases as rhythm dodges; bass & drums get busy
4. 12:13 – bending bass intro, exotic theme with cool ensemble and some Eastern touches; piano dives in, sax gets brittle, trumpet stands firm
5. 8:33 – heavy! skritchy bowed bass improv and somber but rising piano cycles
6. 6:58 – intense Steve Reich minimalist spiral: band orbits fast piano patterns
7. 8:22 – shadowy tune with loping rhythm: strong trumpet reaches out, meets sax
8. 9:33 – brooding tune, accelerates as piano builds steam, exotic sax blows it off
[ Fo ] 03/19/11
Track Listing
| 1. | Nothing Comes To Mind | 5. | Pastiche | |||
| 2. | Distant, Distorted You | 6. | Piano Phase | |||
| 3. | Obtusity | 7. | Marruecos | |||
| 4. | Breathe | 8. | Maze |