Victor, Fay Ensemble / Freesong Suite, The
Album: Freesong Suite, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Victor, Fay Ensemble   Added:Oct 2009
Label:Greene Avenue Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-12-13 Pull Date: 2010-02-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Feb 14 Jan 24 Jan 10 Dec 27 Dec 20
Airplays: 2 2 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 13, 2010: Music Casserole
Room 1407: Night Ties
4. Jan 22, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum
Room 1310: Ideal Situation
2. Feb 12, 2010: Memory Select - Tom Djll of Grosse Abfahrt
Room 1407: Dry
5. Jan 05, 2010: Memory Select
Room 1310: Ideal Situation
3. Jan 23, 2010: Music Casserole
Room 1407: Dry
6. Dec 22, 2009: Memory Select
Room 1310: Ideal Situation

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-12-13
FAY VICTOR ENSEMBLE: The Freesong Suite
Greene Avenue, 2009

AVANT-GARDE VOCALS – These song/story suites are extrapolated outward from the Betty Carter school (Victor’s voice also bears a strong similarity to Carter’s). The performances are highly improvisational, with a “stream of consciousness” style: meandering along through minimalist atmospheres with psychedelic rock flares, drifting into each other, with elusive, poetic lyrics. FCC-clean.

Fay Victor - voice
Anders Nilsson - guitar
Ken Filiano - bass
Michael T.A. Thompson - drums

* * * * | All interesting. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9

1. 3:48 – a cappella, slow and winding, lots of space
2. 5:03 – atmosphere: breath and bass; then creeps through a dank maze
3. 9:15 – vocal soars over exotic backing, switches to rock stomp!, drifts back
4. 5:50 – sort of a ballad, medium tempo, with guitar giving it a country sway
5. 7:09 – guitar intro, conversational style; picks up to a rollicking pace
6. 6:37 – free jazz scribbling, scary possessed vocals; unsettling story at end
7. 5:23 – raucous, slouching, bristles with agitated energy, suppressed anger
8. 4:15 – skittering drums, stuttering vocals; a tale of Africa; freeform scatting
9. 8:39 – quiet bass intro; stretched out vocal, calm guitar solo
10. 3:55 – quiet bass & guitar reprise track 9 melody

[ Fo ] 12/13/09

Track Listing
1. Room 1407: Seasons   6. Room 1093: Stemming
2. Room 1407: Dry   7. Room 1310: Gone Fishing
3. Room 1407: Bob And Weave   8. Room 1310: Ideal Situation
4. Room 1407: Night Ties   9. Room 1310: Heating Up
5. Room 1093: Joe's Car   10. Room 1310: Seasons (Reprise)