Quinlan, Ted / Absolutely Dreaming
| Album: | Absolutely Dreaming | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Quinlan, Ted | Added: | Dec 2019 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2020-01-22 | Pull Date: | 2020-05-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 06, 2021: | Music Casserole
Absolutely Dreaming |
4. | Feb 29, 2020: | Music Casserole
Absolutely Dreaming |
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| 2. | Sep 07, 2021: | Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 20, 2020)
X Marks The Spot |
5. | Feb 20, 2020: | Old Fart At Play
X Marks The Spot |
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| 3. | Mar 07, 2020: | Music Casserole
Black Prince |
6. | Feb 18, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Absolutely Dreaming |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-10
Reviewed 2019-12-10
Reviewed: 2019-12-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Quinlan is one of Canada’s top jazz guitarists and has played with a who’s who list of well known jazz luminaries. On his debut disc as a leader, he showcases his abilities both as a guitarist and arranger. Rarely flashy, always tasty.
If You Like: Bill Connors, Earl Klugh, John Scofield
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Cheticamp (7:08) – guitar stats> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> fade
*2/ Not What It Seems (7:42) – cymbals start> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Building B (8:45) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
4/ X Marks The Spot (6:19) – drums start hard> heavy midtempo jam> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo soars> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Babylon (7:17) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ Black Prince (7:20) – piano/guitar starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Twilight Sky (6:06) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Absolutely Dreaming (8:42) – piano starts> midtempo hesitating jam> guitar solo soars> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
9/ La Bionda (6:55) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Quinlan is one of Canada’s top jazz guitarists and has played with a who’s who list of well known jazz luminaries. On his debut disc as a leader, he showcases his abilities both as a guitarist and arranger. Rarely flashy, always tasty.
If You Like: Bill Connors, Earl Klugh, John Scofield
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Cheticamp (7:08) – guitar stats> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> fade
*2/ Not What It Seems (7:42) – cymbals start> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Building B (8:45) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
4/ X Marks The Spot (6:19) – drums start hard> heavy midtempo jam> electric piano solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo soars> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Babylon (7:17) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ Black Prince (7:20) – piano/guitar starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Twilight Sky (6:06) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*8/ Absolutely Dreaming (8:42) – piano starts> midtempo hesitating jam> guitar solo soars> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
9/ La Bionda (6:55) – guitar starts> mellow midtempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Cheticamp | 5. | Babylon | |||
| 2. | Not What It Seems | 6. | Black Prince | |||
| 3. | Building 8 | 7. | Twilight Sky | |||
| 4. | X Marks The Spot | 8. | Absolutely Dreaming | |||
| 9. | La Biondi | |||||