Allison, Ben / Layers Of The City
| Album: | Layers Of The City | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Allison, Ben | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Sonic Camera | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-10-03 | Pull Date: | 2017-12-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 3 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 8 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 02, 2017: | Music Casserole
The Detective's Wife |
4. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Magic Number |
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| 2. | Nov 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Layers Of The City |
5. | Oct 07, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
The Detective's Wife |
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| 3. | Oct 27, 2017: | Magic Mix
Magic Number |
6. | Oct 06, 2017: | KZSU News Hour
Magic Number |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-28
Reviewed 2017-09-28
Reviewed: 2017-09-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Versatile bassist leads stellar quintet in a set of postbop that pushes in challenging, rhythmic directions.
If You Like: Avishai Cohen, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Magic Number (6:47) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> slow fade
2/ Enter The Dragon (8:12) - guitar/bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> wild uptempo piano solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> crescendo & space fade
3/ Ghost Ship (4:40) - bass starts> slow tempo jam> languid trumpet solo> slow jam. slow fade
*4/ Layers of The City (4:44) - bass starts> uptempo jam> keyboard solo> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
*5/ The Detective's Wife (6:18) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam, almost blues> jagged piano solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> slow jam> quick fade
6/ Blowback (5:14) - keyboard starts> midtempo jam lead by guitar/trumpet> tasty guitar solo> trumpet solo to end
*7/ Get Me Offa This Thing (5:16) - electronics start> midtempo space jam> trumpet solo> space jam> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Versatile bassist leads stellar quintet in a set of postbop that pushes in challenging, rhythmic directions.
If You Like: Avishai Cohen, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Magic Number (6:47) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> slow fade
2/ Enter The Dragon (8:12) - guitar/bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> wild uptempo piano solo> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> crescendo & space fade
3/ Ghost Ship (4:40) - bass starts> slow tempo jam> languid trumpet solo> slow jam. slow fade
*4/ Layers of The City (4:44) - bass starts> uptempo jam> keyboard solo> uptempo swinging jam> quick stop
*5/ The Detective's Wife (6:18) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam, almost blues> jagged piano solo> trumpet solo> bass solo> slow jam> quick fade
6/ Blowback (5:14) - keyboard starts> midtempo jam lead by guitar/trumpet> tasty guitar solo> trumpet solo to end
*7/ Get Me Offa This Thing (5:16) - electronics start> midtempo space jam> trumpet solo> space jam> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Magic Number | 4. | Layers Of The City | |||
| 2. | Enter The Dragon | 5. | The Detective's Wife | |||
| 3. | Ghost Ship | 6. | Blowback | |||
| 7. | Get Me Offa This Thing | |||||