Pinto, Alex / Inner State
Album: Inner State   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Pinto, Alex   Added:Apr 2011
Label:Pursuance  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-04-03 Pull Date: 2011-06-05 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 29 May 15 May 8 May 1 Apr 24 Apr 17 Apr 10
Airplays: 1 2 2 2 3 3 4

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 03, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day
4. Feb 28, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Two Pictures Of Love
2. Sep 19, 2014: Rebop
Chai Kinda Day
5. May 27, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day
3. May 02, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
Chai Kinda Day
6. May 13, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Outed

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-04-03
ALEX PINTO QUARTET: Inner State
Pursuance, 2011

MODERN JAZZ – Debut recording by a 25-year-old globe-trotting guitarist (now based in San Francisco). Although unquestionably a jazz musician, Pinto also has a strong interest in Hindustani music. That’s most obvious in the fusion-oriented track #2, but you can hear a touch of Indian phrasing hiding throughout his solos and peeking around the corners of his compositions. Drummer Jaz Sawyer anchors the band in this solid intro.

Alex Pinto : electric guitar
Jon Armstrong : tenor saxophone
Dave Tranchina : bass
Jaz Sawyer : drums

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

1. 7:09 – slouching tune, lots of harmonic friction: big guitar tone, solos all around
2. 9:57 – calm: raga drone and jazz balladry trade off, combine, drift back apart
3. 4:25 – nice groove built from parallel lines, close sax/guitar interplay
4. 6:32 – slow alap intro to a soft countrified ballad: sweetly expressive guitar solo
5. 5:41 – quick-paced tune with a squirrelly theme, meandering guitar & sax solos
6. 4:59 – waltzing feel: sax bounces lightly; guitar is angular, building up energy
7. 6:09 – relaxed pulse: cool guitar, acidic sax, great drums, dedicated to CalArts

[ Fo ] 04/03/11

Track Listing
1. 1 By 4   4. Two Pictures Of Love
2. Chai Kinda Day   5. Refresh
3. Outed   6. Do It Now
  7. C.I.A.