Bernard, Will / Just Like Downtown
| Album: | Just Like Downtown | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bernard, Will | Added: | Sep 2013 | |
| Label: | Posi-Tone | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-11-07 | Pull Date: | 2014-01-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 29 | Dec 22 | Dec 15 | Dec 8 | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 22, 2023: | Everything
Dime Store Thriller, Route 46, Safety In Numbers |
4. | Dec 19, 2013: | Rebop
Route 46, Bali Hai |
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| 2. | Jan 16, 2014: | Rebop
Go West |
5. | Dec 13, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Route 46 |
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| 3. | Dec 24, 2013: | Pumping Iron / Winter Solstice Cooldown
Go West |
6. | Dec 12, 2013: | Rebop
Go West |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-11-03
Reviewed 2013-11-03
WILL BERNARD: Just Like Downtown
Posi-Tone, 2013
MODERNIZED SOUL-JAZZ – Nice little guitar-organ-sax-drums combo puts a updated spin on a classic sound. Bernard’s classic guitar and John Ellis’s earthy sax/clarinet make a solid connection, whether they’re bopping away or staying low & bluesy. Brian Charrette keeps it simple on organ, and drummer Rudy Royston finds a tasty midpoint between bashing & gently nudging things along. A very appealing disc!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
1. 4:51 – cool-toned, greasy midtempo groover, very fine guitar/sax play
2. 5:38 – lazy & slinky, with an easygoing bounce, a fun li’l ditty
3. 5:19 – uptempo bop burner: sax jumps, guitar & organ glide smoothly
4. 4:45 – Zeppelin cover! cheesy but in a good way: a groovy retro sound
5. 5:23 – relaxed, introspective ballad: calm and casual w/bass clarinet
6. 5:24 – jumpy modern-bop: twitchy repetitive riff under spiky solos
7. 6:23 – unrecognizable show tune: hopscotch riff, island guitar, bass clarinet
8. 5:16 – speedy “four on six” riff sets up some upbeat, tasty solos
9. 2:25 – relaxed, folksy meditation… wanders through interesting changes
[ Fo ] - 3 November 2013
Posi-Tone, 2013
MODERNIZED SOUL-JAZZ – Nice little guitar-organ-sax-drums combo puts a updated spin on a classic sound. Bernard’s classic guitar and John Ellis’s earthy sax/clarinet make a solid connection, whether they’re bopping away or staying low & bluesy. Brian Charrette keeps it simple on organ, and drummer Rudy Royston finds a tasty midpoint between bashing & gently nudging things along. A very appealing disc!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
1. 4:51 – cool-toned, greasy midtempo groover, very fine guitar/sax play
2. 5:38 – lazy & slinky, with an easygoing bounce, a fun li’l ditty
3. 5:19 – uptempo bop burner: sax jumps, guitar & organ glide smoothly
4. 4:45 – Zeppelin cover! cheesy but in a good way: a groovy retro sound
5. 5:23 – relaxed, introspective ballad: calm and casual w/bass clarinet
6. 5:24 – jumpy modern-bop: twitchy repetitive riff under spiky solos
7. 6:23 – unrecognizable show tune: hopscotch riff, island guitar, bass clarinet
8. 5:16 – speedy “four on six” riff sets up some upbeat, tasty solos
9. 2:25 – relaxed, folksy meditation… wanders through interesting changes
[ Fo ] - 3 November 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Dime Store Thriller | 6. | Safety In Numbers | |||
| 2. | Go West | 7. | Bali Hai | |||
| 3. | Sweet Spot | 8. | Route 46 | |||
| 4. | Dancing Days | 9. | P.M. Gone | |||
| 5. | Little Hand | . |