Jenkins, Alex Sound Immersion / Generosity
| Album: | Generosity | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Jenkins, Alex Sound Immersion | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Prescott Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-12-06 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 7 | Jan 24 | Jan 10 | Jan 3 | Dec 20 | Dec 13 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 05, 2010: | Memory Select
All Them Cows |
4. | Dec 29, 2009: | CrossCurrents
Jump Cut |
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| 2. | Jan 23, 2010: | Music Casserole
Jump Cut |
5. | Dec 15, 2009: | Memory Select
Power Outage |
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| 3. | Jan 08, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum
Jump Cut |
6. | Dec 10, 2009: | orangeasm: massage ginny
Contrivance |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-12-06
Reviewed 2009-12-06
ALEX JENKINS SOUND IMMERSION: Generosity
Prescott, 2009
AVANT-GARDE – Cool, percussion-led quartet from Sacramento. Two multi-reed players create an open, angular melodic space that sounds great against the strong drum grooves and meaty bass lines. It’s lots of fun: fans of “out” and “normal” jazz will both find things to like in this strong outing. Try pairing it with Plunge or the Fully Celebrated.
Alex Jenkins - drums, percussion
Randy Mckean - alto sax, clarinets, banjo
Tony Passerell - tenor & soprano saxes, flute
Mike Turgeon - bass
* * * * | All pretty good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5
1. 5:23 – goofy bounce, oblique yet catchy; twisty saxes take it out to play
2. 7:12 – dragging tempo; sax solos meander over a very heavy groove
3. 7:53 – perky riffs: propulsive, spiky, then chugging; everyone goes all out
4. 5:08 – cute descending theme, melts, then percolating riff & pounding beat
5. 4:27 – oblique drag leads into knotty horn work, smooth tempo shifts
6. 2:45 – formless, atmospheric: surges and ebbs with flute & banjo
7. 7:07 – free intro, then a slinky, ambling shuffle; mixes humor and mystery
[ Fo ] 12/06/09
Prescott, 2009
AVANT-GARDE – Cool, percussion-led quartet from Sacramento. Two multi-reed players create an open, angular melodic space that sounds great against the strong drum grooves and meaty bass lines. It’s lots of fun: fans of “out” and “normal” jazz will both find things to like in this strong outing. Try pairing it with Plunge or the Fully Celebrated.
Alex Jenkins - drums, percussion
Randy Mckean - alto sax, clarinets, banjo
Tony Passerell - tenor & soprano saxes, flute
Mike Turgeon - bass
* * * * | All pretty good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5
1. 5:23 – goofy bounce, oblique yet catchy; twisty saxes take it out to play
2. 7:12 – dragging tempo; sax solos meander over a very heavy groove
3. 7:53 – perky riffs: propulsive, spiky, then chugging; everyone goes all out
4. 5:08 – cute descending theme, melts, then percolating riff & pounding beat
5. 4:27 – oblique drag leads into knotty horn work, smooth tempo shifts
6. 2:45 – formless, atmospheric: surges and ebbs with flute & banjo
7. 7:07 – free intro, then a slinky, ambling shuffle; mixes humor and mystery
[ Fo ] 12/06/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Jump Cut | 4. | Drizzle | |||
| 2. | Next Generation | 5. | Contrivance | |||
| 3. | Power Outage | 6. | All Them Cows | |||
| 7. | Stink Bug | |||||