Cyrille, Andrew / Route De Frères
Album: Route De Frères   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Cyrille, Andrew   Added:Jan 2012
Label:Tum  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-01-22 Pull Date: 2012-03-25 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 18 Mar 4 Feb 26 Feb 19 Feb 12 Feb 5 Jan 29
Airplays: 2 1 3 1 3 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 13, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2012)
Deblozay
4. Mar 13, 2012: Rebop
Isaura
2. Sep 13, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum
Deblozay
5. Mar 02, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Deblozay
3. Mar 16, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Spirit Music
6. Feb 22, 2012: Everyday Commotion
C'mon Baby

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-01-22
ANDREW CYRILLE: Route de Frères
TUM, 2011

WORLD-JAZZ – Very cool stuff here: avant drummer Cyrille digs deep into his Haitian roots with a folksy quintet. Hamiett Bluiett’s baritone sax walks a tightrope between traditional melody and free-jazz fire (matched by Alix Pascal’s elusive guitar), while Lisle Atkinson’s warm bass makes it nice & homey. Vocals on 1 & 12 add a nice touch.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11

1. 7:02 – a rolling good time: light, playful vocal, sax plays in and out
2. 7:03 – great percussion sets up catchy tune with odd harmony, bright guitar
3. 8:40 – gentle guitar/bass intro, hopeful sax, calm and ballad-like
4. 7:09 – Brazilian feel, but it fits: sax & guitar muse over deep percussion bed
5. 5:24 – festive Caribbean bounce, very loose: drums really go to town
6. 3:16 – relaxed urban atmosphere; warm breeze and sunshine
7. 6:02 – relaxed swing, played almost straight but gets increasingly offbeat
8. 2:55 – quick pace, poppish feel: strong bass solo & bouncy drum break
9. 4:18 – out-jazz: sax & guitar off balance but grounded by busy percussion
10. 6:28 – rolling jam recalls Africa and Haiti: strange guitar, braying sax
11. 3:18 – hot percussion discussion
12. 4:33 – old-school Haitian melody, happy vocal, sax squeaks pull it “out”

[ Fo ] - January 2012

Track Listing
1. Marinèt   7. Route De Frères, Part 3: Manhattan Swing
2. Deblozay   8. C'mon Baby
3. Hope Springs Eternal   9. Sankofa
4. Isaura   10. Spirit Music
5. Route De Frères, Part 1: Hills Of Anjubeau   11. Mais (Percussion Duo)
6. Route De Frères, Part 2: Memories Of Port-Au-Prince Afternoons   12. Ti Kawòl