Bernstein, Marc & Good People / Hymn For Life
| Album: | Hymn For Life | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bernstein, Marc & Good People | Added: | May 2013 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-10-17 | Pull Date: | 2013-12-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 15 | Dec 8 | Dec 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 | Oct 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 19, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio
An Angel On The Corner |
4. | Nov 30, 2013: | Music Casserole
Good Ol' Time |
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| 2. | Dec 12, 2013: | Rebop
Wand'ring |
5. | Nov 27, 2013: | 11-27-2013
Ms. Oaks I Presume |
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| 3. | Dec 05, 2013: | Rebop
Kirk & Pepper |
6. | Nov 14, 2013: | Rebop
Good Ol' Time |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2013-10-13
Reviewed 2013-10-13
MAINSTREAM JAZZ, SMALL ENSEMBLE WITH VOCALS
Composer / leader Marc Bernstein plays bass clarinet, soprano & alto sax. His group comprises piano, bass, drums. Danish vocalist Sinne Eeg has a rich & varied alto voice.
No FCC issues.
1 Mid-tempo. Intriguing music: Bernstein’s bass clarinet & Eeg’s bassoon-like tone work nicely together. Preposterous lyrics ruin it. (6:43)
2 * Mid-fast with a lot of drive & passion. Bernstein plays in a high register with a bit of squawk. Eeg sings with a bit of Flora Purim-like exoticness. (7:28)
3 Very slow, late-night ballad. Bass clarinet & piano open; vocal is deep & warm; strong bass & piano bridge. (6:42)
4 * Slow, bluesy crawl. Eeg shines with a vampy chanteuse style. Old-time sound including some scat singing. Strong rhythm section. (7:09)
5 Very very slow. Old Michel Legrand pop song. Truly awful. (6:26)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Improv feel; modal & multi-textured. Strong sax, piano; no vocal. (7:48)
7 * Very slow. Avant-garde strangeness, bird sounds, wordless singing. Tense, eerie. (8:01)
8 Mid-tempo. Boppy vocal accompanied by piano & bass. (1:36)
9 Slightly slower, bluesier reprise of track #2. (6:33)
Composer / leader Marc Bernstein plays bass clarinet, soprano & alto sax. His group comprises piano, bass, drums. Danish vocalist Sinne Eeg has a rich & varied alto voice.
No FCC issues.
1 Mid-tempo. Intriguing music: Bernstein’s bass clarinet & Eeg’s bassoon-like tone work nicely together. Preposterous lyrics ruin it. (6:43)
2 * Mid-fast with a lot of drive & passion. Bernstein plays in a high register with a bit of squawk. Eeg sings with a bit of Flora Purim-like exoticness. (7:28)
3 Very slow, late-night ballad. Bass clarinet & piano open; vocal is deep & warm; strong bass & piano bridge. (6:42)
4 * Slow, bluesy crawl. Eeg shines with a vampy chanteuse style. Old-time sound including some scat singing. Strong rhythm section. (7:09)
5 Very very slow. Old Michel Legrand pop song. Truly awful. (6:26)
6 ** Mid-tempo. Improv feel; modal & multi-textured. Strong sax, piano; no vocal. (7:48)
7 * Very slow. Avant-garde strangeness, bird sounds, wordless singing. Tense, eerie. (8:01)
8 Mid-tempo. Boppy vocal accompanied by piano & bass. (1:36)
9 Slightly slower, bluesier reprise of track #2. (6:33)
Track Listing
| 1. | Wand'ring | 5. | The Windmills Of Your Mind | |||
| 2. | Ms. Oaks I Presume | 6. | Kirk & Pepper | |||
| 3. | Hymn To Life | 7. | Neil's Birds | |||
| 4. | Good Ol' Time | 8. | An Angel On The Corner | |||
| 9. | Ms. Oaks I Presume (Reprise) | |||||