Tkacz, Kevin Trio / It's Not What You Think
| Album: | It's Not What You Think | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Tkacz, Kevin Trio | Added: | Apr 2009 | |
| Label: | Piece Of Work Of Art | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-06-07 | Pull Date: | 2009-08-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 19 | Jun 21 | Jun 14 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 13, 2015: | Moonlight Impressions
It's Easy To Remember |
4. | Jul 26, 2009: | Transmission Overload
The Perfect Human |
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| 2. | Aug 14, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Wish For Something Better |
5. | Jul 14, 2009: | Jena & Gomorrah
East Riverdance |
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| 3. | Aug 04, 2009: | 10+
It's Easy To Remember |
6. | Jun 19, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
East Riverdance |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-06-06
Reviewed 2009-06-06
KEVIN TKACZ TRIO: It’s Not What You Think
Piece of Work of Art, 2008
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Debut recording as a leader from bassist Tkacz (pronounced “Tax”), but this trio is really a collective effort: six of the tracks are improvised. The group is really tight, and the music is highly approachable with a playful air… sounds like a straight-jazz trio that somehow got its charts mixed up but plays on like nothing’s happened. Bill Carrothers steals the show on piano & prepared piano.
Kevin Tkacz - bass
Bill Carrothers - piano
Michael Sarin - drums
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7
1. 6:09 – improv: nifty little groove built up from odd, disconnected phrases
2. 5:40 – improv: each musician plays dense phrases, then a trio stroll
3. 9:58 – gentle standard ballad; prepared piano makes it rather surreal
4. 6:20 – elusive, shuffling midtempo rhythm; piano piles rich tones on top
5. 4:45 – improv: trio spirals loosely around a lopsided bass riff; peters out
6. 5:12 – improv: drum rolls, then mopey prepared piano, turns kind of creepy
7. 2:43 – improv: uptempo, scratches incessantly at a single spot
8. 8:14 – very slow: starts abstract, becomes gently contemplative
9. 5:08 – improv: quiet percussive sounds under sad piano, odd bass squeals
[ Fo ] 06/06/09
Piece of Work of Art, 2008
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Debut recording as a leader from bassist Tkacz (pronounced “Tax”), but this trio is really a collective effort: six of the tracks are improvised. The group is really tight, and the music is highly approachable with a playful air… sounds like a straight-jazz trio that somehow got its charts mixed up but plays on like nothing’s happened. Bill Carrothers steals the show on piano & prepared piano.
Kevin Tkacz - bass
Bill Carrothers - piano
Michael Sarin - drums
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 7
1. 6:09 – improv: nifty little groove built up from odd, disconnected phrases
2. 5:40 – improv: each musician plays dense phrases, then a trio stroll
3. 9:58 – gentle standard ballad; prepared piano makes it rather surreal
4. 6:20 – elusive, shuffling midtempo rhythm; piano piles rich tones on top
5. 4:45 – improv: trio spirals loosely around a lopsided bass riff; peters out
6. 5:12 – improv: drum rolls, then mopey prepared piano, turns kind of creepy
7. 2:43 – improv: uptempo, scratches incessantly at a single spot
8. 8:14 – very slow: starts abstract, becomes gently contemplative
9. 5:08 – improv: quiet percussive sounds under sad piano, odd bass squeals
[ Fo ] 06/06/09
Track Listing
| 1. | East Riverdance | 5. | Yo, Jimmy! | |||
| 2. | Gross Motor Skills | 6. | Wish For Something Better | |||
| 3. | It's Easy To Remember | 7. | The Perfect Human | |||
| 4. | I Said... | 8. | Promenade (For Christina) | |||
| 9. | Last Call | |||||