Graf, Tom / Radio
Album: | Radio | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Graf, Tom | Added: | Apr 2020 | |
Label: | Self Release |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-04-11
Reviewed 2020-04-11
Reviewed: 2020—04-11
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Graf returns with a pleasant set of mellow modern jazz with a fluid and talented group of musicians
If You Like: Bob James, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Comin’ And Goin’ (4:32) – drums start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> quick stop
*2/ The Glow Within (5:59) - piano starts> midtempo jam with shifting textures> slow fade
3/ In The Pocket (5:04) – guitar starts> bouncy midtempo jam> slow fade
*4/ Radio (6:46) – Rhodes/organ starts> uptempo funk jam> slow fade
*5/ Warm Breeze (8:18) – cymbals/piano starts> mellow midtempo jam> slow fade
6/ Isla Bella (5:16) – full band starts> mellow midtempo jam> slow fade
7/ Into The Mist (5:26) – piano starts> mellow midtempo jam> quick stop
**8/ Harlem Dawn (5:41) – drums/bass starts> mellow uptempo funky jam> swings uptempo> slow fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Graf returns with a pleasant set of mellow modern jazz with a fluid and talented group of musicians
If You Like: Bob James, George Cables
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Comin’ And Goin’ (4:32) – drums start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> quick stop
*2/ The Glow Within (5:59) - piano starts> midtempo jam with shifting textures> slow fade
3/ In The Pocket (5:04) – guitar starts> bouncy midtempo jam> slow fade
*4/ Radio (6:46) – Rhodes/organ starts> uptempo funk jam> slow fade
*5/ Warm Breeze (8:18) – cymbals/piano starts> mellow midtempo jam> slow fade
6/ Isla Bella (5:16) – full band starts> mellow midtempo jam> slow fade
7/ Into The Mist (5:26) – piano starts> mellow midtempo jam> quick stop
**8/ Harlem Dawn (5:41) – drums/bass starts> mellow uptempo funky jam> swings uptempo> slow fade
Track Listing
1. | Comin' and Goin' | 5. | Warm Breeze | |||
2. | The Glow Within | 6. | Isla Bella | |||
3. | In the Poacket | 7. | Into the Mist | |||
4. | Radio | 8. | Harlem Dawn |