Riley, Herlin / Perpetual Optimism
Album: Perpetual Optimism   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Riley, Herlin   Added:Apr 2019
Label:Mack Avenue  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-05-10 Pull Date: 2019-07-12 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 14 Jul 7 Jun 2 May 19
Airplays: 2 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 22, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Twelve's It
4. Jul 11, 2019: ERA
Twelve's It
2. Jul 20, 2019: Music Casserole
Perpetual Optimism
5. Jul 11, 2019: Brands Bytes & Beats
Wings And Roots, Rush Hour
3. Jul 18, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Perpetual Optimism, Rush Hour
6. Jul 09, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Twelve's It, Perpetual Optimism, Wings And Roots

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-04-28
Reviewed: 2018-04-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Riley, a drummer from New Orleans, is a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. On his own album, Riley leads a mainstream quintet playing five of his own numbers. It's a wonderfully relaxed mixture, a reminder of what mainstream jazz is all about, or should be—having fun, yet being creative.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Rush Hour (6:56) – bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
**2/ Be There When I Get There (5:53) – drums/bass start> fast tempo jam> scintillating sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> fast jam interspersed with mellower breaks> quick stop & some bass notes
*3/ Borders Without Lines (4:49) – lightning fast jam> piano solo> sax solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick stop
4/ You Don’t Know What Love Is (5:41) – bass/piano starts> slow jam with sax up front> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Perpetual Optimism (7:05) – bass/sax starts> uptempo bouncy jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & fade
6/ Touched (7:23) – drums start> slow jam> piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> slow jam swings up briefly & fades
7/ Wings And Roots (6:23) – drums start> midtempo jam with Latin vibe> trumpet solo> drums/bass duet> uptempo jam slows to midtempo> quick stop
**8/ Wang Dang Doodle (6:39) – bass starts> uptempo song> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
*9/ Stella By Starlight (4:08) – piano starts> uptempo piano/bass duet> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo piano trio> quick fade
**10/ Twelve’s it (4:38) – drums start> uptempo rocking jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> uptempo rap about Ellis Marsalis to fade

Track Listing
1. Rush Hour   6. Touched
2. Be There When I Get There   7. Wings And Roots
3. Borders Without Lines   8. Wang Dang Doodle
4. You Don't Know What Love Is   9. Stella By Starlight
5. Perpetual Optimism   10. Twelve's It