Eick, Mathias / Ravensburg
Album: Ravensburg   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Eick, Mathias   Added:Apr 2018
Label:Ecm Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-04-29 Pull Date: 2018-07-01 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 17 May 13 May 6
Airplays: 3 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 16, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Children
4. May 11, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Girlfriend
2. Jun 16, 2018: Music Casserole
Girlfriend
5. May 05, 2018: Music Casserole
Girlfriend
3. Jun 13, 2018: Goggles Optional
Children

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-09
Reviewed: 2018/04/09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Trumpeter Eick's compositions have an overall darkness about them though their sophistication and accents, the punctuation of bass and percussion, makes for a highly listenable blend of emotions, without jolting fluctuations. The music on Ravensburg is deeply atmospheric.
If You Like: Enrico Rava, Tomasz Stanko
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Family (4:15) – piano starts> slow pastoral jam> with trumpet up front> slow fade
*2/ Children (5:43) – drums start> uptempo jam with vocals mixing with trumpet> trumpet solo> fade
3/ Friends (6:17) – piano starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> sifts to off-kilter slow jam> fade
*4/ August (5:01) – piano/vocal start> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Parents (5:16) – drums start> midtempo jam> slow fade into a different melody> slow fade
*6/ Girlfriend (5:13) – piano starts> midtempo jam with violin swings to uptempo> quick stop
*7/ Ravenswood (5:38) – percussion starts slow & hesitant> slow jam> slow fade
8/ For My Grandmothers (2:50) – piano starts> slow jam with vocals> fade
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Track Listing
1. Family   5. Parents
2. Children   6. Girlfriend
3. Friends   7. Ravensburg
4. August   8. For My Grandmothers