Call & Response & Friends
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Fo
Reviewed 2011-10-30
Reviewed 2011-10-30
GROSSMAN & VLATKOVITCH: Call & Response & Friends
pfMENTUM, 2011
POETRY/FREE JAZZ – It’s a simple formula: Dottie Grossman reads her very short, deadpan poems, there’s a moment’s pause, then a trio led by trombonist Michael Vlatkovitch improvises an equally brief instrumental response. Many of the poems have a subtle, even obscure sense of humor (several are inspired by comedian Henny Youngman, “king of the one-liners”), but there’s a good deal of variety here: some are observations of daily life, others snippets of memory, a few filled with yearning, and the music puts an unexpected spin on most.
34 tracks, most under 2 minutes long. All FCC clean.
Fo’s Picks:
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33
[ Fo ] - October 2011
pfMENTUM, 2011
POETRY/FREE JAZZ – It’s a simple formula: Dottie Grossman reads her very short, deadpan poems, there’s a moment’s pause, then a trio led by trombonist Michael Vlatkovitch improvises an equally brief instrumental response. Many of the poems have a subtle, even obscure sense of humor (several are inspired by comedian Henny Youngman, “king of the one-liners”), but there’s a good deal of variety here: some are observations of daily life, others snippets of memory, a few filled with yearning, and the music puts an unexpected spin on most.
34 tracks, most under 2 minutes long. All FCC clean.
Fo’s Picks:
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33
[ Fo ] - October 2011
Recent airplay
Noon Concert
Memory Select — Dec 23, 2011
This Winter
No Cover, No Minimum — Dec 16, 2011
Mark Weber-Type Poem, Future Past
Rebop — Dec 06, 2011
The Two Times I Loved You Most In A Car
Music Casserole — Nov 12, 2011
Quotation, Early Wednesday Morning, Benjamin Called
Rebop — Nov 08, 2011
Two Poems About Trucks
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 04, 2011
Charting
2011-10-30 — 2012-01-01
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Benjamin Called | ||
| 2. | I Wish | ||
| 3. | Tumbleweed | ||
| 4. | Early Wednesday Morning | ||
| 5. | Veterans Hospital | ||
| 6. | Mendocino Coast 1967 | ||
| 7. | Merry Christmas, Michael | ||
| 8. | Two Henny Youngman Poems | ||
| 9. | This Winter | ||
| 10. | Two Appropriations | ||
| 11. | The Two Times I Loved You Most In A Car | ||
| 12. | Two Poems About Trucks | ||
| 13. | Africa | ||
| 14. | Melting Pot | ||
| 15. | Zoey Steps Out | ||
| 16. | Quotation | ||
| 17. | Little Rock | ||
| 18. | Two More Henny Youngman Poems | ||
| 19. | Helicopter Noise | ||
| 20. | This Is What I Do Best | ||
| 21. | The People Who Hate Wind | ||
| 22. | Just Before | ||
| 23. | Noon Concert | ||
| 24. | Another Nose Poem | ||
| 25. | Definition Of Happiness / If I Were Directing This Movie | ||
| 26. | From Iceland | ||
| 27. | Alaska | ||
| 28. | What Henny Youngman Loves Most About America | ||
| 29. | Vince Salvino | ||
| 30. | Fortune Cookie | ||
| 31. | Henny Youngman's True Confession | ||
| 32. | Sorry To Disappoint You | ||
| 33. | Future Past | ||
| 34. | Mark Weber-Type Poem |